What Is Good for Morning Sickness?
- Stomach acid production increases during pregnancy. For some women, this can lead to morning sickness, as well as heartburn. The trick to controlling stomach acid is to provide a consistent source of food for the acid to work against. While eating may seem like an impossible task, having a few crackers, some toast or a few nuts may do the trick. Over the counter heartburn medications can also help reduce stomach acid.
- Unstable blood sugar can also lead to morning sickness. As your body begins to require more energy for baby production, you may find yourself hungrier more often (or, ironically, with no appetite at all) and experiencing energy highs and lows along with your nausea or vomiting. Eating several small meals and snacks throughout the day, as in every one to two hours, can help keep blood sugar stable.
- When morning sickness is severe enough to cause significant weight loss, loss of nutrient and mineral absorption and dehydration, it's referred to as a medical condition called Hyperemesis Gravidarum, which must be treated in order to keep you and your baby healthy. Compazine, Tigan or Phenergan are prescription anti-neausea drugs often prescribed to help treat the condition. While considered safe for pregnancy, they're usually only prescribed after other methods have failed.
- Popular home remedies like ginger tea, ginger ale and herbal teas are popular morning sickness remedies. According to Creighton University, increasing consumption of vitamin B-6 has shown promising at relieving morning sickness. Acupuncture bands, like sea bands, are said to stimulate the body into easing morning sickness on its own through energy flow management. Unfortunately, for some women, the only way to remedy morning sickness is to just wait it out.