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| Morning sickness is the term given to the feeling | | | | meals throughout the day rather than having just |
| of nausea and vomiting when the woman is | | | | two big meals. This will also keep the digestive |
| pregnant. This type of heaviness is felt generally | | | | system working continuously. The typical hunger |
| in the morning when the blood sugar level is down. | | | | pangs and the growling feelings of the stomach |
| However, it must not be thought that morning | | | | must be avoided by always eating something or |
| sickness can occur only in the morning. Episodes | | | | the other. |
| of such sicknesses can be felt through the day, | | | | 2. Avoid spicy foods that are difficult to digest. |
| right up to late afternoon. | | | | Not only will they cause morning sickness, but |
| Not every woman suffers from morning sickness. | | | | they will also increase the heat of the body. This |
| Statistics show that about 50 to 60% of all | | | | could endanger the very life of the fetus and lead |
| pregnant women will suffer from morning | | | | to a spontaneous abortion. |
| sicknesses. These morning sicknesses begin from | | | | 3. Vitamin B deficiency is directly linked to morning |
| the first week of pregnancy itself and can | | | | sickness. Vitamin B is a water soluble vitamin; |
| continue right up to the sixteenth week (or later | | | | hence its amount in the body must be replenished |
| in some women). | | | | regularly. Salads, wheat, vegetables, bananas, sea |
| The main reason for morning sickness is the | | | | food, chicken, etc. contain vitamin B. They must |
| hormonal and chemical changes that occur in the | | | | be included in the regular diet. |
| body during the pregnancy. It is felt more during | | | | (3) Home Remedies for Morning Sicknessa. Unless |
| the first pregnancy of the woman, when the | | | | you are prone to common colds, taking two |
| body is yet learning to grapple with the several | | | | oranges in the morning and the evening helps to |
| changes that are occurring within it. Dietary | | | | keep you healthy during the pregnancy. This will |
| deficiency (especially of vitamins of the B | | | | add to the vitamin C content to the body which is |
| complex, including folates) can cause morning | | | | useful in numerous ways during the months of |
| sickness. Some women experience morning | | | | pregnancy.b. In some cooked rice, add a couple of |
| sickness if they are exposed to strong odors. | | | | spoonfuls of the bael juice. This must be taken |
| Digestive problems can also be responsible for | | | | twice or thrice a day, especially if the woman has |
| morning sickness. | | | | persistent morning sickness problems.c. Take a |
| (1) Useful Herbs in the Treatment of Morning | | | | handful of curry leaves and extract their juice. Mix |
| Sickness | | | | in this the juice of one lemon. Add a spoonful of |
| 1. Ginger (Zingiber officinale) | | | | honey to the mixture. Drinking this mixture on a |
| Ginger is the best remedy for morning sickness. | | | | regular basis – three to four times a day |
| It can be taken in any form – paste, ale, | | | | – helps in the treatment of morning |
| tea, etc. – to seek immediate relief from | | | | sickness.d. Prepare a juice of lemon juice and the |
| the symptoms of morning sickness. | | | | juice of mint juice. Drink this three to four times a |
| 2. Lemon (Citrus limon) | | | | day.e. Tea made from spearmint is also taken for |
| Due to its strong but pleasant odor, the lemon is | | | | curing morning sickness. Peppermint is also found |
| extremely beneficial in the treatment of morning | | | | to be effective. In fact any mint is useful as a |
| sickness. When the woman feels the symptoms | | | | remedy for morning sickness due to its astringent |
| of nausea and vomiting, just sniffing at the juice | | | | and pungent odor. Chewing gums containing |
| or the peel of a lemon is enough to stop the | | | | ginger, spearmint or peppermint are very |
| morning sickness. | | | | effective in controlling morning sickness.f. Morning |
| 3. Mint (Plants of the Mentha family) | | | | sickness is caused due to lowering of the blood |
| All mints are very effective in controlling morning | | | | sugar early in the morning when you wake up. In |
| sickness. Examples are spearmint, horsemint and | | | | order to increase the carbohydrate content, |
| peppermint. Their fragrances and flavors can | | | | some dry crackers or biscuits can be had as soon |
| stimulate the different channels of the body and | | | | as you wake up. For better effects, have these |
| mitigate the feelings of nausea and vomiting. | | | | crackers or biscuits with a ginger or mint tea.g. |
| (2) Dietary Treatments for Morning Sickness | | | | Though it may sound like an old wives’ |
| It is usually found that correcting the diet of the | | | | tale, satisfying food cravings during pregnancy is |
| pregnant woman helps in taking care of morning | | | | actually beneficial. During pregnancy, a woman |
| sickness. Read the following points:- | | | | may get several urges to eat a particular type of |
| 1. Morning sickness is caused often when the | | | | food, even those which she might have never |
| woman is improperly nourished. Pregnant women | | | | tasted before. Retaining such urges could increase |
| must take an adequate balanced diet, even if | | | | the chances of morning sickness.h. Do not remain |
| they may not feel like eating most of the time. | | | | hungry when you are pregnant. |