Morning sickness/ Hyper emesis gravidarum in pregnancy

Morning sickness is feeling like throwing up, also called nausea, and throwing up, also called vomiting, that occurs during pregnancy.

It occurs in about 70% of pregnancies and usually starts around 6 weeks of pregnancy and lasts for weeks or months. Symptoms usually improve during the second trimester (weeks 13 to 27; the middle 3 months of pregnancy). In a few people, however, morning sickness occurs throughout their pregnancy.

Despite its name, “morning” sickness can happen at any time of the day.

What causes morning sickness?

The cause of morning sickness is not totally known. It may be caused by low blood sugar or the rise in pregnancy hormones, such as human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) or oestrogen. Morning sickness may be worsened by stress, being overtired, eating certain foods, or having sensitivity to motion (motion sickness).

Symptoms of severe morning sickness (hyperemesis gravidarum)

• Vomiting more than three times a day.
• Becoming severely dehydrated (signs of which include little-to-no urine production, dark-coloured urine, dizziness with standing).
• Losing 5 or more pounds.

Is homeopathy effective for morning sickness in pregnancy?

Homeopathy is a gentle yet effective system of medicine and the remedies are highly diluted and are not chemical drugs, so they cannot harm the baby, and they are very helpful to give relief from pregnancy symptoms like morning sickness, vomiting etc.

What are the best homeopathic medicines for morning sickness in pregnancy?

These 10 are most effective medicines for morning sickness.

Homeopathic medicine	Symptoms	Better	Worse
Aletris	Small amounts of food can cause dyspepsia, flatulence and colic. Fainting spells	After passing wind	None recorded
Amygdalus per	Constant nausea and vomiting. Occasional blood in urine	Not recorded	None recorded
Apomorphinum	Constipation, insomnia, vertigo. Vomiting accompanied by increased secretion of sweat and saliva	Not recorded	After eating
Cocculus	Abdominal distension with wind	Lying quietly	After eating, loss of sleep and motion
Cucurbita pep	Indicated for intense nausea and vomiting of pregnancy	Not recorded	After eating
Ipecac	Constant nausea and vomiting, much saliva and hiccoughs	Cool air	Lying down and warmth, also nausea worse from looking at moving objects
Nux vomica	Sour taste in the mouth and stomach pain. Flatulence	When rest	In the morning and after eating
Pulsatilla	Pulsatilla	In open air and with a cold drink	Heat and after eating, especially rich, fatty food
Sepia	Nausea at smell and sight of food	After exercise and sleep	Morning and evening
Symphoricarpus	Constipation, gastric disturbances	Lying on back	During motion

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