Nausea During Pregnancy
Nausea and vomiting are common complaints of pregnancy. It has been described as a "sick feeling, but not anything serious that a person can't handle." Another mother described it as "extremely queasy feeling that you can't quit thinking about." In a recent survey, 80% of pregnant women experienced nausea, and 56% experienced vomiting.
For most women, nausea and vomiting begins when they get up or shortly after breakfast. These attacks usually last less than one hour. Nausea and vomiting usually get better after the third month of pregnancy. Factors that make the nausea and vomiting worse include food odors, smoke, and riding in a car. Preparing meals can be a difficult task for pregnant women. Other daily activities may be interrupted due to attacks of nausea, and vomiting.
SUGGESTIONS TO RELIEVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING
1. Before getting up in the morning try eating dry toast or crackers.
2. Get up slowly and avoid sudden movements.
3. Eat small, frequent meals (every two or three hours as needed).
4. Avoid liquids one hour before and after meals.
5. Try sipping gingerale or coca-cola when nauseous
6. Avoid greasy fried, and spicy foods.
7. Try eating hard candies when nauseous
8. Avoid irritating odors like spices coffee, and cigarette smoke.
9. Eat a snack at bedtime from the milk or protein food group.
10. Select cold foods to eat, or foods that require little cooking time.
11. Stay out of the heat after eating.
12. Try deep breathing exercises when nauseous.
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1. You we unable to keep any liquids down for 12 hours or
2. You have a fever (101) along with the nausea and vomiting
SUGGESTED DIET FOR NAUSEA AND VOMITING
Before you get out of bed: 2-3 crackers or dry toast.
Breakfast - Protein-boiled egg, cheese or peanut butter.
Cooked cereal with margarine or sugar, toast with margarine or jelly as tolerated.
Mid-morning snack - Crackers with peanut butter or cheese, milk.
Lunch - Lean meat, fish or chicken (not fried), potato or rice, bread with margarine as tolerated, milk.
Afternoon snack - Fruit or fruit juice, crackers or plain cookies (avoid chocolate and nuts). Dinner - Lean meat, fish or chicken (not fried), vegetables as tolerated, bread with margarine as tolerated, plain dessert like pound cake or angel food coke, jelly, milk.
Bedtime snack - Sandwich (with Peanut butter or other proteins), milk.
