A woman’s body goes through different changes during pregnancy that can affect her digestive system and cause morning sickness. Some women may experience nausea of pregnancy or morning sickness during pregnancy and some may not experience it at all. Some may experience it severely in this case, this in medical term called Hypermisis Gravidarum (HG). HG is a severe form of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. It prevents the necessary intake of food and liquids. This can happen during the first semester of pregnancy and in some for longer and around 20% can suffer during the entire pregnancy. This type of morning sickness has some complications, such as dehydration and ketone production, metabolic imbalance, nutritional deficiency, and inability to perform daily activities and duties.
There is a difference between hyperemesis and morning sickness, in morning sickness, nausea sometimes accompanied by vomiting; nausea will stop after 12 weeks, vomiting does not cause severe dehydration, and some food may be retained in the stomach.
In hyperemisis gravidarum there are signs that may be the indication of this problem:
– Chronic nausea
– Vomiting of bile or blood.
– Chronic dehydration.
– Muscular weakness.
– Weight loss of more than 10% of body weight before pregnancy.
– Inability to drink.
– Decreased urination
– Headaches
– Confusion, fainting
– Jaundice
– Exhausted
– Low blood pressure
– fast heart rate
– Loss of skin elasticity.
– Secondary anxiety/depression
Homeopathy is one of the effective methods of treatment that can be used for pregnancy disease. Homeopathic remedies are safe to use during pregnancy.
Please note that you should always consult your qualified homeopathic practitioner for treatment.
The following are some of the remedies that can be used to reduce and treat severe morning sickness.
1 – Nux Vomica is a good remedy when there is nausea especially in the morning and after eating. The woman is impatient, irritable and cold. There is a continuous urge to vomit, often unsuccessfully, there is a burning sensation in the stomach and stomach cramps, he often feels better after eating and has a good appetite.
2 – Pulsatilla is a good remedy when there is nausea that worsens in the afternoon and at night.
3 – Feels sick from most foods, especially fatty and greasy foods. Three is not thirsty, although he feels better with cold drinks. Women are often crybaby and need a lot of attention and insecure.
4- Ipecac: this remedy is useful when there is constant nausea, with retching and belching. Even after vomiting, the nausea remains. Feels worse from movement and from lying down.
5 – Cuttlefish is a good remedy for periodic nausea, feeling of emptiness in the stomach. He feels worse before eating and especially in the morning, the symptoms are worse from odours, and worse from lying down. There is a salty taste in the mouth. The patient craves vinegar and acidic foods. Often the woman is sad and indifferent to her family.
These are examples of remedies that can be used to treat this severe morning sickness during pregnancy, there are many other homeopathic remedies that can be prescribed according to the symptoms of pregnant women, which can be discussed in consultation with a qualified registered homeopath.
Therefore, everyone has the right to choose their own method of treatment, as long as there is awareness in all available methods.