End Morning Sickness Dietary Advice To Help Manage Morning Sickness

End Morning Sickness Dietary Advice To Help Manage Morning Sickness

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Morning sickness is a real curse in early pregnancy. It can take away the enjoyment and excitement of early pregnancy. There are many ideas about what to eat if you are suffering from morning sickness. Below you will find some of the most useful dietary tips to help reduce nausea, vomiting, food aversion and food cravings in pregnancy

The smell of food can trigger morning sickness. Food that is cold tends to smell less so this is a better option to avoid triggering nausea and vomiting.

Blood sugar plays a huge role in morning sickness. Peaks and troughs in your blood sugar can lead to nausea and vomiting. To keep your blood sugar as stable as possible make sure you have a portion of protein (about the size of your fist) at each meal. It is essential to have a protein snack before bed and if you wake in the night eat a further snack of protein. Researchers believe sickness that is worse in the morning can be attributed to the fall in blood sugar overnight

Blood sugar rises quickly when you consume sugary food and then falls. The rise and fall can trigger nausea and vomiting. To prevent this avoid fruit juice, sugary snacks, cereals and white flour.

Eat small meals frequently with lots of protein

Don't worry if the foods you are choosing do not seem too balanced. It's better to keep it down, than have a perfectly balance meal down the loo!

Put a snack next to the bed at night so that you can eat it 20 minutes before you get up (hopefully you won't need to run to the loo)

It is harder to digest fatty food and it will help to avoid these foods. Other trigger foods include, rich, spicy, acidic and fried foods

Don't let yourself become dehydrated. Try to drink little and often. Large amounts of fluids gushing into your stomach will only increase your feelings of nausea. Soups, cool drinks or herbal tea will all help you do not have to limit yourself to water. If you are going to be sick it is much better to have some fluid in your stomach. If you are vomiting frequently try to sip an isotonic sports drink as it will restore your blood sugar, glucose and electrolyte balance ( if it is excessive do contact your health care provider)

If you are taking prenatal vitamin, your system will handle it much better later in the day and even at bed time than it will in the earlier part of the day. It is also worth using one, just for a few weeks with less iron, which can be particularly harsh on your digestive system. Please do not reduce your iron supplementation if you suspect or have been confirmed to be anaemic.

Ginger tea can be helpful as well as chewing raw ginger. It is worth trying any ginger based product such as ginger candy, ginger beer and stem ginger biscuits.

Anything that triggers your nausea is best avoided. I know it sounds obvious!

Brewer's yeast capsules work for some mums to be.

Research suggests that vitamin B6 helps to reduce morning sickness. You will find vitamin B6 in grains, cereals, legumes, eggs, fish, nuts and avocados.

Cut a lemon into quarters and suck or sniff it when you feel a wave of nausea.

Mint tea has a great calming effect on the digestive system. Try sipping some mint tea throughout the day. If you are suffering from excess saliva then chewing mint gum can be very helpful

Finally listen to your instincts. They are there to serve you. Morning sickness is not fully understood but it probably as a protective function. If a certain food or smell makes you feel sick then avoid it. If you are driven to eat a particular food then go for it. Try to be as balanced as possible but do not get hung up about it. You will soon feel better and then you can restore the balance in your diet. If you vomit everything you consume you need to speak to your healthcare provider.

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"Morning sickness is definitely affected by your blood sugar levels. Therefore it is important that you keep them as stable as possible. Eat plenty of protein at each meal and have a protein based snack before bed and even during the middle of the night if you wake. There is some evidence to suggest that the reason morning sickness is often worse in the morning is because your blood sugar level has dropped overnight.
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