MORNING SICKNESS FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND HOME REMEDIES TO PREVENT PREGNANT WOMEN FROM VOMITING

Morning sickness is characterized by nausea and vomiting. Though it is called ‘morning’ sickness, the problem could arise at any time in the day. The good thing is that the condition is restricted to the first trimester, and usually disappears after that. However, it is not easy to deal with the issue.

How To Keep Morning Sickness At Bay With Home Remedies?


Here is our long list of natural remedies for nausea and vomiting during pregnancy:

1. Water
Drink lots of water as it keeps the body hydrated.

Drinking water regularly improves digestion.

2. Ginger
One of the best herbal medicines for morning sickness, ginger works well on the digestive system by reducing the acidity in the stomach. The smell or the flavor of ginger helps you get over nausea or vomiting. Here are the various ways you can take ginger:

· Your doctor may prescribe 1000mg ginger capsules

· Chew a ginger candy or eat a piece of ginger.

· Add five drops of ginger juice to one teaspoon of honey and consume it early in the morning.

· Make ginger tea by boiling one teaspoon of grated ginger in one cup of water and add honey to it. Have one to two cups of tea in the morning.

· Ginger snap cookies made with real ginger are great to snack on.

3. Acupressure
Using acupressure wrists bands could help you with morning sickness.

· Wear the acupressure wrist bands on each wrist.


.As you feel nauseous, press the button on the band 20 times, at an interval of one second.

·Repeat this on both the wrists for a few minutes, and it will subside nausea.

Studies have shown that daily pressure at the P6 point helps reduce the severity and frequency of vomits during pregnancy

How To Massage This Pressure Point:

·Keep three fingers across the wrist.

·Keep your thumb under the wrist below your index finger.

·Rub this point firmly in a circular motion for two to three minutes.

·Repeat the process on the other wrist too.

4.Peppermint


as methanol, which produces an anesthetic effect to prevent vomiting during pregnancy.

·Prepare peppermint tea adding one teaspoon of dried peppermint in a cup of hot water and steep it for five to ten minutes. Add honey or sugar and drink it after you wake up in the morning.


BY STEPHANIE E. HEMEN