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Morning sickness - Treatments

Morning sickness - Treatments: Encyclopedia II - Morning sickness - Treatments

Treatments for morning sickness typically aim to lessen the symptoms of nausea, rather than attacking the root cause(s) of the nausea. Treatments include: Avoiding an empty stomach Eating five or six small meals per day, rather than three large ones Ginger, in capsules, tea, or in ginger ale or ginger beer Pyroxidine (vitamin B6), sometimes taken in combination with the antihistamine doxylamine Accupressure applied to the P6 point on the inside of the forearm, one-sixth of the way from the wrist to the elbow Lemons, particularly smelling freshly cut ...

Morning sickness: Encyclopedia II - Morning sickness - Treatments

Morning sickness - Treatments

Treatments for morning sickness typically aim to lessen the symptoms of nausea, rather than attacking the root cause(s) of the nausea. Treatments include:

Avoiding an empty stomach
Eating five or six small meals per day, rather than three large ones
Ginger, in capsules, tea, or in ginger ale or ginger beer
Pyroxidine (vitamin B6), sometimes taken in combination with the antihistamine doxylamine
Accupressure applied to the P6 point on the inside of the forearm, one-sixth of the way from the wrist to the elbow
Lemons, particularly smelling freshly cut lemons
Fulfilling food cravings

A doctor may prescribe antinausea medications if the expectant mother suffers from dehydration or malnutrition as a result of her morning sickness.

Thalidomide was originally developed and prescribed as a cure for morning sickness in Great Britain, but its use was discontinued when the drug's teratogenic properties came to light. The United States Food and Drug Administration never approved thalidomide for use as a cure for morning sickness.