Vomiting During Pregnancy

In some nervous and hypersensitive pregnant women, what begins as morning sickness becomes severe and persists, occurring several times a day. The vomitus may contain blood. All too soon, the woman stops accepting food and a little later even water is rejected. She not only becomes anorexic and constipated but also becomes weak. She may experience excessive thirst, dryness of the mouth and fall in the amount of urine results. The blood pressure falls and the pulse becomes fast and weak. She presents a picture of wasting and misery. Treatment of this problem, hyperemesis gravidarum, should be left to the doctor and his team. It is advisable to admit the patient to a hospital. What the pregnant woman must do to safeguard against the above mentioned serious condition is to take adequate care of the so called morning sickness which may be a predecessor to hyperemesis gravidarum. A cup of weak tea or a fruit drink together with sweet biscuits should be taken in a recumbent position. She should sit up only after this drink. She should eat on waking up in the morning. During the day, she should take small amounts of carbohydrates rich foods at frequent intervals, and avoid fats, fish, meat and soups.