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The article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Trinh Thi Thanh Huyen - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital.
Pregnancy is a wonderful experience for mothers, but during pregnancy women also face many difficulties. Due to changes in hormone levels in the body, most pregnant women experience mild and severe morning sickness. A reasonable menu for pregnant women with morning sickness will reduce discomfort for pregnant women during pregnancy.
1. Causes of morning sickness
The hormone HCG secreted by the placenta is the main cause of morning sickness in pregnant women, in addition to an increase in the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone. During pregnancy, these hormones increase many times to help the fetus develop, and also cause morning sickness symptoms in pregnant women such as:Nausea and vomiting Increased sensitivity to some odors Change Changes on the gastrointestinal tract: Abdominal bloating, slow digestion...
2. Reasonable nutrition for pregnant women with morning sickness
2.1 Methods to reduce morning sickness
When having morning sickness to reduce symptoms of vomiting and nausea, you should apply the following ways:
Eat easily digestible foods, divide meals during the day, each meal should be eaten less to avoid causing bloating. Do not eat foods that irritate the stomach such as: Spicy foods, fatty foods, fried foods, hot spicy foods, alcohol, coffee, foods with unpleasant odors. Drink a lot of water every day, in addition can drink more milk, juices... Regularly exercise, but also pay attention to reasonable rest, avoid mental stress. Increase eating green vegetables, ripe fruits, legumes... Eat dry foods such as: Bread, biscuits... Some foods with ginger also help reduce morning sickness.
2.2 Suggest some anti-morning menus for pregnant women
Some foods and drinks below help pregnant women limit morning sickness.
Intentional porridge: 15g Italian rice, 100g rice, 100g ginger, 20g red sugar. Yield and rice cooked, then add crushed ginger, simmer until boiling again, then stir in the sugar. Eat twice a day, when hungry, eat hot. Need to eat within 3 days in a row. Sugarcane juice and fresh ginger: Purple sugarcane about 300g, fresh ginger 5g. Sugarcane is baked until hot, then pressed to get water, crushed ginger to remove the residue and then stir in sugarcane juice. Drink 3 times, before eating. Continue to drink for 3-5 days will see the effect.
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O mai juice: 20 fruits, fresh ginger 5g, 30g red sugar, 400ml water. Put everything in a pot and boil until the water thickens. Take out and drink 3 times a day, drink 30 minutes before eating. Drink for about 3-5 days. Tamarind, pickled ginger: Tamarind fruit 200g, crocodile fruit 200g, fresh ginger 10g, sugar 30g. Tamarind and Saute are ripe, when the tamarind fruit is ripe, the hard outer shell is peeled off. Crushed ginger mixed with sugar and then put in the same tamarind and crocodile mix well until the sugar is completely dissolved. Then eat instead of snack times. Crocodile Soup: 5 berries, 200g pork ribs, 100g zucchini, just enough seasoning. Crocodile peeled and washed, pork ribs washed, cut into pieces and marinated with spices. Add the crocodile and ribs to cook thoroughly, then add the peeled zucchini cut into pieces and cook until cooked. Eat twice a day, on an empty stomach or with rice for 3 days in a row. Tamarind soup: 300g carp, tamarind, tomato, 100g white vegetables, just enough seasoning. Wash and marinate fish for 20 minutes. Tamarind peeled, washed and sliced tomato, washed and chopped vegetables. Put the fish, cooking oil, tomatoes into the pot and stir-fry, then add the tamarind and water to boil until cooked, then add the vegetables and seasoning just enough to eat the soup again. Eat once a day on an empty stomach for 3-5 days in a row. Note that some pregnant women are afraid of the smell of fish, then apply the dishes above. For pregnant women, a reasonable menu for pregnant women will help pregnant women feel more comfortable during morning sickness. Pregnant women with morning sickness should eat nutritious food, divide meals, eat easily digestible foods, stay away from foods that stimulate digestion and apply some foods that can help reduce morning sickness. . However, when applying the methods and diet, but the morning sickness does not reduce, causing vomiting, water and electrolyte disorders, pregnant women need to immediately go to a medical facility for care and treatment.
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Source: National Institute of Nutrition
