Symptoms of severe morning sickness - when is the most severe morning sickness?

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The article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Nguyen Van Thanh - Obstetrician and Gynecologist - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Ha Long International Hospital
Vomiting and persistent nausea are symptoms of severe morning sickness that many people experience during pregnancy. Severe nausea and vomiting can greatly affect the health of both mother and fetus.

1. Symptoms of severe morning sickness in pregnancy

About 85% of pregnant women will experience nausea and vomiting. The degree of nausea and vomiting can be severe or mild depending on the condition of each person. Morning sickness is a case of nausea and vomiting with a low frequency, only about twice a day, and the feeling of nausea is less than 1 hour. Severe morning sickness is a case of nausea lasting many hours continuously, nausea and vomiting occur more than 5 times / day.
Among cases of pregnancy, 2% are cases of severe morning sickness with manifestations such as:
Nausea and vomiting continuously, high frequency Severe vomiting Body dehydration, fatigue Acid-base disorder, Electrolyte disorders Pregnant women with severe weight loss Severe nausea and vomiting are not dangerous signs of a weak fetus, even pregnant women with morning symptoms often have a better pregnancy than those who do not. But this situation negatively affects the health of pregnant women and their quality of life and work. Severe morning sickness can also lead to a serious complication called Wernicke encephalopathy.

There are many causes of severe morning sickness and vomiting in pregnant women, mainly due to hormonal changes, gastrointestinal dysfunction and psychological factors. Factors that increase the risk of severe morning sickness include:
Pregnant with multiples People with motion sickness People with migraines People with a family or personal history of morning sickness in a previous pregnancy.

2. What week is the heaviest morning sickness?

Pregnant women usually start to have morning sickness when they are 5 or 6 weeks pregnant. Feelings of discomfort, hangover, nausea appear most in the morning. Morning sickness is most severe around the 9th week of pregnancy. Most cases of morning sickness due to pregnancy will relieve symptoms after the first 3 months of severe morning sickness, i.e. after 16 weeks of gestation. However, there are still about 10-15% of cases of morning sickness that persist for many months after. Even up to 5% of cases of morning sickness during pregnancy.
If you have unusual symptoms or your morning sickness is outside of the above gestational age range, you should go to the hospital to check your health and determine the cause of nausea and vomiting that is not related to pregnancy.

3. What to do to improve symptoms of severe morning sickness during pregnancy?

Avoid exposure to agents that cause nausea such as: the smell of certain foods, chemical odors, dust... Ensure adequate nutrition for the body

Limit high-fat foods, fried foods Eat a lot of dry food, vegetables, easily digestible foods Split meals during the day Don't eat when nauseated Drink lots of water, every day should be from 2 - 2.5 liters of water Rest regularly, balance work, avoid stress and fatigue Use anti-emetics Add infusion fluids, essential vitamins such as: sodium chloride 0.9%, injection solution Hartmann, thiamine (vitamin B1)... Using supportive methods such as acupuncture, acupressure, massage... Although morning sickness is a completely normal symptom in pregnant women, severe morning sickness makes the mind Pregnant women are greatly affected, easily irritated, irritable, sad or scared. Pregnant women and especially their relatives can improve symptoms of severe morning sickness by adopting a lifestyle, eating right, or going to the hospital for treatment in case of need.

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