Congratulations first of all on your pregnancy but I am sure that is not exactly what you are thinking about at this time. It's funny, I am due with my fourth child July 18th too! I have definately been nauseous and I feel like I have the flu all the time but not to your severity and I really empathize with what you are going through. It's amazing what happens to your body from all the hormones. I know my sister wore one of those c band bracelets that are supposed to help with motion sickness and I believe that helped her during pregnancy. Maybe this is worth a shot? You will definately be in my prayers that this will pass quickly, hopefully in just a few more weeks.
Good luck,
Emily T.
I never had diarrhea but with my 2nd pregnancy I was severely ill too. My physician also gave me something for it, but not only did it not work, I wasn't sure if I should really be taking it after reading up on it on the manufacturers website. I ended up seeing a chiropractor that does acupuncture and has knowledge of chinese herbs. She hit some acupuncture points and some herbs to try. I only wish I had tried it sooner. I was already 16 weeks pregnant at the time and had vomitted frequently every single day. I had to call my mother-in-law over to help me feed my oldest child who was still a baby himself and eating baby food. I would gag and have to run to the bathroom to vomit every time I smelled food...especially baby food or anything with onions. I felt better leaving the chiropractors office, and the vomitting was less immediately. By the next day I had mild nausia occasionally thru the day for about the next week with no vomitting at all, that later turned to only slight nausia on occasion thru the rest of the pregnancy upon smelling onions. Other than that no real illness to speak of at all. It REALLY made a difference.
The herb was made by Life Rising and it is called XCH. It is known as the morning sickness herb. Only took it for about a month before stopping because I thought I was past it all, and I was. I did keep a bottle handy just in case though. It is also good for nausia with flu.
Hope you feel better! I remember when I was pregnant with my 3rd child and started feeling strongly nausiated to the point of vomitting a little and gagging a lot. I started crying thinking I can't do this again...vomitting every 5 min. I went to my chiropractor and had the same treatment after 2 weeks and only suffered slight nausia for a couple of days after that, and then it all disappeared.
I've heard red rasberry leaf tea helps as does peppermint tea and ginger tea. There may even be a morning sickness tea out there that has all 3 in it. I personally think I would have gagged just smelling it given how easily that was my response to everything...lol.
I too have had major morning sickness with my now 2nd pregnancy. My 1st was a breeze in the beginning, but I had complications towards the end.
The only thing that has seemed to work for me is to drink ice cold water with some lemon juice in it. I've even gotten relief from just sucking on a lemon wedge. Also it's gotten better with time. I'm 15 weeks now and I only get nauseated in the afternoon and evenings instead of all day. I'm eating bland foods, which seems to help too. Also, my prenatal has vitamin B6 which has seemed to help. They're called Natelle Prefer (my OB prescribed them).
i was extremely sick too when i was pregnant. the dr. tried everything because i was losing so much weight. Finally she put me on a drug called Zofran, the actually give it to chemo patients. and it worked really good, but gave me really bad headaches. But at least i could get my head out of the toilet! maybe you could ask your dr. about it.
My second pg was horrible; I was sick the first 5 months, then got huge and was totally uncomfortable the last 3 months.
First, my prescription prenatals made me very sick. OTC ones are cheaper and have everything you need. I also kept saltines with me at all times. I ate them before I set foot out of bed in the morning, nibbled on them all day, right up to bedtime. Room-temp 7-Up (not Sprite) also works on upset tummies. I also lived on Tums and Rolaids for awhile. And fresh ginger is great for tummies, too.
As for meds, have you tried Promethazine? (I think that's the generic name.) I took that recently, when I had the most horrible stomach flu, and it really knocked out the nausea. When I filled the script, I was also buying 7-Up, and the pharmasist asked me if I was suffering morning sickness. :P Nope, nothing as fun as that!
Hang in there, and grow, baby, grow! Good luck!!
The thing that helped me was Bonine. They are motion sickness pills similar to Dramine but safe to take while you are pregnant. They worked wonders for me. You can get them at any pharmacy.
Mandy, you might try ginger capsules or activated charcoal capsules for the "morning" sickness. If that doesn't help, try tapping on the inside of your eyebrow or on the collarbone point (where the collar bone meets the sternum) and repeat the phrase "this nausea", "this vomiting", "this extreme dizziness", "these stomach cramps", "this diarrhea". If you notice some improvement, but the problem doesn't go away completely try repeating the procedure and phrases but say "this remaining nausea", "this remaining vomiting", etc.
If you would like to know the whole tapping procedure, which would possibly be more effective, visit http://www.emofree.com or my website at http://www.sudsywudsysoap.com/eft where you will find a flyer that shows all the tapping points. Just click on the picture for a larger version then print it out for easy reference.
It also appears you may have emotional issues from the first pregnancy which also can be addressed with EFT.
I too was sick, but only for the first 20 weeks. The drug that worked for me was Zofran. You probably have heard of it. It's miserable I know!! Good luck!
my sister 100% completely swears by gaviscon to cure nasea vomiting diarhhea and heartburn. now while it did not work for me while i was pregnant (my body just doesnt do anything when i take any kind of meds) we have recommended them to just about anyone else we know that are pregnant and it works like a charm.
my second peice of advice is, if you haven't already, stop taking all the different anti-this and anti-that medications your doctor is giving you. beczuse ultimately they are just gonna make everything worse. one med causes this side effect so ou have to take this other med which causes this other side effect so you have to take another med for that one. its a vicious and terrible cycle that never ends.
you can also try putting a little bit of ginger one your crackers for the nausea. not to much ground ginger is VERY strong but that might help too. its an old indian trick.
also try not to drink water on an empty stomach. when i was pregnant with my 2nd anytime i tried to drink water on an emty stomach i would feel really nauseated. but mmy best advice is just stop taking the prescriptions and try for herbal remedies. talk to your doc before starting them though cuz some can be dangerous for baby.
Well, with my first there was like no sickness. With my second and third I thought I'd die with my head in the toilet. The best things that helped me were fresh lemons cut up. Just the smell helped cause I couldn't even hold down water sometimes. Also ginger snaps or if you like it ginger ale. Just depends on what makes you sick. Cigarrette smoke and car fumes were the worst for me. I'd always carry around a sandwich bag full of fresh cut lemons and some ginger snaps. And maybe you could ask your doc about a prescription for THC. No side effects cause it's natural. Tons of pregnant woman I know swear it helps better than anything else. Hope you feel better soon. ~Liz
I understand!! Sick as a dog twice!! First was hospitalized...dehydrated and had lost 18 pounds by week 12! Nothing helped so I quit the meds the doc gave me....check them out, not all that great for baby--they didn't touch the sickness anyway! It lasted the entire pregnancy...puked day and night...no such thing as mornign sickness....ALL DAY SICKNESS!! I would pass out (laid out in the floor of babies-r-us is quite embarrasing)
BUT, when I got pregnant a second time my doctor told me to eat 8 small meals a day and stay REALLY HYDRATED. It really helped. Believe me the last thing you want to do is eat...but if it's just a banana or piece of toast, whatever it is keep a small amount of food on your stomach to prevent your levels from dropping and stay really hydrated. I'm sorry to say if you have it really bad like I did there is really nothing to make it go away...just try and cope and make it less severe!! Hang in there I know it sucks SO BAD!!!!
I was extremely sick with my last pregnancy... I finally got Zophran which is the only thing that worked for me... Talk to your doc, tell him/her your feelings on it... Many times they dont know how we really feel until we unload on them lol... Just hang in there hun... I hope all works out for you... Many times it will subside after the first trimester... I would definitely talk to your doc though...
Hi, I am sick in all of my pregnancys. I get soo sick I don't want to have anymore kids because of it. I would rather go through labor than morning sickness. It will subside soon, hopefully. My doctor told me to get a wrist band made for sea sickness. I never got one, however it might work. I ate small snacks all day long like just keep eating peanuts, sunflower seeds, crackers,never let your protein levels drop. Ginger also helps with sickness, you can get it at the healthfood store. put it in capsules and swallow. Or put it in oatmeal. Remember it will be over soon!! Keep eating is key! Never eat big meals! I only gained 25 pounds like this. Good luck!
I feel for you! I am still dealing with Morning/All Day Sickness and I am seventeen weeks. Though it seems to be a bit less intense, it is still there. I tried everything (homeopathic, herbs, pressure points, prescriptions) to "cure" it, but nothing worked. The only thing that helped was Zofran. Someone else already spoke of it and though it didn't get rid of the nausea, it helped with the vomiting.
Hang in there. It will hopefully get better.
PS Sleep and water seemed to help the most. I think sleeping through the nausea really helped me.
My doctor actually put me on a diet of hard candy....it worked! You might try it, she said the hard candy had enough water to be helping me hydrate....that was with my 3rd child. Let me know if it works for you, it did for me. Within a couple of days I was able to eat mashed potatoes, and able to keep them down. Good luck.
I had really bad nausea with my daughter, to the point I could barely keep anything down. I tried everything and eventually talked to my OB about it. He prescribed a tea called No to morning sickness tea, which helped a lot.