Morning Sickness

Nutrition for Special Groups 3(3+0)

Morning Sickness

  • Nausea in pregnancy may be due to nervous disturbance, placental protein intoxication or due to derangement in carbohydrate metabolism.
  • Morning sickness of early pregnancy can be improved by small and frequent meals. Consisting of dry carbohydrate foods like toast/ crackers. Liquids may best be taken between meals and not along with food.
  • Skim milk is better tolerated than whole milk.
  • Fruits and vegetables can be given.
  • Fatty foods, excessive seasoning, coffee in large amounts and strongly flavoured vegetables may be restricted or eliminated if nausea persists or if the patient complains of heartburn or gastric distress.
  • Disturbance of physiological and biochemical balance and production of excessive hormones leads to gastro intestinal upset; loss of appetite; nausea; and vomiting triggered by certain foods and excessive fluids.

Morning sickness can be relieved by:

  • Use of high carbohydrate foods, dry foods
  • Small, frequent meals
  • Fluid intake between meals
  • Avoid deep fried and fatty foods
  • If severe vomiting occurs then I. V. feeding becomes necessary.
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