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Pregnancy, nausea

Key points about treatments

At times, most pregnant women feel sick to their stomach and many also throw up. Their symptoms are usually mild and last just a few months. But, occasionally, women get severe nausea and vomit a lot (this is called hyperemesis gravidarum).

Key points about treating nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy

If you have mild nausea and vomiting, ginger and acupressure are two non-drug treatments that are likely to help.
Taking vitamin B-6 supplements may also improve your symptoms, although this seems to work better for nausea than for vomiting.
An antihistamine drug called doxylamine (brand name Unisom) may reduce your vomiting. It is often used along with vitamin B-6.
If you have severe vomiting (hyperemesis gravidarum), other drugs, such as ondansetron (Zofran), may stop you from throwing up.
You may be worried about using medication when you're pregnant, but sometimes it is necessary. To learn more, see Is it safe to take drugs in pregnancy?

This information was last updated on May 12, 2009

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