Everything makes me sick!

Re: Everything makes me sick!

• deutschbaby member

  November 2014

  Have you had your first appt yet?  

  
  

  I have hyperemesis gravidarum (which is a WHOLE OTHER UNIVERSE of nausea/vomiting).  You have my greatest empathy.  If you have been losing weight, you need to speak to your doc.  HG is pretty rare, but doesn't always include vomiting, it can be just nausea (I was gifted with both).  

  
  

  I recommend you call your doc.  There are several prescriptions that can help. Diclegis, and Zofran work for some people, and Phenergan works VERY well, but it is also a sedative so it can make you sleep for DAYS. Zofran causes constipation, so be sure to take a stool softener if you go that route.  So, yes call you doc, you shouldn't need to suffer.  I'm on a Zofran pump (which is an extreme measure), but it has kept me out of the hospital. 

  
  

  Try eating small frequent meals, and ginger (like ginger ale, ginger tea, etc).  You can also pick up some sea bands (wrist bands for nausea) at WalMart.  Good luck.  My personal mantra these days is "this too shall pass".

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• adorebel member

  November 2014

  I ate a whole lot of sour patch kids, toast with butter & jam, apples with almond butter or cheese, yogurt with fruit, and light soups with a chicken stock base while I had really bad m/s. (Fingers crossed it's passing!) That said, everyone's appetite and nausea will be different! If you literally can't keep anything down, you should speak to your doctor about zofran or diclegis or another m/s suppressant. Depending on how much you weighed before, your doc may not be worried about a little weight loss in 1st tri, which is actually pretty common. It's more worrisome if you started out at a low weight, can't eat for days at a time, and/or can't keep your prenatal down, which is a guarantor of nutrients when you're eating toast. 

  Rainbow Baby? {2.1.21}
  MC at 8 weeks {EDD 9.2.20}
  Rainbow Girl! {2.28.16}
  Baby boy, lost at 16 weeks {EDD 6.10.15}

  
  

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• Lisa9080 member

  December 2014

  I am so sorry you are dealing with this. It is a good thing that you can keep down water.  I would start with bland foods and carbs.  If you still can't eat, give your doctor a call.

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