Help with Nausea, Morning Sickness...............

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Vitamin B6 aids liver metabolism. The active metabolic form is the pyridoxine

precursor, pyridoxal-5-phosphate (P5P), because it enters directly into the

functioning metabolic cycle. Usually, supplementing 25–50 mg. of B6 three

times daily will help reduce the symptoms of morning sickness. Occasionally,

higher amounts are needed. If these higher levels are used, it is wise to

continue smaller amounts for a while to prevent pyridoxine withdrawal in mother

or baby; higher dosages, however, are usually not required all the way up to

delivery time, because intestinal symptoms decrease after the first few months.

Other supplements helpful in morning sickness include vitamins B12, C, and E and

extra magnesium and potassium.

(Excerpt from Nutritional Programs for Pregnancy by Elson M. Haas, M.D.)

Vitamin K and vitamin C, taken together, may provide remarkable relief of

symptoms for some women. In one study, women who took 5 mg of vitamin K and 25

mg of vitamin C per day reported the complete disappearance of morning sickness

within three days; however, most nutritionally oriented doctors use higher

amounts of vitamin C (500–1,000 mg).

(Merkel RL. The use of menadione bisulfite and ascorbic acid in the treatment of

nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

1952; 64:416–18.)

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He is currently the Medical Director of the Tahoma Clinic.

If you have morning sickness or outright nausea and vomiting with your pregnancy

and you'd rather not, there are a number of things you can do which will almost

always control and most frequently eliminate the problem. Both herbal and

vitamin remedies can be used separately, or together.

At present, mainstream medicine has no standard treatment for nausea and

vomiting during pregnancy. The last widely-prescribed drug for this purpose was

the subject of numerous lawsuits concerning whether or not it caused birth

defects. There have been no allegations that the remedies you*ll read about here

have caused any such problems.

Ginger, the same herb found in most kitchens, has been used in traditional

medicine for centuries to eliminate morning sickness, nausea and vomiting during

pregnancy. Though I usually recommend 500 milligrams of ginger, three to four

times daily, considerably more has been taken in individual cases. In one

reported case, a woman had spent most of her pregnancy in the hospital with

severe nausea and vomiting. She had equally severe symptoms during the flat half

of her second pregnancy, but then stated taking ginger in 500 milligram

capsules, up to 20 a day, just **to keep ahead of that queasy feeling**. Her

symptoms were totally controlled for the rest of this pregnancy and for her next

two pregnancies.

Vitamins K and C, taken at the same time, can also give remarkable relief of

pregnancy nausea and vomiting. Timing of these two remedies is important: they

should be taken at the same time of day. I usually recommend 5 milligrams of

vitamin K and 500 milligrams of vitamin C, once daily. This combination usually

becomes effective in two to three days and can often be discontinued after

several weeks treatment without return of symptoms.

When nausea and vomiting are so severe that nothing including vitamins and

herbals will stay down, vitamins K and C can be injected either intramuscularly

or intravenously until symptoms are sufficiently controlled.

Vitamin B, is another often-effective remedy in the control of pregnancy nausea.

I usually recommend quantities ranging from 50 milligrams daily to 100

milligrams three times daily. In those very severe cases when injections are

needed, vitamin B can be added to vitamins K and C for either intravenous or

Intramuscular injection.

Whenever individual nutrients are taken, it's always advisable to use a general

vitamin-mineral supplement as a **back-up**. Of course, during pregnancy, a

complete supplement is more important than ever. In addition, 1000 to 1500

milligrams of calcium, 500 to 750 milligrams magnesium, at least 30 milligrams

of iron, 5 milligrams of folic acid and at least 1000 milligrams of vitamin C

daily should a part of every pregnancy supplementation program, once morning

sickness, nausea and vomiting subside.

Because of differences in age, Metabolic or potential allergy, these diet and

supplement therapies may not be suitable for you. Consult a health care

professional skilled in nutritional and natural therapies. To locate one near

you, you might call the American College of Advancement in Medicine at

800-532-3688 or the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians at

206-323-7610.

Excerpted from: www.vitawise.com