Pregnancy, pregnant life is a happy thing for the family, at the same time, it also brings trouble to some pregnant mothers:
"Spit and spit, why did you vomit so hard?" When is it a head? What should I do? ”
Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy is a common symptom during pregnancy, with a high incidence of nausea, of which the incidence of nausea is 50-80%. Although the cause is not fully clear at present, there are some theories that are recognized, one is the change of hormones during pregnancy, and the other is to evolve adaptation to protect pregnant women and fetuses from ingesting dangerous foods, which believes that nausea and vomiting during pregnancy is a healthy protective response [1].
Therefore, expectant mothers should adjust their mentality, correctly understand this situation, do not be overly anxious, and do not ignore it. So what to do?
When pregnant mothers have this kind of nausea and vomiting, please ask a professional doctor to judge in time, first to rule out other causes, such as acute gastroenteritis; second, to assess the severity to determine whether to continue home observation or start the hospitalization mode.
What should I do when observing at home?
First, according to the pregnancy nausea and vomiting quantification table, the symptoms are scored in order to have a correct understanding of their own state and condition.
Second, secondly, you can try the following small mitigation measures:
1. Rest and avoid sensory stimuli such as odor, heat, and humidity that may aggravate the symptoms;
2. Eat less and eat more meals to avoid full meals;
3. Avoid spicy and greasy foods;
4. Eat light, dry food or high-protein snacks or salty biscuits in the morning.
What happens and should I go to hospital?
If the symptoms of nausea and vomiting are not relieved, continue to worsen, accompanied by small amount of urine, yellow color, accompanied by poor diet, accompanied by weight loss and other symptoms, please see a doctor in time, these pregnant mothers may need infusion therapy, water supplementation, electrolytes, otherwise it will adversely affect the pregnant mother and fetus.
Pregnancy vomiting advocates a management strategy of prevention and combination of prevention and treatment. Relevant expert guidelines point out that taking a multivitamin in the first month of pregnancy can reduce the incidence of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. Finally, thanks to women's efforts at this stage of pregnancy, the psychological support of family members is also an important means of treatment. (Text/Zheng Wenwen Editor/Xu Xiao)
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[1] LI Xia,ZHANG Shiqian. Interpretation of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists "Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy 2018 Edition"[J]. Practical Gynecology and Obstetrics in China
Journal,2018,34(4):409-412