MAIN Health Pregnancy Morning Sickness, Discomforts

Hormonal changes and emotional and physical stresses all add up to the downside of expecting. Among the 75% of women who experience morning sickness, home cures reportedly range anywhere from dry crackers to ginger ale or ice pops.

Be prepared, and get expert information, tips and advice on coping with morning sickness, vomiting, hyperemesis gravidarum (a particularly severe form of nausea) aching backs, fatigue, nosebleeds, bladder control, constipation, heartburn, food cravings, and other related discomforts of pregnancy...

Morning Sickness, When is it a concern? - Expert tips from the Mayo Clinic on what to expect, why it happens and ways to cope during the first trimester, with advice on how to lesson the affects of morning sickness, constipation, heartburn, dizziness, fatigue, including links to related information.

Morning Sickness: Causes, Concerns, Treatments - Overview and extensive Q&A from the BabyCenter on the first trimester malady, focusing on Vitamin B6 as a possible cure, among others, plus more on anti-nausea medication and the controversial use of Bendectin.

eMedicine Consumer Health: Pregnancy, Vomiting - Information on hyperemesis gravidarum, the rare though severe form of nausea requiring professional treatment, featuring an overview of symptoms, when to seek help, related medical exams and tests.

Other Discomforts

Common Discomforts - Encyclopedic knowledge on the subject from the University of Michigan Health System including tips and advice on coping with backache, fatigue, hemmoroids, morning sickness, skin and hair changes, bladder control, leg cramps, vericose veins and related physical symptoms throughout a typical pregnancy.

Back Pain During Pregnancy (Mayo Clinic)

Pregnancy, Childbirth and Bladder Control (NKUDIC)

Food Cravings (PENN Pregnancy Health Center)

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This information is intended as reference and not as medical advice.
All treatment decisions should be made by medical professionals.