Many pregnant women suffering from morning sickness may be wondering why it happens and whether it serves a purpose. When nausea and vomiting occur, they are often an indication of elevated hormonal levels, which is a sign that the pregnancy is in progress. However, it doesnt mean that pregnant women who do not experience morning sickness are more likely to have a miscarriage.
This condition, according to traditional Chinese medicine, is a result of toxins that overburden the liver, hindering its ability to process the high levels of pregnancy hormones. Imbalance in the liver can cause nausea and vomiting.
Whatever the reasons may be, the odds of having morning sickness are greater if you:
experience nausea as a side effect of birth control
suffer from motion sickness
have female relatives who also experienced morning sickness
are pregnant with twins
Morning sickness usually lasts throughout the first trimester. To be relieved from its hassle and inconvenience, a combination of lifestyle and dietary changes as well as some alternative approaches should be tried by the expecting woman.
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