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Eat small frequent meals—“graze” every 1½
-2 hours so your stomach is never completely empty. Avoid large meals or
eating quickly.
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Keep crackers (or pretzels, dry bread or a
bagel by your bedside—sometimes eating a little bit before getting up
will help a lot.
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Don’t worry about adhering to a balanced
diet unless you are diabetic, just eat whatever appeals to you until the
nausea goes away. Greasy foods will make nausea worse!
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You may notice nausea is worse when you
brush your teeth. Switching toothpaste brands may help— bubble gum
flavored toothpaste is often good. Try to avoid brushing your tongue.
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Accupressure wrist bands sometimes help
(sold in drug and health food stores).
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Relaxation exercises and even hypnosis
sometimes work well.
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Prenatal vitamins can make your nausea
worse; try taking them just before bed at night, and if that doesn’t
help, stop taking them until you feel better for a few days. Take
vitamins with food.
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Avoid perfumes, busy kitchens and other
places where different odors may be strong. Lemon or peppermint is
helpful—avoid having an empty stomach.
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Do not put liquids in an empty
stomach—food first! The same rule applies to activity—food first!
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Try a protein snack at bedtime—half of a
cheese or meat sandwich.
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The “BRAT” diet may help: Bananas, rice,
apple - sauce, toast. Bland, easy to digest carbohydrates are best
tolerated for most people.
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If you are bothered by too much
salivation, sucking on lemon drop candies may help, or put some lemon
juice in a glass of water.
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Try Vitamin B6. Sometimes taking 25mg
three times a day can help (it’s considered to be safe).
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Don’t try to push fluids until you can
keep something solid down. Fluids alone often won’t work. Remember,
solids first, then liquids!
