Hungry is too heavy, what to eat to help?

The article was professionally consulted by Specialist Doctor I Pham Thi Yen - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital. Doctor has more than 10 years of experience in examination and treatment in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Most pregnant women only experience morning sickness in the first 3 months, but some women's morning sickness can last longer, even throughout the pregnancy. So when morning sickness is heavy, what to eat to relieve discomfort and provide enough nutrition for both mother and baby?

Morning sickness is a symptom that most women experience during pregnancy. Common symptoms of morning sickness are: headache, dizziness, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, some people vomit so much that they do not dare to eat or drink, morning sickness usually occurs in the morning after waking up and after each morning. meal.
Usually, morning sickness only occurs in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, but there are also many women who have to endure this morning sickness for 9 months and 10 days. The degree of morning sickness in each pregnant woman is also very different, some people have severe morning sickness, some people only have transient morning sickness a few times.

Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) is the main cause of morning sickness in pregnant women. During pregnancy, the concentration of HCG in the mother's body will double, leading to severe nausea and vomiting. High or low levels of HCG are also a sign of gestational age and health problems related to the fetus.

Many women share that during pregnancy, their sense of smell becomes more difficult, every time they smell strong scents or strange smells such as perfume, cigarette smoke, gasoline, food, etc. can make them feel nauseous. According to researchers, there is a link between the sense of smell and the hormone estrogen in women. As estrogen levels increase during the first trimester of pregnancy, the sense of smell becomes more susceptible to foreign odors and this explains why pregnant women often vomit when they smell strange smells.

Changes in the digestive system during pregnancy can make morning sickness worse. During early pregnancy, progesterone levels increase dramatically, acting on the uterus to support the developing embryo. In addition, progesterone also affects the stomach, intestines and esophagus ... causing slow digestion, accumulation of food in the stomach leading to discomfort, nausea, vomiting.

Eat less food and divide it into several meals throughout the day. Eating/drinking foods containing ginger also reduces vomiting. Eat dry foods: bread, cookies. Drink a lot of water. Stay away from foods that irritate the stomach such as: fatty, fried foods, foods with unpleasant odors. Exercise regularly. Massage.

Pregnant women with severe morning sickness need to prepare: 300g purple sugarcane, 5g fresh ginger. Method: Baked purple sugarcane until hot, remove the peel and squeeze the juice. Crush ginger into sugarcane juice, stir well, extract the juice to remove the residue, divide into 3 times a day, drink 30 minutes before eating, drink continuously for 3-5 days.

Pregnant women need to prepare: 20 apricot fruits, 5g fresh ginger, 30g red sugar. Put everything in a pot, add 400ml of water, boil thoroughly, then drain the concentrated medicinal water, divide it into 3 times a day, drink it 20 minutes before eating. Pregnant women with severe morning sickness need to take it for 3-5 days.

Preparation: 200g tamarind, 200g crocodile, 10g ginger, 30g white sugar. Tamarind and crocodile fruit peeled off the outer shell to bring ripe food, tamarind fruit peeled off the hard shell. Ginger is shaved, pounded, mixed with sugar, put in the same tamarind, mixed well until the sugar is completely dissolved.

Preparation: 15g of will, 100g of rice, 100g of ginger, 20g of red sugar. The idea is, the rice is ground into powder, the ginger is pounded into the pot, add water and boil over low heat until it boils thoroughly, until the porridge is cooked, stir in the red sugar, and the porridge will boil again. Eat hot, twice a day on an empty stomach. Pregnant women with severe morning sickness eat continuously for 3 days.

Preparation: 5 fruits (50g) crocodile, 200g pork ribs, 100g zucchini, seasoning powder just enough. Crocodile peeled and washed, pork ribs washed, marinated pieces, then fried, put everything in a pot, add enough water to boil thoroughly. Peel the zucchini, wash and cut into pieces. When the pork chops are tender, add the zucchini and bring to a boil. Before eating, you should crush the crocodile, eat it twice a day on an empty stomach or eat with rice. Pregnant women with severe morning sickness need to eat immediately for 3 days.

Preparation: 1 piece of about 300g grass carp, tamarind, tomato, 100g white cabbage, cooking oil, monosodium glutamate, seasonings just enough. Wash fish, halve, marinate spices for 20 minutes. Tamarind fruit peeled, washed and cut into pieces, white vegetables washed and chopped. Put the fish, tomatoes, cooking oil in the frying pan, add the tomatoes and continue to stir-fry, crush the tomatoes, pour enough water, bring to a boil, then drop the tamarind in, continue to cook when the tamarind is ripe, then add the white vegetables to the island. Evenly, boil the soup again and add MSG. Eat on an empty stomach, once a day, eat immediately for 3-5 days.
During pregnancy, women need to eat enough nutrients, eat easy-to-digest foods, divide into many small meals, increase green vegetables, ripe fruits, legumes, milk. Should abstain from spicy, hot substances, alcohol, coffee, animal fat, fried dishes, spicy foods that can cause vomiting. It is necessary to rest reasonably, to be mentally comfortable, to avoid fear and sadness. If vomiting too much causes the body to lose weight, dehydration and electrolyte disturbances... you need to go to the hospital for treatment.

Reference source: National Institute of Nutrition