If you’ve experienced that daily nausea you no doubt been searching for home remedies for morning sickness.  Many pregnant women are reluctant to take drugs and they want a natural way to cure or at least decrease the symptoms of morning sickness.   The problems is that doctors don’t really know of one single factor that causes morning sickness, so it’s hard to pinpoint a remedy for it.  There are home remedies that do work, you’ll many common things discussed, usually things that you eat or drink.  Some are things that you avoid.  So most home remedies that have some effectiveness can be broken down into two categories: Things That You Eat or Drink, Things That You Avoid (usually eating or drinking.)

Home Remedies for Morning Sickness: Things That You Eat.

Eat candied ginger for morning sickness

Eat candied ginger for morning sickness

One of the probably causes for morning sickness is a drop in blood sugar.  As such, eating things that bring the blood sugar back up can help.  Saltine Crackers, and goldfish crackers are simple starch which is easily converted into sugar.  Sweetened drinks like ginger ale can also help, the carbonation is also a factor of the relieve.  Make sure they don’t have any carbonation.  The over the counter nausea remedy Emetrol contains high concentrations of sugar and phosphoric acid.  You can get almost the same combination from fruit flavored candy.  Many women report lemon drops, preggie pops, Life Savers, or Jolly Ranchers working for them.  Preggie Pops are basically Jolly Ranchers.  Peppermint or spearmint candy can be effective too.  Actual fruit sometimes works too, like citrus, apples, or watermelon.  Look for the sugary/acidic combination.  Some women also report relief by eating food high in protein before going to bed, like milk, cheese, or other dairy or lean meat.  Ginger has long been known as a folk remedy for stomach ailments and their is some science to back it up.   Most ginger ale doesn’t contain any real ginger, although there are some specialty brands that do.  It can be very spicy though.  You can use actual ginger root, candied ginger is probably more palatable to the average person than fresh ginger, plus it’s got the sugar in it.

Home Remedies for Morning Sickness: Things That You Avoid.

Many of the things that fall into this list are common sense things you would do to commonly avoid nausea.  Avoid spicy, oily, or greasy foods.   Avoid smells that trigger nausea.  Unfortunately things that you liked to eat before pregnancy can nauseate you when morning sickness strikes.  A common nausea trigger for many women is raw meat, many times they can’t stand the sight or smell of it, yet can eat it with no problem once it is cooked.  If smells bother you, you can use a paper towel soaked in peppermint oil to breath through to avoid the smells.  Some women report holding lemon or citrus peels to their nose also helps.

Unfortunately morning sickness doesn’t always occur in the morning, and it doesn’t always go away by the third trimester.  It’s also hard to find something that consistently works.  Many times women have to keep changing their strategies, or using a combination of several things.  Hopefully you can find some home remedies for morning sickness that will help get you through the day.