What Is Hyperemesis?
Amy Schumer vomited 980 times since she became pregnant, said she was a reporter York Times the New . She has hyperemesis of pregnancy, and just a few years ago, Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, also suffered from this condition .
Hyperemesis gravidarum is exactly what it sounds like if you know the medical jargon: too much (hyper) vomiting (vomiting) during pregnancy (gravidarum). This is an extreme form of nausea during pregnancy, sweetly referred to as “morning sickness.” Some people do not experience nausea at all during pregnancy, and on the other hand, for some people it becomes so severe that they cannot be stopped.
Usually, nausea during pregnancy starts early, after about 5 weeks, and goes away after about 12 weeks. You may vomit sometimes, but you can eat most of the food. However, with hyperemesis, you have trouble suppressing food, and this can lead to severe dehydration. Around the time other people’s nausea subsides, yours is at its peak. This sometimes continues throughout the pregnancy.
Hyperemesis can lead to weight loss and can lead to other complications, such as damage to the liver and esophagus, if it does not go away during pregnancy. Treatment is designed to help you manage your symptoms until your nausea goes away (or until you have a baby or terminate your pregnancy). You may be prescribed intravenous fluids, electrolytes, and vitamins to replace what you are not getting in your diet, and your doctor may also rule out other conditions that may cause similar symptoms. An option could be anti-nausea medications such as Diklegis and Zofran. Luckily, if this is your first pregnancy, you won’t have hyperemesis next time. Relapse rates range from 13 to 81 percent . Good luck?