Pregnancy nausea and vomiting is a process that every expectant mother must go through. A small number of pregnant women experience severe morning sickness, frequent nausea, and vomiting, which can lead to fluid imbalance and metabolic disorders, and even endanger the lives of pregnant women. Let's take a look at the use of ginger to treat nausea during pregnancy and other uses of ginger.
Causes of morning sickness
In early pregnancy, the level of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) rapidly increases. It is not known whether hCG directly causes nausea.
The sense of smell and sensitivity to odors increase during pregnancy. This sensitivity may also be caused by an increase in estrogen levels. The gastrointestinal tract becomes more fragile. The gastrointestinal tract is more sensitive to various changes in early pregnancy, making it more prone to discomfort.
Excessive psychological stress can cause nausea and vomiting.
Treating nausea with ginger
Ginger is a good antiemetic and has a significant relief effect on pregnancy-induced vomiting. Cut ginger into slices, hold them in your mouth, and let the juice slowly permeate; or chew ginger slices like chewing gum and swallow the ginger residue; you can also juice ginger with a juicer, pour it into a bottle, and drink a small mouthful of ginger juice each time, hold it in your mouth first, and then swallow it slowly.
Ginger's antiemetic effect has been highly praised since ancient times, and there is even a saying that ginger is the holy medicine for vomiting. The main reason for ginger's antiemetic effect is that it can inhibit gastrointestinal motility and relax the muscles of the gastrointestinal tract, thereby relieving the feeling of nausea and vomiting.
The benefits of ginger brown sugar water
Drinking ginger brown sugar water is a health tonic. Boil brown sugar into brown sugar water. It is easier to absorb the nutrients in it than eating it directly, and it has the effects of tonifying the middle and benefiting qi, invigorating the spleen and stomach, and warming the stomach. Ginger brown sugar water is the most common and practical brown sugar health drink in the early stages of pregnancy.
Effect 1: Postpartum women often experience blood loss and consume a lot of energy. If they drink some ginger brown sugar water during the 7-10 days after childbirth, it can replenish energy, increase blood volume, and help the recovery of postpartum physical strength. It also has a significant promoting effect on the contraction, recovery, and discharge of lochia, as well as the secretion of milk.
Effect 2: Ginger brown sugar water also helps women have a smooth menstrual period, warms the body, increases energy, promotes blood circulation, and makes the menstrual period smoother.
Effect 3: In addition to drinking, ginger brown sugar water can also be used topically, with the same detoxifying and moisturizing effects. Most elderly people have experienced their children being stung by bees, with red and swollen wounds that are painful and itchy. Washing and cleaning the wounds with ginger brown sugar water can effectively relieve itching.
Effect 4: Ginger brown sugar water can also be boiled with white fungus, wolfberry, red dates, or red beans, which has diuretic effects.
Other methods to relieve nausea during pregnancy
1. Control the temperature in the dining room to make yourself feel cool, which can alleviate the feeling of nausea.
2. Put a few drops of a scent that doesn't make you feel nauseous (such as lemon) on a handkerchief, and use it in emergencies when you smell a "bad" odor.
3. Moderate exercise can relieve nausea. Participating in gentle activities such as outdoor walks and prenatal exercises can improve mood, strengthen the body, and reduce early pregnancy reactions.
