Understanding Hyperemesis Gravidarum (severe morning sickness)

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[@suesue9578]

This is such an important topic! It’s debilitating to women that suffer through months of HG …. It’s not a normal dose of morning sickness, the only break you get is when you are asleep 😭😭😭😭 as soon as I woke up i was in trouble 😩😩 the constant nausea and vomiting and acid stomach pain fatigue, not able to eat or drink not even able to swallow your saliva .. loses of weight, thirst , dreaming of being normal again 😔.. it takes everything out of you .. I pushed through with support of my mum an amazing women and delivered a beautiful baby girl ..I wish the best for all women that have gone through this and are still going through this .. do not give up , push your doctors and medical people until u get the right help 🌹🌹

[@HERFoundation]

Thank you for this wonderful story. Thrilled to see our colleagues in Kenya creating change.

[@lucymaty4545]

I am currently 25 weeks pregnant. When I was about 6 weeks pregnant I became extremely ill with non-stop vomiting I could not keep water down. My pregnancy symptoms were extremely bad causing me to go to the ER a total of 3 times between weeks 6-14 and I was admitted to the hospital twice because I kept losing weight and lost a total of 26 pounds. I tried various medications with no success and the suffering was unbearable. Aside from the pregnancy symptoms, I became extremely depressed and anxious. During my 2nd hospital admission, the doctor told me that I needed to reconsider hormone steroids (which I tried to avoid because it could have negative effects on the baby-more so during the 1st trimester). I felt completely hopeless so I decided to use hormone steroids. All medication I tried during pregnancy did not work and I had little hope for this but to my shock, the hormone steroids (a 21 day treatment) actually made me stop vomiting. I began the treatment by injection and then switched to pill form as I was being discharged from the hospital. I was in complete shock that this was working for me and during my darkest times, I was able to see the light. I prayed like I have never prayed before and am extremely grateful to God but also for the creation and the power of medicine that helped me with my extreme sickness. I was able to keep water down and slowly was able to eat. My symptoms did not completely go away but they are no where near what they were. I urge anyone out there diagnosed and suffering with severe hypremesis gravidarium like I was to talk to your doctor about hormone steroids treatment because it changed my pregnancy journey. Don’t get me wrong everyday is still a hit and miss but again no where near what my symptoms were. I pray for all the women suffering during what is supposed to be the most precious and miraculous times. Please do not lose faith, this too shall pass.

[@cedrickalove970]

Hello I’m happy you were able to find some relief!! I am also suffering from HG do you know the name of the hormone steroid you was taking??

[@lucymaty4545]

it was always referred to me by “steroids” or “steroid hormones.” The name is methylprednisolone 4mg and it was a 21 day treatment 4 doses a day and tapered down until completed. I still got some symptoms here and there but nothing compared to how it was.

[@susankatwa2372]

All this things dont help my is extreme that have lost pregnacy more than 2...it is hell

[@Abebi1]

African women have to be helped with this HG.. it’s worse than horrible!!!!!!!