What is Nausea, Vomiting, and Hyperemesis in Pregnancy?
Around 72% of women have symptoms such as nausea with or without vomiting during pregnancy. Its more common to start in the first trimester and varies from mild to moderate. Moderate symptoms impact quality of life and daily life, greatly.
Typically the onset is between 4 and 10 weeks, and settles by 20 weeks.
About 1% of pregnant women have severe hyperemesis gravidarum (HG). HG causes very bad nausea وعن vomiting during pregnancy. It can make it difficult to eat or drink enough, leading to a loss of 5% or more of body weight compared to before pregnancy. It may also cause dehydration and changes in body salts (electrolytes).