{"id":1424,"date":"2026-03-25T20:52:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T20:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katsakos.gr\/?page_id=1424"},"modified":"2026-03-25T21:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:03:11","slug":"%ce%bd%ce%b1%cf%85%cf%84%ce%af%ce%b5%cf%82-%ce%b5%ce%b3%ce%ba%cf%85%ce%bc%ce%bf%cf%83%cf%8d%ce%bd%ce%b7%cf%82","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/katsakos.gr\/en\/%ce%bd%ce%b1%cf%85%cf%84%ce%af%ce%b5%cf%82-%ce%b5%ce%b3%ce%ba%cf%85%ce%bc%ce%bf%cf%83%cf%8d%ce%bd%ce%b7%cf%82\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Sickness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You may feel as though the ground is falling out from under you and break out in a cold sweat. Welcome to the world of morning sickness\u2014the most common symptom of pregnancy. Nausea usually appears around the 6th week of pregnancy and \u201cbids you farewell\u201d at the end of the first trimester. It is estimated that about 65% of pregnant women experience this discomfort.<\/p>\n

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Some women may simply feel a little unwell when they wake up in the morning, while others suffer from hours of unrelenting nausea, aversion to food and smells, and sometimes even vomiting. In extremely rare cases, when vomiting is frequent and severe, hyperemesis occurs\u2014a serious condition requiring hospitalization. It does not pose a risk to the health of the mother or the fetus, provided, of course, that it is treated with intravenous fluids, electrolytes, and vitamins. Although hyperemesis makes pregnancy extremely unpleasant, simple morning sickness is usually considered a sign that everything is going well.<\/p>\n

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In fact, nausea and occasional vomiting may be a sign that a woman\u2019s hormones are rising at a normal rate to help the placenta attach to the uterus. If you can understand a little about what might be causing morning sickness, then you\u2019ll have taken a big step toward preventing or even eliminating it.<\/p>\n

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Nausea is certainly one of the effects of the so-called \u201chormonal storm\u201d that sweeps through an expectant mother\u2019s body\u2014that is, the overproduction of hormones, particularly estrogen. When these hormones increase during pregnancy, they stimulate the vomiting receptors in the central nervous system. Gradually, however, these receptors \u201cget used to\u201d the constant stimulation from the hormones and stop reacting so strongly. Thus, morning sickness gradually subsides after the 12th week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Furthermore, it is the most obvious sign of the difficulty the pregnant woman\u2019s body faces in \u201caccepting\u201d the implantation of the egg and the development of the placenta. A genuine immune defense process begins in the woman\u2019s body, altering food metabolism and causing increased secretion of gastric fluids. This sensitivity, which is even more intense in the morning and sometimes in the afternoon, when the stomach is empty and blood sugar levels are lower, causes a sensation of dizziness and sudden nausea that often leads to vomiting.<\/p>\n

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On the contrary, the urge to vomit is caused by an increase in abdominal volume, which exerts significant internal pressure and prevents the normal passage of food from the stomach into the duodenum, pushing it back toward the esophagus. At the base of this organ is a sphincter whose purpose is to prevent food from rising. However, constant pressure during pregnancy sometimes affects the sphincter\u2019s function, causing it to no longer close as tightly, and the tendency to vomit may persist for some time even after the end of pregnancy. If you have mild symptoms of nausea and vomiting, there are certain steps you can take to help relieve them.<\/p>\n

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Many of the following recommendations, although not supported by evidence, are often recommended by obstetrician-gynecologists.<\/p>\n

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