Another morning sickness question.?

Question

What actually causes the morning sickness (although mine lasts all day)?

Answer 1

Morning Sickness Causes
Unfortunately, no one is exactly sure what causes morning sickness but it would seem that the cause is a combination of issues related to the chemical changes your body is going through. Those changes include rapidly increasing estrogen and progesterone levels, an enhanced sense of smell and excess stomach acids. It has also been suggested that stress and fatigue that commonly accompany pregnancy also play a role.

One of the theories is that morning sickness is caused by the dominant hormone during pregnancy, progesterone. Progesterone has a "softening" effect on the muscles in the body. It is thought it helps prevent preterm labor by effecting the uterine muscles. It also effects other muscles, such as the stomach and intestines. The progesterone relaxes the workings of the whole digestive track which makes the elimination of bodily wastes slower which can lead to a slow emptying of the stomach which leads to excess stomach acids.

Another theory, and more widely accepted, is that morning sickness is caused by the buildup of hCG (human chorionic gonadotopin) in your system. hCG is produced after implantation takes place and continues to increase until about the 12th week of your pregnancy, at which point the levels of hCG starts to decrease. If you are lucky, this is when your morning sickness symptoms will start to decrease as well.

Morning sickness isn't all bad though. Recent studies have suggested that mothers who have morning sickness have fewer miscarriages so there IS a bright spot in the midst of your morning, or in some cases, all day miseries.

Answer 2

You have received some really great answers to your question! Yes its hormones and also your body knows that there is a foreign something in it and is trying to rid of it... the many mysteries of the human body!
I had ALL day sickness with both pregnancies in the first 4 months, this time around (im 26 weeks along right now) I found it easier to eat small amounts frequently, it kept me from getting hungry and extremely ill. I still had my days, but eating more often made me feel better even though though that was the last thing on my mind to do when feeling that way... give it a try

Answer 3

Morning Sickness is experienced usually during the first 3-4 months of pregnancy.I also suffered from this common problem of morning sickness. No To Morning Sickness tea helped me to solve my problem.

Answer 4

It's a number of things that cause morning sickness...but mainly it your hormones changing...which makes it hard for you to deal with everything that's changing from your moods, to eating habits and so on....for some women it last for the first trimester with my first child my morning sickness was everyday for three months....my second one month and now with my third its off and on i have my good days and bad ones....just try to relax and as hard as it maybe to enjoy your pregnancy while being sick do so..cause its a wonderful time...

Answer 5

Hormonal changes in ur body causes muscles in ur digestive system to break down foood more slowly than usual...so the actual feeling of sickness is coming from ur body trying to adjust to the new change :)) it'll get better....in ur case a solution will be to eat smaller snacks throughout the day instead of 3 big meals, like u probably normally would....crackers, lemons, mints, and dry bread helps to make ya feel better.

Answer 6

what is revealed so far from different researches show that its hormonal changes within the body which cause morning sickness, in normal cases it lasts from 4th to 14th week but might last until last week in some cases. "no to morning sickness tea" of secrets of tea is an organic formula especially mended for women who are suffering with morning sickness,

Answer 7

the pregesterone hormone...it's what keeps your body from having cramps like the ones you get on your period...it also makes you very woozy....i read in a womens health magazine that it's better if you have morning sickness because that means the hormone is working properly...sucks at the time though...lol

Answer 8

some people say hormones.. some people say dehydration. So you cant control the hormones-- try drinking TONS of water and seeing if that helps it at all. good luck- i had morning sickness the entire pregnancy with both of mine.

Answer 9

hormones. nothing worked for my morning sickness i couldnt get outta bed. crackers and chicken broth. finally i gave up and scarfed down a hamburger strangely i felt better. i just needed to keep food in my stomach. the doctor also gave me anti vomit medicine it helped alot. hope my answer helps and good luck!

Answer 10

the hormones i think i was sick everyday with my first right up until i had him but this pregnancy it stopped bang on 12 weeks i think my remedy was eat what you feel like and little and often just avoid big meals hope i helped xx