Back, everyone. Sadly, I wasn't on holiday, but spending some days doing cleaning etc for my mother, who's elderly and very frail and housebound and since her cleaner sadly died of Covid during the height of the pandemic, she keeps putting off getting another. Thanks so much to RockinRobbin for her wonderful advice on here. Others too, have been really helpful.
Welcome to BBonBoard. You've already had great advice. Very odd about why they don't prescribe Xonvea at your health authority; what others say about expense is unfortunately very likely the reason. Just in case it might be of use, I include my normal spiel that might help, though you may have come across it on the thread. Ignore the bits that don't apply. Most sufferers find that they improve a lot at some point between weeks 14 and 20, or sometimes later. Even those who are unlucky enough to suffer throughout generally are not as ill later on as they are in the first part. A good anti acid can make a surprising difference to the sickness. Kesostix are worth buying online or from a chemists, as while they aren't they best test of dehydration, hospitals take them seriously. When reporting on the vomiting to doctors, remember to emphasize the number of heaves in each vomiting session, as doctors tend to count these as 'vomits' and this can lead to their underestimating the severity of your symptoms. Besides drinking through a straw, here are some drinks that have helped others: full sugar flat coke (if you don't find it too acid), ice lollies, the juice of tinned fruit, Lucozade, apple juice, Ribina, Dr Pepper, soda water, Elderflower water, tonic water, ice cubes, Iron Bru, lemonade, lemon squash, orange squash, orange juice (if not too acid), fizzy orange, 7Up, isotonic drinks, sips of chocolate milkshake (maybe soya), fizzy water, apple juice, Robinson's fruit drinks, Rubicon sparkling mango drink , raspberry Lucozade sport and frozen ice cubes of flat Lucozade sport . Foods of a sort include tinned fruit, cuppa soup, nibbles of crisps and chips, cheap ice cream, Scotch pancakes, bagels and biscuits, potato smileys, slices of melon and mango. Protein drinks have also been mentioned.
Melleebacca Sorry you are still in a state of suspense. I am afraid that the figures that you and kalidasa mention mean nothing to me, as I don't think they were ever disclosed back when I was expecting DD.
abbs1 I think we tend to blame anything that is slightly out of the ordinary on HG or on taking meds. I suffered mildly and was given no meds, just told to take Gaviscon, but I did take paracetemol- then considered 100 per cent safe - in early pregnancy, and my daugther has a very slighlty turning in foot. After I heard about paracetemol possibly having a small risk of birth defects, I at once thought 'Ah, that's what caused it!'' That, of course, is unlikely. You mustn't torture yourself.
Waves to thingymaboob, FateHasRedesignedMost, kalidasa, abbs1, Pleasedon'tworry, BuffyFanForever and everyone.
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