Wouldloveanother Welcome. Sorry you are suffering. What meds have they got you on? Here is my normal spiel which I hope may help.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, frozen smoothie ice lollies, the juice of tinned fruit, Vimto, 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 (M and S has been recommende), 7Up, isotonic drinks, sips of strawberry or 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. Also, pink lemonade , cloudy lemonade and Sprite. Foods of a sort include tinned fruit, cuppa soup, nibbles of crisps and chips, cheap ice cream, Scotch pancakes, bagels and biscuits, potato smileys, minature salty Yorkshire Puddings , dry cereals and slices of melon and mango. Protein drinks have also been mentioned.
IHaveBeenFallingForThirtyMinutes I'm sorry to hear that the Obstetrician was so ignorant about how long Hyperemesis can last. From everything that I have seen on those threads over the years, it is usual for it to last longer than normal pregnancy sickness, and while many do get relief between 16 and 21 weeks, it a good number sadly do suffer throughout, though hopefully not usually as badly. I supose those who suffer to the end often are those who stay on these threads, though some stay on to encourage others. It is disappointing that you have been taken off steroids. Surely the doctor substituted other meds?
Weathergirl1 If you could have shown signs of immenent vomiting on the GP's shoes, had that meeting been in person, that would have been good. That's a shame about the Osteo.
ohCARP I hope you are out of hospital now. How is the UTI, and how did the tests go?
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