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Causes of Morning Sickness

...miting, commonly referred to as morning sickness, according to the American Pregnancy Association. This condition usually begins around the sixth week of pregnancy and begins to dissipate toward...
Motion Sickness Remedies

As its name implies, motion sickness occurs when a person becomes sick from motion, typically when riding in a car, train or boat. Suddenly breaking out in a cold sweat and feeling dizzy, queasy an...
Motion Sickness Symptoms

...ut not for those who suffer from motion sickness. Some people suffering from motion sickness may only experience mild discomfort, while others will have symptoms that are far more bothersome. Th...
Motion Sickness Tips

Motion sickness can affect those traveling by planes, trains and especially boats. This condition occurs when the brain gets mixed messages involving motion. Although the inner ears and body signal...
Symptoms of Morning Sickness

Morning sickness is a very common complaint during pregnancy, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Despite being such a common discomfort of pregnancy, the details of the ailment c...
Morning Sickness Remedies

...h it's commonly referred to as "morning sickness," the nausea and vomiting that commonly occurs in the first trimester of pregnancy can happen any time of the day or night. Some women experience...
What Are Morning Sickness Symptoms?

Morning sickness is a term used to describe a variety of symptoms commonly experienced during early pregnancy, usually beginning between weeks five and seven and ending by the 16th week. Although m...
What Are the Signs of Mold Sickness?

...enter the body and make you sick. Mold sickness is extremely serious and should be treated by a doctor. The early symptoms often look like other sicknesses, so it is important to know what to...
Treatments for Radiation Sickness

Radiation sickness is caused by damage to the body by radiation, usually in large exposures that occur over a short period of time. The degree of sickness is determined by the dose of radiation, wh...
The Best Snacks for Morning Sickness

Morning sickness may occur in about one-third of pregnant women. It does not cause medical problems to the baby as long as the mother does not lose too much weight due to vomiting. Morning sickness...
Morning Sickness Symptoms in Men

Morning sickness is characterized by nausea that occurs during pregnancy. For men, morning sickness can be a symptom of Couvade Syndrome, which sometimes occurs in the husbands of pregnant women. I...
OTC Medications for Motion Sickness

Motion sickness, or kinetosis, can occur when sensory, visual and auditory signals about the position of your body are sending contradictory messages to the brain. Motion sickness can trigger symp...
Ways to Cope With Morning Sickness

Morning sickness is nausea that takes place during pregnancy, particularly in the first trimester. Though entitled "morning" sickness, it may take place at any time of the day or night. According t...
How to Stop Airplane Sickness on Long Flights

...ticularly sensitive to movement. Motion sickness occurs due to a conflict between what you see and what the balance system in your inner ear senses. Because air travel involves both horizontal a...
Morning Sickness Cures

Morning sickness---a misnomer since symptoms can occur at any time of day---refers to the nauseous feelings many pregnant women experience. It can be one of the first symptoms of pregnancy, often b...
Home Remedy for Motion Sickness

Motion sickness is an ailment that impacts people who travel by water, land and air. The inner ear sends mixed signals to the brain, causing increased sensory confusion. Symptoms include dizziness,...
Foods to Alleviate Morning Sickness

...ul news, but that first bout of morning sickness may put a damper on your joy. Morning sickness is common to many pregnant women, whether they are having their first, their third or their fourth...
Helpful Foods to Ease Morning Sickness

...men during the first trimester, morning sickness is a nauseous feeling, sometimes accompanied by vomiting. It may be the result of hormonal changes in the woman's body, although the exact cause ...
5 Things You Need to Know About Treating Morning Sickness

Many people think morning sickness only occurs in the morning, which isn't true. It can occur at any time during the day. Also, only about 40 percent of women get morning sickness. Many women don'...
Foods to Eat for Morning Sickness

Morning sickness doesn't just have to happen in the morning. In fact, it can strike at any time of the day or night, and it affects as many as 90 percent of women. When you're struggling with morni...
6 Ways to Prevent Morning Sickness

...ly proven method for preventing morning sickness. However, there are ways to at least minimize the months-long feelings of nausea by treating the known causes. For example, nausea can be intensi...
5 Things You Need to Know About Morning Sickness

Doctors call it morning sickness, but if you have a bad case of it, you could throw up all day and all night. Morning sickness got its name because the morning is when most pregnant women feel the...
The Best Meds for Morning Sickness

Morning sickness affects many pregnant women. Though most cases of morning sickness can be managed with dietary changes and will resolve themselves by the end of the first trimester, more severe ca...
African Sleeping Sickness Treatments

African sleeping sickness is an infection involving the Trypanosomoa brucei gambiense or Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense organisms. Symptoms of this ailment include drowsiness, anxiety, sweating, mo...
The Best Foods for Morning Sickness

Morning sickness refers to the nausea that often occurs during the first trimester of pregnancy, mainly in the morning. It tends to improve as the day wears on and usually disappears by the fourth ...
Alternative Medicine Cures for Morning Sickness

Morning sickness refers to the queasiness and discomfort felt by pregnant women, generally early in the first trimester. Despite the name, morning sickness can occur at any time and may last throug...
African Sleeping Sickness Symptoms

African sleeping sickness, also known as human African trypanosomiasis, is an infectious disease seen only in Sub-Saharan Africa and is carried by the tsetse fly. It happens in places where there a...
5 Ways to Prevent Motion Sickness While Sailing

Motion sickness of any kind isn't fatal, but if you find yourself suffering with it, it is still unpleasant. Motion sickness on the water is called seasickness. It occurs when the brain receives c...
Cures for Motion Sickness

Motion sickness includes nausea, dizziness or vomiting that occurs in some people during various modes of travel. The discomfort can be anxiety-provoking and cause avoidance of certain forms of tra...
4 Ways to Treat Morning Sickness During Pregnancy

... the morning can help alleviate morning sickness. Also, maintaining a small amount of food in the stomach throughout the day can reduce nausea. Six small meals rather than three large ones will ...
What Causes Sleeping Sickness?

Sleeping sickness, also known as African trypanosomiasis, is a parasitic disease that is endemic to Africa, and consists of two predominant types, East African and West African trypanosomiasis. The...
Signs of Salmonella Sickness

...ans. Most people get salmonella-related sicknesses from drinking contaminated water or eating salmonella-infected foods. There are many different strains of salmonella bacteria (more than 2,000)...
Foods to Eat to Avoid Sickness

...enting colds, flu and an array of other sicknesses. What one eats--or does not eat--can make a difference in how well the immune system can prevent sickness. Though many experts agree that a bal...
The Effects of Radiation Sickness

Radiation poisoning can come from numerous sources--many of which are linked to terrorism, which is a growing concern in almost every part of the world today. From accidents like Chernobyl to poten...
How to Care for the Sick & Elderly

...g on the responsibility to care for the sick and elderly is a large commitment time wise, financially and emotionally. You are assuming the responsibility of care for another person, one who li...
5 Ways to Cope With a Sick Family Member

...hen soap and water are unavailable. The sick family member should cough or sneeze into a tissue, or use the crook of the elbow to contain germs. Instruct young children to keep their hands away ...
How to Care for Sick, Elderly Grandparents

...hildren are being called on to care for sick, elderly grandparents in the home. At the same time, many aging grandparents prefer to stay at home when they can, according to researchers at the Am...
What Are the Symptoms of Sick Sinus Syndrome?

Sick sinus syndrome is not a single disease, but the term used for a group of abnormal heart rhythms caused by problems with a sinus node, also called the sinoatrial, or SA node, in the heart. The ...
5 Things You Need to Know About Using A Humidifier When Sick

...perts recommend using a humidifier when sick.
Children & Seasickness

Children and sea sickness are one of the big mysteries of raising kids. While some kids have stomachs that seem to be made of iron, others are nauseous at a moment's notice. Sea sickness and childr...

Peanut Butter Protein Balls

...need to grab a quick snack, but you are sick of fruit and protein bars. The solution is simple: grab two peanut bu...

Calories: 295 Fat: 11.5956 Cholesterol: 0 Sodium: 200.4599 Total Carbohydrates: 24.1005 Fiber: 4.4705 Sugars: 9.9095 Protein: 12.272 Vitamin C:

Under Pressure Quick Chicken Soup

...soup on a whim. When someone comes home sick, this will warm them up in a hurry. It's not as good as the kind tha...

Calories: 238 Fat: 2.2425 Cholesterol: 40.625 Sodium: 736.75 Total Carbohydrates: 25.6334 Fiber: 2.4 Sugars: 2.9625 Protein: 26.55 Vitamin C:

Homemade Chicken Soup

...ike my parents used to make. Good when sick, or feeling homesick.

Calories: 68 Fat: 1.076 Cholesterol: 34.6667 Sodium: 602.296 Total Carbohydrates: 8.7926 Fiber: 1.4548 Sugars: 3.4071 Protein: 5.7126 Vitamin C:

Chicken & Rice Soup

Perfect for when you're sick.

Calories: 328 Fat: 6.25 Cholesterol: 90 Sodium: 840.2874 Total Carbohydrates: 33.444 Fiber: 3.611 Sugars: 6.2775 Protein: 33.8472 Vitamin C:

Chicken Minestrone Soup

...arty soup for when it's cold or you are sick.

Calories: 218 Fat: 1.9751 Cholesterol: 20.4 Sodium: 688.34 Total Carbohydrates: 31.1745 Fiber: 7.3929 Sugars: 5.5338 Protein: 16.4878 Vitamin C:

Ginger

The underground stems called rhizomes and above ground stems of ginger have been used in Chinese, Japanese and Indian...
Alpinia

...g, gastrointestinal complaints, and sea sickness. In Brazil, where Alpinia zerumbet is called "colonia," it is use...
Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba has been used medicinally for thousands of years. Today, it is one of the top selling herbs in the Uni...
Khella

...ptians originally grew it to treat many sicknesses like urinary tract diseases. It was also used in the Middle Age...

immunity of steel or destined for sickness?
- Posted On February 27, 2009 07:22:58 PM
  ...co-workers (3 women) have been off work sick or at work fighting illness a couple times each. One time this year I have "thought" I "might" be coming down with something...o... Read More
- Posted On February 27, 2009 07:31:58 PM
  ...ll see me post..."OMG, I am sooooo SICK!!!!" Echinacea tea, here I come! Read More
SICKNESS- HELP!
- Posted On August 13, 2008 04:04:34 PM
  ... for my body right now? I used to use sickness as an excuse to just eat whatever I want...which I haven't done yet! But I have been eating a lot of soup and skipped my work out for the day. Do... Read More
- Posted On August 13, 2008 04:07:46 PM
  I would try and eat some fruit!! oranges are alway good. Read More
The sickness won
...y needed the rest especially since i am sick and have been pushing it all week, but i am still frightened about falling into old habits. daughter went to the doctor too and she is having the sam...
- Posted On March 13, 2010 07:07:11 AM
  ...chicken soup and mugs of hot tea, 'sick people food,' are very low calorie! TAKE CARE! Read More
- Posted On March 13, 2010 07:07:11 AM
  ...chicken soup and mugs of hot tea, 'sick people food,' are very low calorie! TAKE CARE! Read More
Compensating for sickness?
- Posted On September 1, 2008 02:28:32 PM
  ... I'm genuinely curious here. If you get sick (stomach virus, medication, dizziness, nerves, liquor, what have you) and you vomit up a significant portion of your food -- do you need to compensat... Read More
- Posted On September 1, 2008 03:05:09 PM
  ... I'm genuinely curious here. If you get sick (stomach virus, medication, dizziness, nerves, liquor, what have you) and you vomit up a significant portion of your food -- do you need to compensat... Read More
dogs and motion sickness
- Posted On December 20, 2007 10:57:37 AM
  .... The next time though, she got really sick, so I was thinking of giving her a dramamine (or half a dramamine) this time around to hopefully ease her tummy and maybe even make her sleep for a p... Read More
- Posted On December 20, 2007 11:47:53 AM
  ...ow all of you cope with dogs and motion sickness though, if you have any other tricks or tips. The vet mentioned that Dramamine doesn't work for some dogs so any advice is appreciated. Read More
Food Diary question - tracking for a food causing sickness
- Posted On March 7, 2009 08:49:11 PM
  ...ng to track my food because I have been sick off and on the last few weeks - maybe after eating certain things, and I thought the food diary might be a good way to figure out what I might be eat... Read More
- Posted On March 10, 2009 07:51:31 PM
  ... get to the bottom of what is making me sick. The site sure has been helpful to met he last year or so - first losing weight, then with this problem I've been having the last few weeks - I thin... Read More
Sickness in the family
- Posted On June 29, 2008 12:43:56 PM
  I just wondered if anyone else thought their problems might be linked to illness in their family? Half of my relatives on my mum's side of the family suffer from a rare form of muscular dystrophy, ... Read More
- Posted On July 1, 2008 06:28:16 AM
  well i was adopted when i was a baby, so i don't know for certain if my family members ever had anything that would contribute to my eating disorder. but i have met my birth family and the women ar... Read More
SICKNESS
I binged so bad on Easter Chocolate candy last night. Coupled with beer left me nauseated ALL day so far. I really feel like puking. I really want to clean the sugar from my diet starting right ...
- Posted On April 12, 2007 12:24:15 PM
  I cut sugar (and all other simple carbs like white flour rice etc) out of my diet 3+ years ago (atkins) and it was the best thing i did . Since cutting out sugar I find that things that wouldn't... Read More
Oh sickness...
... a couple of lbs too...I was SO FREEKIN sick!!! Like I think I should have seen a doctor kinda sick. Like the sit on the couch like a zombie kinda sick. Like all I did was sleep and watch ab...
- Posted On April 16, 2008 10:28:54 AM
  Oh, I hate that kind of sick. When I was pregnant with our first son I was SO sick but not pukey sick. Everything sent me into orbit, I couldn't cook or even smell meat, we were moving and I coul... Read More
- Posted On April 16, 2008 10:28:54 AM
  Oh, I hate that kind of sick. When I was pregnant with our first son I was SO sick but not pukey sick. Everything sent me into orbit, I couldn't cook or even smell meat, we were moving and I coul... Read More
Testing the Car Sickness
... benadryl does in fact help with motion sickness, which someone on here recommended, too. So i'm going with the bendaryl. Although I will roll down the windows to give them some fresh air and ...
- Posted On September 9, 2008 11:02:59 AM
  Good luck! Our vet ok'd dramamine too, he even gave us dosing info (for her weight it was half a tablet, followed by a quarter of a tablet every few hours). Read More
- Posted On September 9, 2008 11:44:33 AM
  Good luck! I hope Gunner and Scout do ok this time around...it's sort of trial and error but once you figure out what works for them, car trips will be much better for all of you! Read More
Sickness
I hate being sick! I am so glad that I finally feel better. Thats all, it was more of a rant then anything else.
- Posted On December 28, 2007 09:47:38 AM
  Glad your feeling better now Read More
Oh sickness...
... a couple of lbs too...I was SO FREEKIN sick!!! Like I think I should have seen a doctor kinda sick. Like the sit on the couch like a zombie kinda sick. Like all I did was sleep and watch ab...
- Posted On April 15, 2008 10:13:28 AM
  glad to know your arn't dying.... who cares if you goained a lb or 2 if you felt like poo. you'll re-lose it.. feel better! Read More
- Posted On April 15, 2008 12:44:13 PM
  Definitely take care of you! Read More
Sickness...
How much should you work out when sick?? I have had something for 3 days now. It may be the flu. Yesterday I woke up with a fever, muscle aches, chest and head congestion, and sore throat... and ma...
- Posted On December 22, 2008 10:04:36 AM
  ...is that it's ok to work out when you're sick...you just have to listen to your body and know it's limits. However, I think doing a 5 mile race would have been a little extreme...especially cons... Read More
- Posted On December 24, 2008 10:20:50 AM
  ...what kind of sick you are. That kind of sickness you should rest. If it's a could your ok to workout, but yes just pay attention to your body. You don't want to hinder healing. Read More
Oh sickness...
... a couple of lbs too...I was SO FREEKIN sick!!! Like I think I should have seen a doctor kinda sick. Like the sit on the couch like a zombie kinda sick. Like all I did was sleep and watch ab...
- Posted On April 15, 2008 10:12:22 AM
  ... and I'm glad you're not freaking out. Sick happens. Just pick back up when you feel 100% again! :) Read More
- Posted On April 15, 2008 08:49:56 PM
  Hope you feel better soon!! Read More
Car Sickness
...of anything that can help dogs iwth car sickness?
- Posted On September 4, 2008 01:16:17 PM
  Hershey used to get carsick. we gave him dramamine on our vet's advice for a while, but learned that letting the window down 1/2way and letting him have fresh air solved the problem. Read More
- Posted On September 4, 2008 01:23:45 PM
  Both of our boys get car sick and we found putting down the window and giving them one Skittle each solved it. Don't know why but it worked. :-) For long trips, our vet has told us to give them ... Read More
not looking sick
- Posted On December 13, 2008 05:53:55 AM
  ...hine Your skin displays a normal colour Sickness shows itself far duller Hidden from the naked eye I do not see the worm so sly As the beast is being fed Apple's strength is dwindling dead Onl... Read More
- Posted On December 15, 2008 09:10:53 AM
  ...h us. You feel no one sees the pain and sickness you are feeling...You are crying out to be seen... wanting someone to see this pain and help you. Is there anyone close to you that you trust to ... Read More
Ugh! Sick
...nbsp;tried to dodge the roaving wave of sickness spreading through out our office...I failed... So its up the fluids, lower the calories and stuff Kleenex up both nostrils. Tomorrow I hop...
- Posted On January 8, 2010 05:41:15 PM
  ...p; I'm a big believer in green tea when sick. Read More
- Posted On January 8, 2010 04:58:08 PM
  Reminds me of that line in the Devil wares prada " I'm only one more stomic flue away from a size six" Feel better soon. Read More
Are you pregnant if you are?
- Posted On February 11, 2009 11:46:58 AM
  ...een eating, or what could be making you sick. Read More
- Posted On February 11, 2009 11:49:27 AM
  ...orning (that's why it's called 'morning sickness') . I was extremely nauseous in the mornings with my first son... but a little nauseous at numerous points throughout the day as well. Food wa... Read More
Calorie Calculor, with goal date
- Posted On April 20, 2008 01:36:30 PM
  ... Thanks... I love calculators. It's a sickness. Read More
- Posted On April 20, 2008 01:44:15 PM
  ...e. Thanks... I love calculators. It's a sickness. I have the same exact sickness. You're not alone. The number I got was over by about 100 calories of the total calorie goal I've been usi... Read More
Hey, alleymaerki!
- Posted On February 1, 2009 08:01:16 PM
  Hahahaha I've been really sick all day, so this really just made my day. Read More
- Posted On February 2, 2009 07:03:25 AM
  Sorry to hear about your sickness. Hope you're feeling better! I'm just coming off a bit of stomach flu myself. Read More

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immunity of steel or destined for sickness?

SICKNESS- HELP!

The sickness won

Compensating for sickness?

dogs and motion sickness

Food Diary question - tracking for a food causing sickness

Sickness in the family

SICKNESS

Oh sickness...

Testing the Car Sickness

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Oh sickness...

Sickness...

Oh sickness...

Car Sickness

not looking sick

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