What is Hyperemesis Gravidarum? How to manage it? What are the precautions to be taken? What are the signs and symptoms? What is the cause of this disease? How to treat it? How can homeopathy help you? All of this answered, in this post and of course our doctors always there to help you. Just fill in your details in the form down below and we will answer all your questions for FREE!
What hyperemesis gravidarum is?
• Hyperemesis gravidarum is the most severe and dangerous type of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
• The excessive number of vomiting especially at the time of pregnancy is termed as hyperemesis gravidarum.
• This condition of pregnancy can lead to malnutrition, dehydration, and an imbalance of fluid electrolyte balance of body leading to many complicated situations during pregnancy.
• Affect the health of the mother and child.
• The severity of the disease depends on the frequency of vomiting.
• When female experience nausea and vomiting during pregnancy then the term used is morning sickness.
• High HCG (human chorionic gonadotrophin) hormone in the blood can lead to excessive vomiting and nausea during pregnancy.
• When HCG hormone levels rise to enormous levels it gives signals to the thyroid gland and leads to the release of TSH hormone.
• The levels of HCG hormone are at a peak during the first trimester of pregnancy.
What are the causes of hyperemesis gravidarum?
• HCG hormone levels high during pregnancy come to be a major cause.
• Estrogen and progesterone are another two major hormones that can cause hyperemesis gravidarum.
• Helicobacter pylori bacteria also lead to the occurrence of hyperemesis gravidarum.
• Genetic inheritance is also one of the leading causes.
• Overactivity of the vagus nerve also leads to hyperemesis gravidarum.
What are the sign and symptoms of hyperemesis gravidarum?
• Decrease in body weight due to the decrease in absorption of food taken.
• Dehydration causing ketosis and also lead to constipation.
• Due to dehydration a lot of electrolyte levels decrease leading to metabolic ketoacidosis and thyrotoxicosis.
• There is a lot of difficulties in activities of daily life.
• Hyperolfaction, ptyalism, and hypersalivation is another symptom associated with hyperemesis gravidarum.
• Deficiency of nutrients reflects many symptoms depending upon the nutrient deficient in the body such as vitamin A deficiency, vitamin B1 deficiency, vitamin B6 deficiency, vitamin B12 deficiency.
• Sleep disturbances.
• Anxiety.
• Irritability.
• Mood changes.
• Depression.
What is the differential diagnosis of hyperemesis gravidarum?
• Hepatitis.
• Acute pancreatitis.
• Irritable bowel syndrome.
• Peptic ulcer disease.
• Fatty liver.
• Nephrolithiasis.
• Preeclampsia.
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease.
• Gastroenteritis.
• Obstruction in bowels.
• Diabetic ketoacidosis.
• Biliary disease.
How to investigate hyperemesis gravidarum?
• Urine analysis.
• Ketone bodies.
• The specific gravity of urine.
Blood test
• Serum electrolytes (ca, mg)
• Serum ketones
Liver function test
• Serum bilirubin (conjugated, unconjugated)
Pancreatic enzymes
• Serum amylase.
• Serum lipase.
Thyroid function tests
• TSH
• T3
• T4
Hormone assays
• Estradiol
• Estrogen
• Progesterone
Diagnostic tools used are:
• USG has done to estimate the development and growth of the fetus.
• Abdominal CT scan and MRI done in rare cases.
What is the prognosis of hyperemesis gravidarum?
Hyperemesis gravidarum is a self-limiting disease and occur to stop after the finish of the first trimester and start of the second trimester.
What are the complications of hyperemesis gravidarum?
• Esophageal rupture or perforation occurs due to forceful vomiting.
• The disease of the liver.
• Seizures, coma or death.
• Wernicke encephalopathy.
• Pneumothorax.
• Renal failure
• Pancreatitis
• Splenic avulsion.
• Venous thrombus formation.
How to treat Hyperemesis Gravidarum?
• Psychological counselling of the patient is a must.
• Intravenous hydration of the patient is must in severe cases.
• Antiemetic drugs help to some extent.
• Multivitamin tablets are given to reduce the symptoms occurring due to the deficiency of other vital nutrients and vitamins.
• If in cases maternal health is threatened then medical termination of pregnancy is done.
• In cases of complication like rupture of esophagus then termination of pregnancy is considered if bleeding not stop.
What are the indicated homeopathic treatment of Hyperemesis Gravidarum?
-Sepia
-Lacticum acidum
-Natrum sulphuricum
-Nux vomica
-Tabaccum
For more information, you can visit WebMD and MayoClinic.
