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What Causes Morning Sickness? The Food and Drug Administration has since determined there is no risk from the antihistamine and vitamin B6 that zofran lawsuits make up the drug, but it is no longer available in the United States. These anti-nausea drugs are http://zofranproblems.com/ prescription-only and must be monitored by a physician. Vitamin B6 often helps with morning sickness. The antihistamine (doxylamine) and vitamin B6 are available over the counter, however, so some physicians may suggest this as an over-the-counter remedy for morning sickness. A home-made version of Emetrol can be created by allowing a soda to go flat (soda contains a similar amount of phosphoric acid and sugar). Never take any drugs, vitamins, or other supplements without contacting your healthcare provider! An over-the-counter drug called Emetrol is also used. Emetrol contains sugar and phosphoric acid, and is generally considered safe in pregnancy. For women with severe, unrelenting vomiting (hyperemesis gravidarum), there are medications that are used to control the severity of the morning sickness. The drug is still sold in Canada under the name Dicletin. Supplements may be prescribed by a doctor to help with the sensation of nausea in pregnancy. A drug called Bendectin was used in the United States to treat morning sickness for some time - the drug was recalled when there were some concerns about its safety in pregnancy. People with hereditary fructose intolerance should not take Emetrol, as it contains a high concentration of

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What Causes Morning Sickness?

The Food and Drug Administration has since determined there is no risk from the antihistamine andvitamin B6 that zofran lawsuits make up the drug, but it is no longer available in the United States.These anti-nausea drugs are http://zofranproblems.com/ prescription-only and must be monitored bya physician.

Vitamin B6 often helps with morning sickness. The antihistamine (doxylamine) and vitamin B6 areavailable over the counter, however, so some physicians may suggest this as an over-the-counterremedy for morning sickness. A home-made version of Emetrol can be created by allowing a soda togo flat (soda contains a similar amount of phosphoric acid and sugar). Never take any drugs,vitamins, or other supplements without contacting your healthcare provider!

An over-the-counter drug called Emetrol is also used. Emetrol contains sugar and phosphoric acid,and is generally considered safe in pregnancy.

For women with severe, unrelenting vomiting (hyperemesis gravidarum), there are medications thatare used to control the severity of the morning sickness. The drug is still sold in Canada under thename Dicletin. Supplements may be prescribed by a doctor to help with the sensation of nausea inpregnancy.

A drug called Bendectin was used in the United States to treat morning sickness for some time - thedrug was recalled when there were some concerns about its safety in pregnancy. People withhereditary fructose intolerance should not take Emetrol, as it contains a high concentration of

frutctose as its primary ingredient.