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Hyperemesis Gravidarum

So there is a name for what I've got. Its Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG). It is in the book Your Pregnancy week by week 6th Edition. Pages 88-89.
This is what is written about it:
"Nausea doesn't usually cause enough trouble to require medical attention. However, a condition called hyperemesis gravidarum (severe nausea and vomiting) causes a great deal of vomiting, which results in loss of nutrients and fluid. You have HG if you are unable to keep down 80 ounces of fluid in 24 hours, if you lose more than 2 lbs a week or 5% of you pre-pregnancy weight, or if you vomit blood or bile. Contact your doctor immediately!
Only 1 to 2% of all pregnant women experience HG. Very high levels of nausea-inducing hormones produced by the placenta may be one cause. Your sense of smell may also be more intense, which may make nausea more severe.
If symptoms are extreme, call your doctor's office as soon as possible. Even though your first prenatal appointment may not be scheduled for a while, there's no reason you should suffer. Your doctor will want to now about the problem. You may have to ask to be seen sooner than a normal first prenatal appointment so you can find some relief. If you experience severe nausea and vomiting, if you cannot eat or drink anything or if you feel so ill that you cannot carry on your daily activities, call your physician. Call if your urine is dark, you produce little urine, you feel dizzy when you stand up, your heart races or pounds, or you vomit blood or bile.
In severe cases, a pregnant woman may need to be treated in the hospital with intravenous fluids and medications. Hypnosis has also been used successfully in treating HG."

I don't know about the 80 ounces of fluids, that is quite a lot. I am lucky to get in 24 ounces of fluids per 24 hour period and I'm on ondansetron (zofran). I weighed 135 before my first pregnancy. I lost 25 lbs. That is 18.5%. That beats the 5% by quite a bit. As gross as it...

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