Vitamin B6 - Morning Sickness Cure?

The benefits of Vitamin B6 are numerous as it is responsible for several functions in the body. It helps with metabolism, hormonal regulation, mood regulation and keeps the immune system running properly.

Becoming deficient can lead to weakness, irritability, and problems with both the hair and nails. Women may notice excessive PMS symptoms like bloating, irritability and acne and pregnant women tend to suffer from nausea early on in their pregnancy.

Mood changes such as depression as well as a decreased sex drive has been found in people who are deficient in vitamin B6 while using hormone replacement products such as birth control pills.

Vitamin B6 plays a very important role in the functions of the body and being deficient can cause a whole host of problems. If you have a reason to believe that you're not getting enough, find sources of it to add to your diet and if necessary, take a supplement.

As with many morning sickness remedies, it is unknown how Vitamin B6 works to reduce nausea and why it works for some women and not for others. Taken at the correct dosage, this is a remedy that is safe to try and should have no side effects unlike many of the medications that are used to treat morning sickness.

There is speculation that it may either help with the metabolism of certain amino acids or that it may change the neurotransmitters in the brain that perceive nausea. That would both eliminate the nausea signal from the brain and settle a stomach that may be queasy.

According to the FDA, the recommended daily allowance for pregnant women is 1.9 mg. However, the common dosage for treating morning sickness is 25 mg, three times a day. Please contact your health care provider before taking this vitamin and find out what they consider to be the correct dosage for you.

Fortunately there are many sources of Vitamin B6 if it's something you'd like to try to ease your nausea associted with morning sickness. Many women are so sick that they cannot swallow a liquid supplement or a pill without gagging and should instead look to their diet to increase their daily dosage.

Some great sources of Vitamin B6 that are also relatively bland and easy to eat include:

• Bananas


• Brown Rice


• Wheat Bread


• Fortified Cereals


• Meat


• Poultry


• Nuts


• Avocados

A sample menu could include a cold fortified cereal with sliced bananas for breakfast, a sandwich on whole wheat bread with avocado slices for lunch and a dinner of chicken and almond rice.

Although you may be focused on getting more B6, always make sure to keep your diet balanced and remember to include plenty of servings of both fruits and vegetables. This is especially important during pregnancy when you need to keep your body strong and also nourish your growing baby.

B natal Pops are these great little lollipops that are supplemented with Vitamin B6, which can help ease your morning sickness. They also contain sugar which when used in conjunction with B6 also helps relieve nausea and vomiting according to many women.

Not only are these pops easier for many women to take, but they are convenient and tasty too. You can stick them in your purse for when you're on the go and start to feel bad. They can also be used after vomiting to help rehydrate and freshen the mouth.

Just have one lollipop in the morning and then you can have another one as needed 8 hours later. Just make sure that you don't have more than 3 of them per day.

When you have 3 of them in a day, it will deliver 75 mg of Vitamin B6 which has been shown to reduce morning sickness in many women. Although some women feel relief right away, it may take several days to notice a difference.

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