instruction: hello doctor my wife is 10 weeks pregnant due to lockdown we are not able to go to the doctor she feels body pain and started spitting a lot from the fourth week she also vomits a lot please tell me what should I do and also suggest health supplements for her
output: hello nausea and vomiting are pretty much common during the first three to four months of pregnancy which happens due to sudden hormonal changes the body pains she feels is also due to the same reason I am assuming she must be taking folic acid supplements already after she got to know she was pregnant or once the scan was done if not please start them immediately after 14th week she can stop folic acid and switch to iron supplements once nausea and vomiting subside I will be mentioning the tests that she needs to take up as she is already 10 weeks pregnant there will be an important scan in the coming weeks that is between to13 weeks which is called it scan nuchal scan and also a blood test called double marker test which is for the screening of down syndrome in the fetus along with other chromosomal abnormalities called trisomy 13 and 18 please do not miss these tests you can get back to me if you got any further queries pregnancy induced nausea and vomiting it scan 13 weeks dual marker test 13 weeks tablet folvite my daily dominate plus doxylamine pyearidoxine and folic acid two tablets at bedtime for 15 days it reduces nausea and morning sickness tablet emset sos my before food if vomiting is uncontrolled syearup gelusil two teaspoons thrice daily 15 minutes before food for one week small meals at frequent intervals avoid spicy foods drink more water and fluids to avoid getting dehydrated avoid sexual intercourse until 14 weeks to prevent the risk of miscarriages