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From: avolio@decuac.UUCP (Lisa Avolio)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: Morning sickness
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Date: Sat, 23-Nov-85 12:52:57 EST
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This from my wife:

    Funny you should ask...  Yesterday I talked to a friend with
similar problems.  Her doctor recommended that she take large doses of
vitamin B6 because that was the main ingredient in Bendectin, which
also contains an antihistamine as well.  Although her vomiting did not
disappear, she was at least able to function the days she faithfully
took B6.

    Bendectin tablets contain 10 mg of B6, so your wife was probably
taking 30 mg a day.  B6 is not dangerous, and an anti-nauseant effect
has been proven in some studies.  I would recommend that your wife
take 50 mg of B6 daily for at least a couple of weeks to see if she
feels better. (Not great, but better.)

    I myself am 10 weeks pregnant.  With my two previous pregnancies I
was nauseous a good two months, but this time, with 50 mg B6 daily
from the start, my nausea disappeared after 2 1/2 weeks.  I realize
this is not proof, but continuing with B6 can't hurt.  A lot of other
pregnancy books have mentioned it for morning-sickness as well.

    I hope it helps.

	Lisa Avolio
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