9 weeks Pregnant with crazy nausea

Hi everyone!  I have not posted in quite sometime; but I come to read often. 

So for an update:  I am 20 months in remission, no meds, with a very strict diet (no gluten, no dairy, no preservatives - I was low residue for a whiloe, but being preganat was too limiting).

I learned I was pregnant at 4 weeks and I will be 9 weeks on Tuesday!  So exciting!  I have not had any flare symptoms, but I have been experiencing some really crazy nausea.  I have only vomitted once; and I feel like I fight it for the rest of the day.  It is wreaking havoc on my ability to get into work, and work effectively, and I am so exhausted all of the time...With the immune system already compromised and the demands the body makes on the immune system while pregnant - I have caught the nastiest sore throat and head cold....I am hoping this won't be a preview to the next 7 months.  Lots of bloating and gas, but the BM's are still fantastic!

I am very health conscious and manage my disease without meds (I fully respect those that are on medications - and that they may not have a choice...I am also resigned to the fact that someday I may have to be on something).  All of this to say that I am not too sure about taking an anti-nausea medication (Diclectin)....anyone been on this?

I also have not told work about my pregnancy....we are waiting for the 12 weeks and after our first ultrasound before we announce, so its hard to "fake" being well at work...how can I get around this...or should I just tell my boss and no one else?   

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Hi Meliss! Congrats on your pregnancy! Though different things work for different people, maybe consider ginger. Ginger supplements and/or ginger snaps. Ginger is supposed to be great for nausea. You can buy the snaps at your local health food store without additives.

I bought these at my health food store for my mom who is VERY sensitive to nausea from motion sickness. They are ginger mints--very peculiar taste! She said as long as she kept one in her mouth she was fine! Maybe they'd work for you!

http://www.puremints.com/ginger.htm

I also noticed Newman's makes an organic ginger mint. Who knew?

I found I had to eat very frequent tiny meals when I was pregnant to keep nausea at bay , but again, everyone is different!

Good luck and keep us posted!

I took Diclectin for a few months of my pregnancy while I had morning sickness and they worked GREAT. The last thing I needed was to be puking my guts up all day at work, or throwing up so much it would hurt/aggravate my Crohns, or lose SO much liquid that baby was in danger, so I took them. I felt no side effects but actually being able to manage the sickness and it never affected my crohns, or the baby, he's healthy as can be..so from a point of view of someone who took the pills, I recommend them fully. Almost all the girls I know lately who experienced morning sickness and took them seemed to have nothing but good to say about them. Hopefully you find something to help, morning sickness sure isn't fun, thats for sure. and CONGRATS.