Morning Sickness/Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy

Question 1

Nausea-vomit of liquid or undigested food immediately after meals. Lassitude-sleepiness, chest fullness and distention. T: Pale w/white coat. P: Weak during 1st trimester.

Answer 1

Spleen and Stomach Deficiency

Question 2

Vomit bitter or sour liquid. Epigastric fullness and hypochondriac pain. Frequent belching and sighing. Mental depression-dizziness, eye distention. T: Yellowish coat, P: wiry-slippery.

Answer 2

Liver and ST disharmony (LV overacting on ST)

Question 3

Nausea/vomit. Clear water. Desire to sleep. Fatigue , Facial edema. T: pale/teethmarks, thin white coat. P: Thready/slippery

Answer 3

SP/ST Def.

Question 4

Nausea/vomit. Phlegm/Saliva. (Morn: Empty ST). Epi/chest fullness, fatigue, possibly: palpitations, dizziness. T: Swollen, white greasy coat. P: slippery

Answer 4

Phlegm/Damp

Question 5

Nausea/vomit, irritability, tendency to sigh, chest oppression. T: Dusky, P: wiry/slippery.

Answer 5

LV overacting on ST

Question 6

Sour/bitter (yellow or green), Often after eating. T: red, thin yellow coat, P: Rapid, slippery and wiry.

Answer 6

Liver Heat

Question 7

Severe/violent vomit. Dry heaves and/or blood tinged, emaciation-thirst, exhaustion, dizzy, scanty urine. T: Red, no coat. P: Rapid/weak and thready.

Answer 7

Qi and Yin Deficiency