Natural MS remedies
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Topic: Natural MS remedies
Posted By: kebakat
Subject: Natural MS remedies
Date Posted: 17 March 2010 at 7:41pm
I'm very reluctant to go down the medicated route with MS this time given what happened with Jared.. but me and MS become very well aquainted until I'm about 20w and thats a long time to feel like sh*t. I'm already over it and I've only just started  12 more weeks of feeling like this knowing its going to get worse is depressing at best.
So I'm trying to find every natural remedy I can in hopes it will help a bit.. So far I got: - seabands - naturopharm nauseamed which is nearly empty and I'll get the morningmed relief one next time - blackmores ginger and B6 Are there any others? I'm already doing the eat little and often thing and sticking to foods that agree with me and I suck on barley sugars pretty much all night cause it helps while they are in my mouth. |
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Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 17 March 2010 at 7:52pm
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what about acupuncture? I haven't tried it, but have heard other people who have had good success with it. Also apparentely the earlier you start it, the better.
good luck, MS sucks especially when you have a toddler to look after. ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 17 March 2010 at 7:56pm
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I didn't know that about the earlier you start accupuncture the better. Might have to check that out tomorrow as I believe someone at the mw clinic does it.
Daniel already gets grumpy during the day cause I can't do the things he wants me to do
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Posted By: Lucky apple
Date Posted: 17 March 2010 at 8:08pm
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Mint imperials are helpful as a variation on the barley sugars :-)
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Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 17 March 2010 at 8:10pm
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thats what my MW told me. I only really found out about it when I was 12 weeks and my MW said she didn't think there was much point in starting it then.
I found Ella went through that stage, but then she got pretty good at entertaining herself so it actually worked out pretty well because now she is quite happy to play by herself. ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 17 March 2010 at 8:15pm
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Ewww mint, I'm not a big mint person
Daniel is great at entertaining himself but he likes playing chasing games with mummy and daddy over the last couple of months with hide n go seek added in and running around the house with a bloated nauseated tummy isn't cool. |
Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 17 March 2010 at 8:19pm
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no, I imagine that isn't that fun. There have been times over the past couple of weeks that I swear chasing after Ella was going to put me into early labour ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 17 March 2010 at 11:04pm
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Oh no Stacey :(
Is choc milk helping this time?? With Caden I found salty things helped a bit, but other than that nothing, I just felt sick no matter what. With Bella(as you know) I drank choc milk like crazy and used the morningmed spray(i still sue that stuff for any nausea i get!). *hugs* I hope you can find some relief hun ------------- |
Posted By: maysie
Date Posted: 18 March 2010 at 8:07am
I drank a lot of choc milk too 
But I also found crushing up some fresh ginger and putting it in one of those infusers you put in your mug, with hot water helped. I just sipped it. And gingernuts! yum!! Hope it doesn't last too long. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: JuneDue
Date Posted: 18 March 2010 at 9:03am
| I used 'preggie pops' and 'preggie pop drops' from a place called Nature Baby . . . FANTASTIC! Natural and drug free and worked a treat. |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 18 March 2010 at 12:11pm
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I have an appt for accupuncture on monday so I hope that works!!
Milk doesn't seem to agree with me yet, give it a week or so and I'll probably be chugging it down again lol. |
Posted By: my2girls
Date Posted: 18 March 2010 at 12:17pm
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Mizone i found was great, in particular the lime flavour. (its got b vitamins etc in it)
Choc and Banana Milk Fingers crossed you dont get MS as bad with this bub :) |
Posted By: noodle
Date Posted: 18 March 2010 at 12:25pm
I lived on pineapple frujus (I think thats how you spell it  ) and lemonade iceblocks
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Posted By: cealz
Date Posted: 18 March 2010 at 1:21pm
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Accupuncture is awesome but it does take a couple of times to kick in.
Hope it helps ------------- 
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Posted By: Rachel1982
Date Posted: 18 March 2010 at 6:50pm
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I liked chocolate milk, and also sour gummy lollies like sour worms, sour apple rings etc. They really seemed to help.
It's so the pits when you are kinda hungry, but a lot nauseous and you can't bring yourself to eat cos you're scared you'll see it again... For the record, I found tomato based pastas were good on the way down and not too bad on the way up compared to some other foods!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 18 March 2010 at 6:57pm
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I've got a bottle of ginger stuff that I can drop off. I didnt like it at all but you're more than welcome to give it a go. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 18 March 2010 at 7:07pm
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Oh yeah Rachel I remember what tomato based anything is like on the way back up. But at the moment tomato based anything seems to stay nicely in my tum.
Kel - what does it taste like? I'm very weary of putting gross stuff in my mouth |
Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 18 March 2010 at 10:20pm
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It was very strong!! I'll try some tomorrow & let you know. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com">
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: surfergirl
Date Posted: 19 March 2010 at 9:12am
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Didn't work for me - but I heard that dry crackers, eaten in bed, before you even lift yuor head off the pillow can really work. I see you have seabands - although it didn't take it away entirely it was the best thing for me. (BTW - I am so happy to see you are expecting again! ------------- http://www.alterna-tickers.com"> 
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)Posted By: Treen
Date Posted: 20 March 2010 at 10:06pm
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I found the preggie pops from Egg quite good (apart from the ginger ones – they made my MS worse!). There's also a MS herbal tea you can get. I haven't tried it but I drink a heartburn tea by the same brand which works really well.
http://www.bellamama.co.nz/shop/Pregnancy+and+Baby+Products+Books++CDs/Morning+Wellness+Herbal+Tea+from+Earth+Mama+Angel+Baby.html - Morning Wellness tea ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kmarie
Date Posted: 21 March 2010 at 8:12am
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I tried a really good drink at a friends the other day that I reckon it might be helpful for ms. It's a kapiti kitchen cordial (ginger & lemon) & it tastes homemade - sooooo good! It's a bit too late for me to see if it helps with ms, but I've found it online if you want to have a hunt around for it. You never know, it might do the trick! http://www.dulciemaykitchen.com/item_kapiti-kitchen-cordials-lemon-and-ginger_8755 - kapiti kitchen cordial
The other thing that I had right through for ms both times around, was the Baker Halls blackcurrant & cranberry fruit syrup. (Just from the supermarket) It has added vit c, folate, calcium & iron which I figured was a plus! I usually put some in the bottom of a mug and topped it up with hot water. Sipping away at it during the day really seemed to keep the nausea at bay. Ooh and I was still nauseus @13wks when we went to the parent & child show - one of the stands gave me a free preggie pop and it really worked! Hugs hun, it is hard to get past that patch of feeling so rotten - esp when for you it lasts longer. Bethany had a really rough patch that co-incided with my first trimester this time around (it involved lots of screaming and very little sleeping) so it's not uncommon, and it doesn't last forever I promise! Remember you can only do what you can do. Hang in there x ------------- 
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Posted By: babybrain
Date Posted: 22 March 2010 at 1:42pm
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I had MS everyday, all day and night until 16weeks. I felt like you... that I just didnt have the energy to go on like that! My doc gave me metaclopramide. I dont know what you took before that might have caused problems.. but from my research the studies show that it doesnt pose any risk. It completely changed my life and allowed me to get out of the house- and helped my depression from feeling so sick all the time. I also used the sea bands and I found these extremely helpful in my battle.they took most of the nausea away after 5 mins of putting them on! Got really sick of ginger- but it does help. ] |