Nausea is a common symptom of various medical conditions. It
is also a common side effect of certain medications and certain medical
procedures. And a sign of the existence of certain physiological abnormalities.
External factors such as smells can also trigger nausea and vomiting.
It is therefore something that a lot of women experience. And
whether it manifests as a symptom of ovarian cysts, a sign of pregnancy or a
side effect of chemotherapy, it is not a pretty experience. Minimizing or
totally getting rid of it is therefore something that will go a long way in
helping you to deal with whatever situation it is that you are dealing with.
Ginger as a natural treatment
Ginger has been touted as one of the most effective natural
remedies of nausea and vomiting. A lot of studies, though not all and some are
inconclusive, show that it works when it comes to making bouts of nausea and
vomiting less violent. And what is better is that with ginger, the root cause
of the nausea and vomiting spells almost always never matters. It almost always
makes it better, or at least manageable.
Why ginger works as a natural remedy of nausea and vomiting
According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, it all has something to do with what ginger contains. Shogaols and gingerols are pungent phenol compounds that boost ginger’s capacity to serve as a natural treatment. So does the suite of volatile oils that ginger contains.
Of the effective, ineffective and insufficient evidence narrative of ginger
A couple of leading publications have dealt with the issue
of whether ginger is effective not only as way to treat nausea and vomiting,
but also as a potent source of disease-eradicating medicinal value. And what
have they found? They have found that results of various studies are contradictory
at best and to an extent the evidence available is inconclusive.
The Medline Plus website says as much. It states that it is
effective when it comes to treating nausea and vomiting caused by pregnancy,
arthritis, periods, dizziness and surgery. For episodes that result from weight
loss and motion sickness, it brands as possibly ineffective. And for vomiting
and nausea caused by hangovers, chemotherapy, respiratory complications,
migraines, muscle pains and other medical conditions, it classifies ginger in
an insufficient-evidence class.
With the University of Maryland Medical Center website, it is pretty much the same thing. Powdered gingeris listed as having proven effective in a study when it came to reducing the severity
of vomiting caused by motion sickness, but the same powder proved ineffective
when it came to preventing nausea that resulted from motion sickness.
It also
lists it as effective when treating nausea related to pregnancy, osteoarthritis,
surgery and chemotherapy. But it is also stated that there are studies that
contradict these findings.
So what now?
It is pretty simple. If you don’t have a ginger allergy and
you are suffering from bouts of nausea and vomiting, it doesn’t hurt to try and
see if it works for you. And let’s not forget the other health benefits that consuming
ginger has.
At the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter whether your
nausea and vomiting is a symptom of ovarian cysts, whether is coming about as a
sign of pregnancy or whether it is a side effect of a drug, a number of studies
has found ginger to be an effective treatment. It being a natural remedy, with
no drug-like side effects, is just but a bonus. It doesn’t hurt - so far as
finding out what works for you goes.
Ginger biscuits, anyone?
Yes, these biscuits contain ginger. But the question is, do
they contain enough of it?
Ginger biscuits are a good treat. And while using them as an
excuse might pass as an excuse to indulge a guilty pleasure, it doesn’t fly so
well when it comes to helping a person get rid of nausea and vomiting symptoms. At least
not for a lot of people.
For some people, it might. This is so especially when the
nausea and vomiting episodes have been triggered by smelling something that
your smell-senses find off-putting. Or when you have eaten something that has
left a bad taste in your mouth.
But filling yourself with pieces and pieces of ginger biscuits
is likely to fail when nausea and vomiting is triggered by things like food
poisoning, hormonal imbalances and radiation treatments.
Add to this the huge amount of sugars that you will be
consuming in the process and ginger biscuits don’t make much sense as a natural treatment of nausea and vomiting.
But it doesn’t really hurt to try. Give it a try and see if
it works. If it works for you, don’t forget to keep an eye on the calories.
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