Pregnant Kim Kardashian Shares Her Morning Sickness Hack

It’s no secret that Kim Kardashian is suffering from pretty bad morning sickness.

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, who’s five months pregnant, has spoken publicly about her experience of the pregnancy side effect numerous times – and has now taken to her Instagram account to reveal how she’s coping with it.

The reality star is using Diclegis, a delayed-release tablet containing a combination of doxylamine (an antihistamine) and pyridoxine (a form of vitamin B6). It can help ease nausea – and appears to be doing the trick for Kim.

“OMG. Have you heard about this? As you guys know my #morningsickness has been pretty bad. I tried changing things about my lifestyle, like my diet, but nothing helped, so I talked to my doctor,” Kim, who’s expecting a baby boy, wrote on her Instagram.

“He prescribed me #Diclegis, I felt a lot better and most importantly, it’s been studied and there was no increased risk to the baby.”

You may not have heard of Diclegis, but it’s actually quite an old drug. It was sold in the US over 50 years ago under the brand name Bendectin. But many women who took it filed lawsuits against the manufacturer, claiming it caused birth defects, and despite no clinical evidence to prove this was the case, it ceased operations in 1983.

Since then, the now-called-Diclegis medicine has been extensively tested and two meta-analyses of existing research have concluded that it’s safe for a growing baby.

While Diclegis has been licensed for use to combat morning sickness in the US and Canada, it’s not currently available in the UK. Instead, doctors treat it here by first recommending various diet and lifestyle changes. These include:

-    Getting plenty of rest (as tiredness can make sickness worse).
-    Getting up slowly, if possible, and eating a piece of dry toast or a plain biscuit immediately.
-    Drinking plenty of fluids.
-    Eating small, frequent meals that are high in carbs and low in fat.
-    Eating cold meals rather than hot ones (as they don’t smell as much).
-    Avoiding drinks with a cold, sharp or sweet flavour.
-    Distracting yourself as much as possible.
-    Wearing loose clothing.

If none of these work, a GP may prescribe some antiemetic (anti-sickness) medication or antihistamines to ease the nausea. Some women claim acupressure and eating ginger also helps.

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