Morning sickness

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Usually refers to nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. Presence of early morning sickness without pregnancy can sometimes be due to raised intracranial pressure from a space-occupying lesion in the brain.

Vomiting and nausea in pregnancy

In pregnancy, morning sickness is a misnomer as symptoms can occur at any time throughout the day. Severe, intractable cases are labelled Hyperemesis gravidarum and may require hospitalisation.

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