Sea-Band Nausea Relief Ginger Capsules for Travel Sickness Relief, 25 g, 20 Capsules

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As our knowledge, this is the first randomized, prospective trial to compare the effectiveness of ginger and acupressure in the treatment of NVP in referring women to antenatal clinic. Many studies had been performed and provided the information of the treatment of NVP, both pharmacological and nonpharmacological methods. Each Sea-Band ginger capsule includes 250mg ginger produced from natural ginger root, which supports digestive health and proper stomach function. It's gluten free and good for vegetarians and vegans, and it's ideal for usage before or during lengthy journeys by car, boat, rail, or airline. Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) is the most common complication of pregnancy which occurs up to 85% of mothers ( 1). This problem starts about the 4th week of pregnancy, and usually continues to the 16th week in a few mothers ( 2). The etiology of NVP is unknown. It occurs due to hormonal, immunological, and anatomical changes, although in many studies were not accepted ( 3). NVP develops to hyperemesis gravidarum in less than 2% of women. This complication characterized by repeated vomiting leading to fluid and electrolyte imbalance, nutrition deficiency, and a weight loss of more than 5% of the prepregnancy weight, often leading to hospitalization ( 4). Women with hyperemesis in first pregnancy have a high risk for recurrence in next pregnancy ( 5). Studies in Iran showed that the frequency of severe nausea and vomiting was 16% to 21.7% ( 6, 7). Severe NVP may lead to depression, feelings of inadequacy, loss of working hours, hospitalization and termination of pregnancy ( 8, 9). NVP has adverse effects on the quality of a woman's life, social, relationship with family, and her general health; then, properly and effectively treatment is very important in this condition ( 3, 10). It is typically treated with pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic (acupressure, acustimulation, acupuncture, ginger and vitamin B6) antiemetic ( 11, 12). Several researches have been performed about the effect of ginger or acupressure on nausea and vomiting in pregnancy in Iran ( 13- 16). In addition, surveys have shown that some herbal products were recommended to treat NVP by midwives ( 17). Ginger is an herb which its rhizome is used as spice and medicine. It can be used fresh, dried and powdered, or as a juice or oil. It is commonly used to treat various types of stomach problems ( 18). Since years ago, ginger has been used for treating nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy ( 13, 19). Studies have used powder or capsule forms to relieve NVP in Iran ( 13, 14, 20).

Data was analyzed by SPSS software version 14. In the descriptive analysis were represented as means and standard deviation, while the categorical variables were represented as frequency and percentages. ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis, Chi-square and Fisher exact tests were used for quantitative and qualitative variables. Highest Quality: Approved by the UK Standards for safe and healthy supplements, our Ginger tablets are the best in the market. Easy to swallow, minimal binding ingredients used and premium quality. Vegetarian and Vegan: Our tablets are easy to swallow. Made in the UK, suitable for Vegans and Vegetarians. We strive to source the most sustainable ingredients to produce the highest quality health supplements at an affordable price.The hypothesis tested whether ginger and acupressure were different in reduce nausea, vomiting and retching symptoms. These were indicated by mean difference Rhodes index scores between the three groups by ANOVA test. It was calculated by mean Rhodes index scores in four days after the intervention (post intervention) minus in three days before the intervention (pre intervention). Results in this trial showed that ginger was effective in treating nausea, vomiting and retching. In Ozgoli et al. study, the experimental group received 250 mg capsules of ginger, 4 times a day for 4 days, and the control group took placebo with the similar prescription form. They found that ginger was an effective herbal therapy for relieving nausea and vomiting, and an improvement in nausea symptoms during pregnancy was reported by the most of pregnant women in the ginger group ( 13). In a randomized controlled study, intervention group took 1 g/day for 4 days. In that trial, an improvement in nausea symptoms was reported by 82.8% of women in the ginger group ( 20). However, the results in the present study showed that vomiting and nausea in the ginger group decreased 52% and 48% respectively. This may take place due to the lower ginger dose in our study (750 mg/day versus 1 g/day). Food Supplements are intended to supplement the diet and should not be substituted for a varied diet or healthy lifestyle. If you think you have had an adverse reaction to this product, stop taking the product and tell your doctor or pharmacist. Please also tell Sea-Band customer information.

Heitmann et al. in a review study reported that the risk of congenital malformations, stillbirth / perinatal death, preterm birth, low birth weight, or low Apgar score did not increase when ginger was used during pregnancy ( 21). Therefore, a safe and effective treatment choice for NVP is ginger ( 22). The use of ginger products may be helpful to relieve nausea and vomiting, but the evidence of effectiveness was limited ( 23).Take 1 or 2 capsules approximately 30 minutes to one hour before travelling. Swallow whole with a large glass of water while standing. Do not take more than 8 capsules per day. After obtaining verbal informed consent, women underwent general physical examinations and routine obstetric evaluations. They were subsequently randomized into three groups (ginger, acupressure and control) using a table of random numbers.