Dr. Vyas Naresh Dake, M.D.

There are a few things you can do for motion sickness without medication. Before the travel drink some ginger ale or chew on some ginger gummies. Try to lie down if possible and keep loud noises to minimum and may be little distraction with soothing music may help. Also avoiding heavy meals, alcohol and caffeinated drinks.

Excessive blinking could be caused by problems with the eyelids or the conjunctival surface that is the white part of the eye, decreased tear production or any problems with vision or eyelashes turning inward or foreign body in eye and sometimes it could just be tics. You need to see an ophthalmologist to diagnose what actually is causing it.

Correcting protein deficiency is very important, otherwise you will develop multiple symptoms. Protein powders are fine as they are usually simple proteins and easy to absorb. I would recommend protein supplementation with dietary proteins including animal and plant proteins which will include a variety of essential amino acids and fiber along with protein powder. Although you need to monitor your protein intake to no more than 30% of your daily calorie intake.

Vyas Dake, MD

Vitamin B12 is naturally found in animal products, including fish, meat, poultry, eggs, milk, and milk products. Vitamin B12 is generally not present in plant foods, but fortified breakfast cereals are a readily available source of vitamin B12 with high bioavailability for vegetarians . Some nutritional yeast products also contain vitamin B12.

Well controlled blood sugar is a good thing during the pregnancy, which surely will decrease your risk of complications during and after child birth. There is still a chance that the baby may be larger in size, may have low blood sugar and jaundice after birth and may develop breathing problems, likely temporary. The baby will also be at increased risk of diabetes and obesity later in life. So, I recommend healthy eating habits and lifestyle changes and exercise very early in life as prevention.

Low grade fever is not unusual after a flu injection, along with some weakness and local muscle soreness. It is thought to be due to the vaccine inducing an immune reaction, which can manifest as slight fever. It will last only a couple of days and Tylenol or Ibuprofen should help control those symptoms .