One of the things you may be wondering is this: Can your menstrual cycle cause nausea?

Is it normal to feel nauseous during PMS?

Although many women do experience the nausea, it actually is not normal for the body to have nausea or PMS. The reality is that you can stop feeling nauseous on your period.

Nausea Can Be Caused By Other Things

Before you learn how to prevent nausea during your period, it’s important to realize that nausea may be associated with a lot of different conditions, such as any of the following:

Nausea may occur at a time in the period after ovulation occurs. It disappears once the period starts. But what do you do about it when you have it? Below are 5 different ways to prevent nausea.

5 Different Ways to Prevent Nausea

1 Lime juice

Limes are a great way to spice up your foods. There’s not much lime juice in a lime but all you need is 10 drops added to water to stop the nausea once it occurs. You might even prevent period nausea by taking some lime juice in water every day no matter if it’s your period or not.

2 Herbs

a. Cayenne pepper tincture – This is for brave souls who love hot spicy foods. Cayenne pepper is rated according to how hot it is. For example, it could be 35,000 BTU (British Thermal Units) or HU (heat units), 45,000 or even over 100,000 BTU.

You always want to start with a low level of BTU until you get used to it; then raise it up higher slowly.  A few drops of cayenne pepper tincture can easily be added to a glass of water and drunk fast. When you do, expect your nausea to lessen quickly.

b.  Marshmallow (Althea officinalis) capsules are thought to soothe the stomach lining and prevent nausea. Start out with two capsules and a big glass of water.

c. Raspberry Leaf Tea helps balance the hormones better while relieving nausea. All you have to do to use this remedy is add a teaspoon of raspberry leaf herb to one cup of boiling water. Let it steep for about 5 minutes and then drink it.

d. Ginger capsules are another herb that may be taken immediately when you start experiencing PMS nausea. This may also work well for cold sweat nausea.

3 Acupuncture Point

Press the acupressure point PC 6 on the forearm. The exact point is about an inch above the crease in the wrist on the palm side in the very center of the wrist/forearm.

4 Cut Down on Foods with Bad Fats

Bad fats such as hydrogenated fats and margarine and oils like corn oil, soy oil, and  vegetable oil may end up causing constipation and /or inflammation that contributes to more problems with the gut and with health. Bad fats can contribute to worsening PMS symptoms. See if cutting out bad fats in your diet stop your menstrual nausea.

5 Vitamins and Minerals

a. B Complex – All the B vitamins work together and prevent digestive system upsets such as bloating, gas, and nausea.

b. Calcium – This mineral works to prevent PMS cramps but it’s also good for preventing nausea and relieving it. By the way, if you’re wondering whether PMS cramps can make you nauseated, the answer is yes. Cramps can be so severe that they leave you feeling as if you want to start vomiting.

c. A Period Vitamin – This is a combination of vitamins, minerals, and herbs that all work together to help your reproductive system work as it should. B complex vitamins, calcium, magnesium, raspberry leaf, cohosh and other ingredients make up a period vitamin.

Experimenting with all these different remedies is a good way for you to learn how to prevent PMS nausea. Use some of these different methods today and see what type of effects you get.