JAKARTA - Shenina Cinnamon shared the health problems she experienced at the beginning of her pregnancy. She admitted that she had to go back and forth to the hospital for hospitalization because she had hyperemesis gravidarum.
Angga Yunanda's wife admitted that she had symptoms such as nausea and vomiting, which required her to be treated. However, entering the third trimester of her pregnancy, her condition slowly improved, although she still felt nauseous at times.
"After a few months my gallery is filled with photos (vomiting emoji), and I go in and out of the hospital until I am hospitalized several times because of hyperemesis gravidarum," Shenina wrote on her Instagram, quoted on Friday, April 17, 2026.
"Now I want to enter the 3rd trimester, I'm very happy to be able to walk, eat good food, and hopefully I can return to normal activities even though I still feel nauseous, vomiting," he added.
Shenina Cinnamon's experience immediately caught the attention of netizens, especially related to hyperemesis gravidarum. Quoted from the National Institute of Health, hyperemesis gravidarum is a condition of severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
Hyperemesis gravidarum generally appears at the age of 4 to 6 weeks of pregnancy. This condition is considered more serious than ordinary morning sickness, and is experienced by about 0.3 to 3 percent of pregnant women.
Pregnant women who experience it will vomit constantly, significant weight loss where more than 5 percent of the weight before pregnancy, dehydration, to metabolic disorders. This makes pregnant women can undergo hospitalization at the beginning of pregnancy.
The clinical symptoms that often appear include the presence of ketones in the urine (ketonuria), low blood pressure when standing (orthostatic hypotension), and electrolyte imbalance.
If hyperemesis gravidarum is not handled properly, it can cause serious complications, such as nerve disorders to nutritional deficiencies that can endanger the mother and fetus.
For the treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum itself, generally requires medical intervention. Especially if the patient is unable to consume food or drink orally, does not respond to anti-nausea drugs, or has electrolyte disorders.
In many cases, patients need to be hospitalized for intensive monitoring. Therefore, early detection and proper treatment are very appropriate so that the health of the mother and fetus is guaranteed during pregnancy.
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