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Morning sickness: When to get medical advice - Morning sickness: causes and symptoms

Talk to your GP, obstetrician or midwife if either:

  • your morning sickness is severe
  • you're unable to keep water down without vomiting

If you're not sure if your morning sickness is severe, talk to your GP, obstetrician or midwife.

Urgent advice: Contact your GP, midwife or obstetrician immediately if

you have any of the following symptoms:

  • being sick and unable to keep any fluids down for 24 hours
  • feeling dizzy or faint
  • vomiting blood
  • losing weight
  • having very dark coloured pee
  • not peeing as much as usual, especially if it's been more than 8 hours since you last peed
  • feeling pain when peeing, or seeing any blood in your pee

You may need treatment or have to go to hospital.

Page last reviewed: 9 March 2026
Next review due: 9 March 2029