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By LUKE ANDREWS, US SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER
Published: 00:24 GMT, 5 March 2026 | Updated: 13:01 GMT, 5 March 2026
Emilee Janitz always assumed being pregnant just meant she had to steer clear of alcohol and sushi.
But, five weeks into her first pregnancy, the then 27-year-old was wracked with brutal morning sickness.
The New Yorker struggled with a wave of nausea that left her constantly feeling as though she was going to throw up - and she did frequently, about three to five times a day.
Her mother and grandmother were stumped, neither having experienced the sickness during their pregnancies. Traditional remedies like ginger and peppermint tea were no help.
Distraught, Janitz arrived at her eight-week doctors appointment in tears, unsure what to do.
That was when doctors suggested something she'd never considered: Vitamin B6 and Unisom, a common over-the-counter sleep aid that contains the active drug doxylamine.
Now 32 years old, she has since had two more pregnancies and says she swears by the 'pretty miraculous' combination.
She said it wasn't a complete cure, but that it had dramatically reduced her symptoms and stopped her vomiting.
Emilee Janitz struggled with morning sickness during all three of her pregnancies (She is shown above during her first pregnancy). Then she found a combination that could help to ease her symptoms
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'Nothing truly cures morning sickness,' Janitz told the Daily Mail. 'But, in my experience, the B6 definitely helps to take the edge off it'.
'It did not stop me from throwing up, but it meant, in the periods in between vomiting, I had less intense feelings of nausea. Before, I would feel very sick, but after taking the supplement, it would be tolerable.'
She added: 'When I started to take vitamin B6 alongside this other drug, it was like night and day. I stopped throwing up, so it felt pretty miraculous at the time.'
About 70 percent of pregnant women suffer from morning sickness during pregnancy, a feeling of nausea or vomiting that lasts until week 14.
In serious cases, where someone vomits more than three times a day and symptoms last into the second trimester, patients are diagnosed with the more serious version, hyperemesis gravidarum, which can lead to hospitalization.
It's not clear what causes morning sickness, but doctors say it may be due to a shift in hormones or metabolism during pregnancy.
Vitamin B6 is a vital nutrient for fetal brain development and for a healthy immune system and is found in food sources including poultry, fish, potatoes and bananas.
It has been touted as a potential treatment for morning sickness since at least the 1990s, after studies showed it has anti-nausea effects. Other studies showed it was safe to use in pregnancy and there is no evidence that it harms a fetus.
Doctors are not certain why it may help with morning sickness, but some say it may be because it allows the body make more mood-boosting chemicals, such as serotonin and dopamine, helping to rebalance hormone levels.
For Janitz, following her doctor's recommendation, she began to take 25 milligrams (mg) of vitamin B6 four times a day; first thing, at lunch, at dinner, and just before bed. She started to take the drug at the eight-week mark, when morning sickness is most intense.
Janitz said it was like 'night and day' when she took the two supplements together, adding that they eased her symptoms
The mom-of-three said she wishes she had known about the 'miraculous combination' so much sooner
