Avoid Sea Sickness?

Rik_3

The only seasickness pills I know of that work to any degree are Stugeron.

Anyone recommend any other tried and tested remedies?

Thanks,
Rik.

Westywoodpecker

I get terrible car sickness & discovered sea bands a few years ago now & swear by them. They are readly available and I'm sure Boots will sell them. They are just elasticated bands with a bobble on the inside which acts like acupuncture on your wrist. I've worn them in the car,on a boat, and on a plane now with no problems.

HTH Westy

Fran

I use Stugeron too and found them better than other makes.

The band idea sounds interesting - presumably you could make one up yourself from some kind of elastic? Do you use them on one or both wrists? What exactly are they supposed to do?

Westywoodpecker

I'm not sure if you can make them but I would personally buy them. They are only about £5 ish. You wear one on each wrist & measure where you place them by putting three fingers from the bottom of your wrist. You place the bead (on the inside of the band) where your third finger ends & then put gentle pressure on the bead to activate it .This is supposed to be the correct pressure point and acts as acupuncture. You just wear the bands whilst travelling . As I say I absolutely swear by them as they have worked for me every time.

mhoc

Ginger from Holland and Barrett

Mary

Rik_3

Interesting replies. I never knew about the bands or ginger.
I might try all of it!
Any more

trace-j

My mum bought me and my 2 sisters sea bands when we were younger all had travel sickness. 2 of us have grown out of it, but 1 still suffers and still uses them. Sea Band is one brand and boots sell their own label ones too.

They can be used for all types of nausea. My sister who still gets travel sick, is now using them for relieving morning sickness:j .

The bobble bit is used on the pressure point on the inside of your wrist, about the width of 3 fingers up from the base. Once you've got them that's it.

Westywoodpecker

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Nile

Hello Rik

I always take a packet of McVities ginger biscuits on a boat trip.......they're good for keeping hunger pangs at bay, sharing with friends and taking the nasty taste away from your mouth if you've vomited.

My tip is to have something light to eat, sailing on an empty stomach can make it worse. Never eat a big meal (especially fried food) prior to a boat trip.

If you are on a small boat, it will almost certainly induce vomiting if you go down below deck to the loo........because you lose sight of the horizon and your ears (your balance mechanism) can't cope with the wave motion.

My tip is to drink very little and try to avoid going to the loo on board if you can.

If you start to feel queasy, try to get outside in the fresh air and sit as close to the middle of the boat as you can. Don't sit reading a book, watch the horizon.

surfcat

Would thoughroughly reccommend Stugeron. I've only been proper sailing once but it worked wonders. The important thing is too make sure you take the 1st dose at least 2 hours before you go on the water (or whatever the time is).

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This thread might be better suited to the Health board, so I'm going to move it over there.

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