Motion sickness is, unfortunately, the bane of any trip or vacation.
It makes traveling to and from your destination an unpleasant, nausea-inducing experience a MISERABLE journey as I can relate to from several awful boat trips.
– and it may also restrict the things you can do while on holiday.
Below are a few tips for helping you to deal with travel or motion induced sickness:
Ginger
The root ginger has LONG been recognized for its nausea reducing properties, and is most frequently suggested for pregnant women suffering from morning sickness.
It is a totally natural remedy for those suffering with travel or motion sickness and comes in several forms. My personal favourite is ginger chewing gum.
The best way of taking ginger is in the form of herbal tablets. These can be purchased from a health food store or online – though if you do buy online, check the seller is reputable to ensure you get authentic goods.
Like all herbal products, ginger does not work for everyone, but it is a possible non-medicinal method of at least easing travel sickness.
Wristbands
You can purchase sea sickness wristbands from various places, including health shops and online. Usually, these are woven cotton bands which you place on your wrist and wear for the entirety of your traveling. While they are most commonly associated with sea sickness, users have reported they work on other forms of motion sickness (in the car, for example) also. They work by putting pressure on the inside of the wrist, much in the same way as chinese accupressure.
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| Tablets
If the above fail, your best option is probably to go down the medicinal route. You can either buy tablets to cease motion sickness from a pharmacy, or if you suffer particularly severely, your doctor should be able to help. Always ensure you take the tablets one hour before traveling for maximum effect. Take care when choosing your se sickness tablets as some of them can make you VERY drowsy. The ones I discovered during a trip to the US a few years ago, are 'Non Drowsy Drammamine' they are the ONLY ones I've found that don't make me nod off and luckily for those living in the UK, they are sold under the name of 'Sea Legs' with exactly the same ingredients as 'Non drowsy Drammamine' and are available online, definitely from Amazon and very often from your local pharmacy. |
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