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Ginger
Posted by Wendy (Columbus, Oh) on 10/24/2013
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Ginger is one of the best remedies for nausea. You can get fresh ginger root at the health food store and make your own ginger tea. Just carefully cut off or peel the skin off it first. Cut off a few small pieces and soak them in a cup of hot water for 10 minutes or so. Then when it's cooled off enough, you can drink it like tea.
Ginger tea is also sold in tea-bag form, too.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Josey (Tulsa, Ok) on 09/08/2012
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This website has helped me on a lot of issues. I decided to give ACV a try. I could have written the post about belching and nausea from breakfast, to dinner, and to bed. This time papaya tablets would not work. Neither did rubbing alcohol, but the vinegar, YES. I am back to being a happy camper.
Alcohol Swabs
Posted by Tanya (Atlanta) on 08/06/2024
Doctors give Ondansetron for nausea left and right until their first case of fatal arrhythmia or bradycardia. Even then, they won't admit the role this medicine had played in the patient's death.
It should never be given without knowing a patient's medical history and EKG. It is a double edged sword.
So thank you for the advice.
Alcohol Swabs
Posted by Kristina (Franklin, Tn) on 08/02/2011
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I don't know why, but for the past couple of days my stomach has just been so queazy. So this morning I decided to look up remedies. I read all the comments on this one and tried it. At first I didn't think it was going to work and then out of the blue I realized I felt fine. It really does work and I'm gonna carry these in my purse today:)
Alcohol Swabs
Posted by Hunter (Nashville, Tn) on 05/29/2011
When you take a sniff of the alcohol, it numbs the nerve that controls the stomach. Remember that this is only temporary. If you have to use these more than once, you should probably go to a doctor.
Alcohol Swabs
Posted by Philestewart (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) on 09/04/2010
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I am currently sitting in my bathroom feeling very nauseated, I came across this post and grabbed the rubbing alcohol out of my medicine cabinet. I just took a big sniff of it and felt immediate relief. I still feel a little sick but I definitely feel much better.
Alcohol Swabs
Posted by Erin (Naperville, Illinois) on 05/02/2010
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Wow, can't believe how fast this works! My daughter was complaining of nausea tonight and I read about this on EC. We didn't have any alcohol swabs, so I just poured some rubbing alcohol into a small cup and let her sniff it. She said she felt better almost immediately! Thank you!
Alcohol Swabs
Posted by Sherri (Indianapolis, Indiana, Usa) on 02/17/2010
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I developed nausea about 1.5 hours after eating dinner and tried using the alcohol swab suggestion after reading it. I had immediate relief of what I thought was going to turn into a lot more than just the nausea. I feel 100% better now. I love this site.
Bitters
Posted by Pmstar (San Diego, Ca) on 08/08/2009
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Bartenders Cure for Nausea: Bitters stops nausea quickly. Bitters is used on most bars to make Manhattans. About 10 drops of bitters in a small glass of 7 up or ginger ale will settle even the worst naseau. Just sip it. You can buy Bitters in a liquor store or grocery store that sells alcohol. The best part about knowing this little trick is that its available when you are out for the evening so no need to suffer or go home. Just ask the bartender for a little bitters and 7-up.
Bitters also stops hiccups on contact. A little straight Bitters in your mouth will stop it dead. If you're out its usually sprinkled on a lime or orange to make it tolerable and you simply suck it off the lime. Hiccups are gone.
I'm not a drinker but my friends are and if I go out for the night they harrass me for not drinking. I simply order Bitters and 7up in a rock glass and it looks like I'm drinking a mixed drink and no one feels a need to talk me into having a drink. It tastes good - kind of like a sweet spiced ice tea.
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Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Phil (Dearing, Ga, USA) on 11/28/2009
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Hi Ken. My wife had her gallbladder removed about 4 years ago. She sometimes suffers, what is similar to gallbladder attacks. It has been said somewhere, that people still get stones in their BILE DUCTS after the gallbladder has been removed.
What we do for her is a shot glass or 2 tablespoons of raw applecider vinegar/ unfiltered in a glass ( 8oz ) of room temperature apple juice. She will down this and the pain and nausea is gone pretty fast. She just does this when ever she has pain or bad nausea.
You may also want to consider charcoal tablets as they are suppose to help with all kinds of stomach issues...Gas, bloating and nausea.
And I know this is not a natural remedy and I do still have my gallbladder, but when I have severe nausea...I take motion sickness pills and it goes away quickly.
Hope this helps.
Lemon Juice
Posted by RLA (Claremont, CA) on 11/16/2007
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The remedy my family has used for nausea is a big drink of pure lemon juice.
This usually takes care of the problem right away. In case of persistent nausea, I take a lemon with me and bite it whenever the feeling comes back.
Cold, Wet Compress
Posted by Darcy (Columbus, OH) on 01/19/2007
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A cold, wet compress layed across the throat will dramatically reduce or eliminate nausea. It might even keep you from vomiting if you're on the edge.
Hot Bath
Posted by Bri (Mobile, AL) on 04/17/2006
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A hot bath helps too. It reduces nausea and cramps.
Activated Charcoal
Posted by Margie (Wheat Ridge, Co.) on 06/21/2015
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I have been using charcoal tablets for 26 years! I suffer from stomach problems although I am much better since using natural remedies. I have recently started using baking soda and have seen amazing results!
Coconut Cream
Posted by IbogaQueen (Cameroon) on 09/19/2024 21 posts
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I have tried most of the nausea remedies here but the only one that really works for me and my friends is eating FAT. Cream (coconut or dairy) especially but oil or butter also works.
However keep in mind that dairy cream can cause nausea if it is not raw A2/A2. Basically whatever they sell at the store is unhealthy and some people are sensitive to that.
Ginger
Posted by Mercedes (Greenville, NC) on 02/28/2015
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Ginger helps! I was nauseated yesterday and my mother had ginger mints in her car. I sucked on one and within 10 minutes I felt better. However I can't eat them back to back. They are strong. They make me burp as well.
Ginger
Posted by Erin (North Carolina) on 04/21/2014
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I keep ginger candy on hand because it cures my occasional indigestion. But yesterday I had terrible nausea, likely from something I ate. All I could do was lay there with my eyes closed. I didn't believe that ginger could help but my husband convinced me to take a piece of ginger candy. Within 5 minutes I felt 90% better, the nausea was totally gone and I just had a little bit of yucky feeling for the rest of the day.
Alcohol Swabs
Posted by Mmsg (Somewhere, Europe) on 10/24/2013
Dee, have you tried a bit of ginger as in ginger candy?
Sea Sickness Remedies
Posted by Robin (Rural, Va) on 02/28/2013
Go to your pharmacy and get a Seaband. These go on your wrists and work by accupressure.
Breath Mints
Posted by Amber (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada) on 08/09/2011
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Tic Tacs help with nausea amazingly well... But only the white ones. I am guessing it is the mint in them but it works for all my friends too. I carry them around with me everywhere. I often get queasy feeling and they work very fast.
Chewing Gum
Posted by Leriejane (Seattle, Wa, Usa) on 07/17/2010
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Chewing mint gum significantly reduces my nausea. Usually the nausea is from feeling dizzy or car sickness. It doesn't completely take it away, but it keeps me from feeling worse.
Bitters
Posted by Pmstar (San Diego, Us) on 01/05/2010
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Yes Bitters does contain alcohol - about the same as vanilla extract but a few drops does not add up to enough to be concerned about unless of course you are an alcoholic and it might trigger a craving.
