Replied by Dublingirl (Dublin, Ireland) on 04/17/2009
Hi
For travel sickeness you could use ginger herb, a braclet that sits on a point in your wrist used as acupressure but i don't know what it's trace name is sorry, and there's a homeopathic remedy for travelling called coccolus too that is meant to be great, maybe you could google it.
good luckReplied by Selena (Chula, GA) on 04/17/2009
My mom always said B vitamins (especially B6) should be taken for motion sickness. I always got headaches and nausea when traveling especially the back seat. I can not remember if it worked for the car sickness(I was too young.), but I go through periods of feeling nauseated alot and a good B Complex supplement seems to help.Replied by EJ (Middleboro, MA) on 04/17/2009
Try ginger. You can chew on the raw root if you don't mind the taste or look for ginger gum or candy at your local health food store. A local island ferry hands out ginger candy at the ticket booth. I never get on a boat, bus or small plane without it.Replied by Gail (USA) on 04/17/2009
I use ginger root. I like it for motion sickness.Replied by Joyce (Joelton, Tn) on 04/17/2009
For those needing motion sickness remedy, including Selena from Chula, Ga. and Vinita from Hyderabad, India:
For those needing motion sickness remedy, try good old ginger (cooking spice) tea. It is good for lots of stomach problems.
Just add 1/4 tsp. of ground ginger to l pound of dry beans when cooking them to avoid the usual gaseous (flatulencne) problems associated with them. Since it works so well for the beans I suspect it should prevent flatulence from other foods.Replied by Gean (Salina, KS) on 04/17/2009
I have had motion sickness since I was a young child, and I noticed that a few years ago when I began taking barley grass juice tablets (I was taking AIM barley green, 6 caplets twice a day, at least 1/2 hr. before meals), I could suddenly read in the car and never get car sick. I realized that motion sickness is probably due to some kind of nutritional/hormonal imbalance which was corrected by the barley grass. Be aware that powdered barley grass is a lot less potent than powdered barley grass juice. Our whole family came down with a bad flu when we started on it, (healing crisis). Can be avoided by starting slow.Replied by Robin (Rural, VA) on 04/17/2009
About the accupressure band... I purchased a set of bands called "SeaBand" from a large chain drugstore about 9 years ago. At the time I used them for morning sickness, but you can tell by the name that it is intended for motion sickness. I wore them practically the entire time I was pregnant, and my morning sickness was minimal. I hope this helps.
EC: Yes, most drugstores carry them -- easy to find.
Replied by Lon (Stanhope, Nj) on 04/18/2009
All of the suggestions mentioned have helped me. Ginger is great. One of the best helps I've tried, both to prevent and also to relieve motion sickness is to carry something very fizzy to sip on when I travel, such as seltzer water. Baking soda in water helps too, but i'm not sure how long the fizziness lasts once mixed. These make you burp and that seems to end the sickness at least for me.Replied by M (Oz, Ks, USA) on 04/18/2009
If you are not pregnant, ginger may help. google ginger! Wishing you well!Replied by Vinita (Hyderabad, India) on 04/19/2009
Motion sickness remedies feedback: Thanks everyone for your replies. I will try taking ginger the next time I travel. Thanks once again!Replied by Khulood (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) on 06/23/2009
Best thing I've tried for motion sickness was ginger (in any form) I'd usually have a can of ginger ale when I'm on the move. It helps avoid nausea all together (for me at least). You could also try cold ginger tea : cut a few chunks of garlic, boil in a cup of water, take out the chunks, sweeten with honey if you want (just a bit because for some reason, honey aggravates my nausea), let it cool in the fridge and drink :)Replied by Tanya (Osburn, Idaho) on 06/25/2009
I have used ginger for nausea or motion sickness. This worked very well for us. I think I would take a couple of capsules at a time. This also worked very well for my step daughter. Every time my step daughter would get into a moving vehicle, she would vomit. Taking ginger before a trip worked wonders. See if this works for you.
TanyaReplied by Vinita (Hyderabad, India) on 08/08/2009
I happened to travel last week in a car. I took ginger with me but it didn't help me at all. I vomited as uaual. My sister told me about a remedy which I happened to take during the return journey. It worked wonders, I didn't feel anything. And it was the first time that I actually enjoyed a car journey.
The remedy:
Mix 2 to 3 tablesppons of honey in a glass of cool water. And add two pinches of salt.
Thats it. I drank this before the journey. In fact, I prepared a whole bottle of this drink and took it with me during the journey. It really works!!!
