Sea sickness

kate1985

Hi all,

I figured this would be the best forum to ask this question.

I suffer really badly with sea sickness. I've taken tablets before, but to no avail. Can anyone give me any advice?
Anyone ever used the pressure wrist bands, and are they effective?

I'm heading off to Thailand/Australia and a lot of the tours/sights involve getting on boats or sleeping on boats, so I could really do with not being sick.

Thanks!

Tabnabs

The best solution? Your body adjusts, it takes a time (i.e. sealegs)

Tablets, gingernut biscuits, armband thingies, they won't solve the problem but may ease the pain a little. Stay on deck in the fresh air, keep hydrated and if possible keep yourself occupied with something to keep you mind off what's going on around you.

But if you suffer really badly then it may just be the case that boats aren't for you.

Pigeon Reaper

Staying on deck if possible as you'll see the horizon which will help prevent sea sickness. Tablets for motion sickness can also help but can make you drowsy. Keeping a fixed visual reference such as a horizon will stop the conflict of your inner ear and visual cues so helps prevent nausea. However if you suffer motion sickness which is just your body not liking to be moved about the horizon won't help. If you get sick in a car it's motion sickness and will be difficult to negate on a boat.

Try to avoid alcohol and drink plenty of fluids, also ensure that you eat.

fergal.b

Hi Kate, I have seen the biggest of men brought to their knees by seasickness but can only imagine what it must be like.
On fishing competitions some people use wrist bands with pressure points on them, I also hear "stugeron" works well, and like pigeon reaper said look at the horizon, listen and sing along to music to keep your mind concentrated on the one thing.
Have a good trip, I don't think you will be sick at all so don't worry about it.:D Don't mind the colour of the smiley.:D

Skuxx

I've spent a bit of time sailing around Ireland and also up in the Baltic Sea and the best thing is fresh air. Staying up on deck. I don't suffer from it myself, but ginger nut biscuits definetly do help calm the stomach if your starting to feel a little naucious!

P.S.....always remember to puke with the wind, never ever against it

ValerieR

All the advice above is spot on so I'm not going to repeat it
There might be some effective homeopathic medicines which might not make you as drowsy as the over the counter ones ; however, I wouldn't know which to recommend.
A sailing friend of ours suffers badly from sea sickness ; he actually places a thin slice of fresh ginger on his gums when going out to sea and spends his time on deck, it seems to work
It might be a plan to test a few methods before you head off to see what works best.
Enjoy

V

kate1985

Thank you all soooo much for your replies. I really appreciate them!
I will take note of them and go fully prepared with all of your remedies!
I'm going to try not to let it bother me too much, and go down the positive thinking route too... Mind over matter (or so I'm told).

Thanks a million!

Pigeon Reaper

alan1990 wrote: »

P.S.....always remember to puke with the wind, never ever against it

I've seen this happen a few times and it's always funny for the rest of the crew until they realise they're stuck on a boat a rather smelly ill person now.:eek:

PTO

I remember being seasick as a kid and a wiley old sailor guy put me down in the cabin and hung a pen on a piece of string from the ceiling and told me to concentrate on looking at that. Probably more a distraction thing than anything else but still.........it worked!!!