sea sickness, vitamin C

[ErikKiekens]

I am told by several people that a serious dose of vitamin C prevents sea sickness even in very bad cases. Can it be so simple?
Any comments?
Erik

 

[VicS]

I am told by several people that a serious dose of vitamin C prevents sea sickness even in very bad cases. Can it be so simple?
Any comments?
Erik

Google it and read the evidence

 

[maxi77]

I am told by several people that a serious dose of vitamin C prevents sea sickness even in very bad cases. Can it be so simple?
Any comments?
Erik

Different things work for different people, and there is an aspect of if you believe it will help often it will. My mother used to eat ginger biscuits, many swear by the wrist bands including Mrs Maxi. In the end you have to experiment and find out what works for you.

 

[Ray Dunne]

Just finished a book by F Chichester Clarke where he swears by warm water and sugar....whatever works for you.

 

[johnalison]

Placebos make excellent treatment for a minority. Anything will do. Try iced water with a dash of yak urine.

 

[VicS]

Try iced water with a dash of yak urine.

If you are going to try yak urine I'd recommend the homeopathic version.

 

[OGITD]

I'd prescribe:

A large 'Fish-Supper' (as they call it in Scotland) (Fish & Chips in England) with a large portion of 'mushy-peas' ..... it's what I have ..... & I haven't been 'sea-sick' in years!

 

[Highndry]

A ginger capsule (Holland and Barret) taken an hour before a journey sorted my chronically travel sick 12-year-old.

 

[billskip]

Yoghurt

It taste's the same in both directions

 

[Seajet]

Seasickness

I don't believe anyone knows a prevention, but a good post - sickness thing to take is Dioralyte, it replaces the salts and minerals lost and helps one rehydrate, tastes pleasant too; available over the counter at chemists, about £4.00 for 4 sachets, I always have some in the First Aid locker for guests.

 

[onesea]

Yoghurt

It taste's the same in both directions

So does Mars Milk...

 

[Terra-Loon]

So does Maccaroni cheese, with extra parmesan.

 

[NormanS]

So does pineapple. But for a real cure, nothing beats sitting under a tree.

 

[Rossynant]

I don't believe anyone knows a prevention, but a good post - sickness thing to take is Dioralyte, it replaces the salts and minerals lost and helps one rehydrate

Sea water works even better (Dioralyte is just salt + glucose) Isotonic drink can be made with 1 part seawater + 4-5 parts fresh + some sugar. Roughly. Warm drinks are better. Good effect I've seen with bit of sea water followed by tea with sugar and ginger.
Ginger works for many. Ginger ale theoretically not recommended

Vitamin C in big dose (4 grams) works - as antihistamine. Also some antihistamine drugs are used for sea-sickness, Cinnarizine is one I've seen works. But most drugs should be taken before, I was told vit. C worked for somebody already suffering.

Bananas are unobtrusive, better then other fruits for the sick ...

 

[nigelmercier]

If you are going to try yak urine I'd recommend the homeopathic version.

That would be the one with not a single molecule of yak urine in it.

Bananas are unobtrusive ...

But they are radioactive.

 

[Tidewaiter2]

But they are radioactive.[/QUOTE]

Thats alright, you can see where they are on a rough night passage

 

[Daydream believer]

A large 'Fish-Supper' (as they call it in Scotland) (Fish & Chips in England) with a large portion of 'mushy-peas' ..... it's what I have ..... & I haven't been 'sea-sick' in years!

I believe you have that slightly wrong
I find ( as an Essex man) that when one crosses the border ( I went to school in Berwick upon Tweed) the pronunctiation changes
Ie for the " I " substitute "U" & for the "u" substitute "I"
So fish supper becomes " fush sipper"
However, when I was in Peterhead recently on my round England trip the first 4 locals i asked for directions appeared to be Polish so perhaps there is now a different version

 

[Neil]

Linus Pauling..

Linus Pauling.. One of the greatest scientists of our time, two individual Nobel prizes and the the man behind Vitamin C being the cure for; cancer, angina, the common cold (and seasickness, apparently), and who has been responsible for more wasted research time money and effort, trying to prove that high doses of vitamin C did something, and failing, than anyone else I know of.

While he was a brilliant scientist, some think that when he pushed the vitamin C story, (without any evidence as far as I recall), he was in his dotage, but because of his stature, everyone believed him. The body has limited absorbance capacity for ascorbic acid, so mega doses are not fully absorbed, anyway. The whole myth has spawned a multimillion industry which is without foundation.

My wife takes vitamin C. I've explained the situation. She still believes it does her a power of good. If you're convinced it works, spend your money and be happy.

 

[Seajet]

" Bananas are unobtrusive"

Speak for yourself, chum !

 

[Marakei]

I don't think taking large doses of Vitamin C to deal with seasickness is a very good idea.

It may help nausea but it causes diarrhoea !