Your sea sickness cures?

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Yes. It must have been a very good one because the flavour lingered all next day.
 
The active ingredient was probably metaclopramide, I use these when forced to go on transfers in the back of the ambulance (those drivers, sheesh) but they are POM only from your GP.
 
Get hold of some of the pills that are supplied in liferafts for seasickness. They are apparently not generally on sale,but if you talk to someone who services liferafts he will usually give you a pack,as they are a replaceable item. They are very efficacious (sp?) ,and so they should be.!
 
A group of us used to go sailing every year and one of us was always really ill. That was until he discovered ginger cake. No problem at all after that. Mind you he was pretty sick when he discovered that the rest of us had almost devoured it whilst he was off exploring ashore. Twas his own fault 'cos he used to hide it in the depths of a locker in his cabin /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

PS A couple of years later he decided to leave us (can't think why) and became a keen racing yachtsman. I suppose it was because we only ever raced to the pub.
 
A long thread many years ago suggested marijuana (cannabis) as a prophylactic, which created a long discussion of how much to put into home made cookies rather than smoking large doses.

Not sure Hugo would want to print that tho! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
Another vote for wrist bands - have to be careful to get the correct acupressure point on the wrist but they do work.

SeaLegs are the only pills we have ever taken that work even after you have started to feel queasy. Stugeron are useless for us as they make us so dopey all we want to do is sleep.

Helming helps if people are feeling sick because they are new to boats - definitely agree with whoever said sea miles are a good preventative. The first couple of trips of the new season are always planned with care!
Watching the horizon ahead rarely helps if it's moderately rough and you're not helming - watching the wake / horizon behind is better.

Root ginger steeped in hot water is a good way of calming queasiness, as is giving crew ginger biscuits. Telling them it will prevent sea sickness is nearly as effective as giving them anti-sickness pills so belief is obviously important if the sickness is due to inexperience rather than very rough seas /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Don't allow novice crew to get hungry and/or thirsty as both seem to induce more queasiness.
 
Kwells, taken about half an hour before departure, and then as and when.
I'm sure there is a strong psychological element, so anything that has appeared to work once will probably go on working as long as you believe in it. So it is best not to tempt fate but still pay attention to:
warmth
adequate suitable food
plenty of water to drink
activity
fresh air
head upright.

I find the worst effect is after coming ashore. Once last year I felt unsteady for about a week after, and had to take a Kwells at work after feeling sick.
 
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