NAUSEA - and reducing it

[Rennie1989]

Vicky

If ya in a car look at the front window. Not sure whether you already knew that

Jade

[Vicky]

I always sit in the front seat for long journeys

[Meg]

Teresa,

Ginger is really good for tummmy issues as is slippery elm if you've got a history of being prone to ulcers.

All you in the USA have a great range of ginger sweets/chews which I found very helpful but they won't send out of Flag range..

www.gingerpeople.com.

I used to rely on and swear by fizzy/tonic water to relieve the trapped wind which I'd swallowed when nervous. This often instantly relieved the nausea.

Essential oil of ginger is also great in a hot bath when you're certain you've got a cold coming.



Meg

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[mico]

quote:Originally posted by Vicky

I carry around a bottle of water, to take sips if I feel sick. Also, polo mints really seem to help. I concentrate on things like fesh air, and breezes, and iceburgs and things that do not make me feel sick.

Water and polo mints, that's exactly what I do, don't know what I'd do without them sometimes! Never thought of icebergs before though, I'll have to try that one.

[betsylu]

Just a note: if your nausea comes from acid reflux, peppermint may make the problem worse. If I consume anything minty (toothpaste, mint tea, gum, candy, etc.) when my GERD is flared up, it makes me much more bloated and burpy and uncomfortable.

I much prefer ginger to help with nausea. It doesn't work wonders, but it helps. I just slowly chew on candied ginger. I also take a fair amount of gravol (dramamine) which is meant for motion sickness but helps me. It also makes you tired and helps calm you down. Be careful though-taking it too often makes it less effective and you need more. That's happened to me and it sucks!

[Globetrotter]

I find Melissa drops (by Weleda or others) help with Nausea. Also eating crystallised ginger seems to calm my stomach.

[ElizabethJane]

I have had really severe nausea and sickness following a spinal anaesthetic. I seem to be worse each time I have any sort of anaesthetic. Next time I am going to have acupuncture before the op and also stimulate my P6 pressure point. I did eventually manage to keep some sprite down at 2.am!! I had a drip to replace fluids. There are so many meds I cannot tolerate or that contraindicate with the lithium I am on. EJ