Motion sickness
Aug 7th, 2010 | By Cami | Category: Recreation & Health
When travelling, some people suffer from nausea and headaches, and even vomiting, and it is usually accompanied by dizziness, paleness and cold sweat. These are all symptoms of kinetosis or motion sickness.
What causes motion sickness?
Motion sickness is more frequently felt by people with a more sensitive equilibrium system, and it is a consequence of using a method of transport. It is a condition in which a disagreement exists between visually perceived movement and the vestibular system’s sense of movement. For instance, when feeling motion but not seeing it (for example, in a ship with no windows), the inner ear transmits to the brain that it senses motion, but the eyes tell the brain that everything is still. The central nervous system reacts by activating the vomiting centre in the brain.
Treatment
If you suffer from motion sickness, it is recommended to avoid heavy meals and alcohol before and during travelling. However, you should not go on a trip on an empty stomach, a light meal is desirable (e.g., muesli, cereals). It is a good idea to regularly drink small amounts of water or non-alcoholic beverages in order to avoid dehydration. Light snacks are also recommended during the trip as well as light meals after it. You should not make frequent head and body movements or look out of the window on the side. Rather focus on a steady object in front of you, and preferably sit in a front seat. By no means should you read during the trip.
If these tips do not help, you can always take some motion sickness medicine (usually in the form of pills) which has to be taken some time before the trip, and they can be obtained without a prescription. There are also plasters that you stick behind your ear, or bracelets that massage certain parts of your wrist.
Finally, you can help yourself in a natural way by chewing pieces of freshly peeled ginger roots. The advantage of ginger over medicine is that it does not make you feel sleepy.
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Perfect entry, which everyone should be interested. Thank you.
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one of my friend is suffering with this, and its hard for him to travel. Travel motion sickness usually experience by people who are not use in traveling too long or kids. They must have to supplements or medicine to avoid this disorder.
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Our son suffers from motion sickness but after we bought some medicine to him he is allright.
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I actually have motion sickness every time I travel. And what you had posted is very true in my case. I always vomit, got dizzy and hated travelling thus I am a home buddy. And even those anti-dizziness pills didn’t affect me. Whew!
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I used to get so sick when out in boats in the ocean. I would take so much dramamine(sp?) that I would be about to pass out!…would throw up everything I could, and then pass out
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Nice info
when i get motion sickness i will kiss my girlfriend
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I have a friend who gets reaaaally bad motion sickness all of the time in any type of moving vehicle. Ill let her know it’s because she has a heightened equillibrium
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I was suffer from motion sickness. But following the above treatment now I am feeling better. It is a nice experience to do travelling for me now. Thank you so much. You make me very happy.
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I always feel nauseous during a long trip.. thanks for this information
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