by Jennine D.
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November 18, 2006

Does anyone have Home Remedy for Motion Sickness?

July 19, 2007 05:34 PM EDT
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I thought I saw someone had something a few days back.  I thought I had commented on it too but now can't find it.  Looking for something home rememdy to help my 10 year old granddaughter Tamzi, she has been getting motion sickness in the car for the last year and it is getting worse.    Just wondered if anyone has suggestions or ideas we can give her to help her so she doesn't get so ill.    

 

 

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Comments: 27

Hippo Crit Jul 19, 2007, 5:35pm EDT
hug a hippo
Jennine D. Jul 19, 2007, 5:37pm EDT
I don't think that will help thanks anyway.
Victor V Jul 19, 2007, 5:42pm EDT
Well its not a home remedy of sorts but pilots use it and it works great. You can find it a drug store and it looks like a watch. There is a dial there where you can adjust the strenght. I forgot how it works but I dont think its medicine. Check with the pharmacist.
J F. Jul 19, 2007, 5:48pm EDT
There is a medicine that you can take that your doctor will tell you the right dosage. It can also be adjusted for adults and children. Believe it or not dogs also get this. They are prescribed the same meds. at a different dosage by the vet, also.
Ann J. Jul 19, 2007, 5:48pm EDT
Jen,You can buy over the counter meds for motion sickness.
Sarah (can't believe the year's over) G. Jul 19, 2007, 5:48pm EDT
GINGER
J F. Jul 19, 2007, 5:50pm EDT
Also, if the motion sickness for her is caused by looking out the window, etc. keep her distracted by reading or something else while in a moving vehicle. Sometimes that works.
Nana to Seven Cutiepies Jul 19, 2007, 5:52pm EDT
An old remedy is too eat some dried beef (out of the package) before taking a car trip or plane ride. I used to use Carson's dried beef that comes in a hanging pouch in the lunch meat section of the grocery store or near the breakfast meats. This is what you would buy if you were going to make cream dried beef for breakfast.
The doctor has also prescribed a patch to wear behind the ear for cruises, you may check with your family doctor for different things to use to prevent motion sickness.
Nana to Seven Cutiepies Jul 19, 2007, 5:55pm EDT
I think this may be the article you were looking for: by Jeff

motion sickness
Alta B. Jul 19, 2007, 6:03pm EDT
I have never had any trouble with motion sickness. My husband has some trouble with it but he takes over the counter stuff. I don't know of any homemade recipes for it.
Marie C. Jul 19, 2007, 6:04pm EDT
Some acupuncturists use these tiny tiny tiny metal beads and adhere them to either the earlobe or behind the ear. The theory is when the malady occurs, the person just puts a little pressure on the "beads" and it alleviates the sickness. There are also certain pressure points on the wrists which can be rubbed. If you're more of the Western medicine type, you can go to www.webmd.com and do a search on motion sickness and they'll give you a few pages on remedies and causes. If she rides in the back seat, move her to the front. I never had it again after I started riding in the front seat rather than the back.
Mike E. Jul 19, 2007, 6:07pm EDT
Hello Jen,, We have had our experiences with kids in cars.. If they look out the side windows that really upsets them... Our roads are curvey, and are like rooler coaster rides ...
what we have found that helps ALOT is ---- MINT---- anything with mint in it..
candykanes,, spiermint gum,. Mint Mint Mint... peppermint,.
Also no eating just before the trip., lol..
I've heard some doctors giveing advice that,. The lack of Vitamins and MInerals is upsetting the bodies ability to produce the even amount of chemistry of hormones and elements that keep the mind and body stable. Motionsickness is a inballance of certain ones..
The type of Vitamins and minerals supplimenting is also a issue. One adays centrum, and others taken are not broke down efficiently and are not used within the body...
Heather C. Jul 19, 2007, 6:38pm EDT
I have Menieres disease and I take over the counter medicine that has meclizine in it. It used to be prescriptive. It should say on the box about the dosage. I wind up in bed as moving my head makes the room spin...
Larry H. Jul 19, 2007, 7:10pm EDT
never had to deal with that.
Jennine D. Jul 19, 2007, 7:15pm EDT
Thanks all and nana of seven that was the article thanks a bunch everyone. I have ginger.
Jai S. Jul 19, 2007, 7:32pm EDT
Jen;

Get up real close to the wall and try getting upside down. The rush of blood to the brain may just do it :0)) only kidding but try anyway and let me know the results!
donna h. Jul 19, 2007, 8:57pm EDT
dramamine??
☃ Aunt Shanny Jul 19, 2007, 8:59pm EDT
ginger
Leah Christensen Jul 19, 2007, 10:29pm EDT
Peppermint or gingerale has helped me if I have any kind of stomach discomfort be it t due to motion or any other problem.
Wilma M. Jul 19, 2007, 11:37pm EDT
Reading in the car makes me MORE nauseated and dizzy not less.
Visionaerie B. Jul 20, 2007, 12:54am EDT
The MythBusters guys tested ginger for seasickness, and it definitely works. It's a totally amazing herb -- also good for circulation, stomach problems, digestion, and warmth. I think you can even get little ginger mints at the health food stores -- I used to get some of them. Reed's makes a really good ginger beer that even has pineapple juice in it. I drink a little every night as a tonic. It's really changed my life for the better! Peppermint is another possibility, although it may cause a bit of a reflux issue. How about mixing up a little ginger / mint ice tea in a bottle, and taking that along? Thanks for posting this.
Jennine D. Jul 20, 2007, 3:02am EDT
Reading in cars never bothered me but it bothers my husband and daughter and younger son. My oldest son Ray however can read about anywhere. He is an avid reader. He would read for miles when we traveled and he was a kid.
Kathryn E. Jul 20, 2007, 4:09am EDT
Dramamine - you can get these over the counter, I think. They are motion sickness pills; my sisters got sick a lot in the car when we were kids and I always get dizzy on boats. Sometimes, it goes by another name but you can always find it under motion sickness. It works very very well and is safe for kids that age. It reduces the susceptibility of the brain to becoming dizzy from movement.

Good luck.

Reading is not a good idea for someone who gets ill in a car. Reading makes a lot of people dizzy or gives people a headache.

Ginger might be ok but I tell you that Dramamine definitely works.
Kathryn E. Jul 20, 2007, 4:11am EDT
Ginger does work to reduce nausea which is why people were always advised to drink Ginger Ale. Most ginger ale today does NOT include Ginger, by the way. You can always make a ginger tea (a child might not like this) by shaving off some ginger root and then dropping in a hot liquid with lemon.
Donald Hensley Jul 20, 2007, 11:39am EDT
Purge before your trip and hope the dramamine works.

If you travel a lot and your sickness is severe; you can get some prescription drug that they give cancer patients for nausea. I forget what is is called now but for the side effects of chemo it helped a little.
Trish A. Jul 23, 2007, 8:39pm EDT
Does anyone know if the ginger works for dogs?

When our girls were little we were advised to give them Bonine. It didn't make the girls quite as drugged as Dramamine.

Ginger does work.

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