If you love travelling and simultaneously you are experiencing a feeling of queasiness or a mild feeling of nausea, then this condition is known as motion sickness which ruins your whole travel day
Fortunately, you don’t need to cancel your travel plans or worry about the sickness. This article covers what motion sickness is, how it causes and how to get rid of it.
What is Motion Sickness?
Motion sickness is a feeling of nausea, vomiting, dizziness and other unpleasant symptoms occurring while you travelling in a boat, bus or in a car. Motion sickness occurs when the body’s organs send conflicting signals that the brain cannot respond to it properly. Motion sickness is a abnormal response to a normal situation.
These symptoms typically stop when the movement stops.
We have many medicines and acupuncture therapies to deal with this situation but those situations are not convenient every time. So here are permanent home remedies to get rid of motion sickness.
Causes of Motion Sickness
As the motions of our body is sensed by the brain through different pathways of the nervous system including the inner ears, eyes and tissues of the body surface.
If you are unable to catch the feelings of your body organs and unable to see through your eyes, then your brain will get mixed signals from all the parts of the body and the person will lead to develop a symptom or a condition called motion sickness.
How to Get Rid of Motion Sickness?
Here are top most remedies to get rid of motion sickness permanently.
Stay Hydrated
The first and foremost thing you need to do is stay hydrated. Dehydration may cause vomiting and nausea while travelling. Drink a cup of herbal tea to soothe your stomach and maintain proper hydration levels in your body.
Don’t forget to carry a water bottle while you travelling.
Ginger
Ginger is an effective ingredient used for health and skin issues and it is also used to treat the feeling of motion sickness as well. Due to its antiemetic properties, it aids digestion which in turn quells nausea.
According to recent studies, it has been concluded that the people who consume ginger before going to any trip through any vehicle were less nauseated when compared to who did not
This amazing and effective ingredient can be taken in many forms; some of them are shown below:
- Prepare ginger tea by using ginger slices added in 2 cups of hot water and boil it for few minutes. Strain the solution and add one table spoon of honey in it.
- Drink this ginger tea before you are going to travel to prevent motion sickness.
- Alternatively, you can add one tea spoon of ginger juice in one tea spoon of lemon juice and drink it before you start travelling.
- You can also take this juice, whenever you feel uncomfortable during the situation.
Note
If you have any heart problem or you are pregnant, then you need to consult your doctor before you are taking it as a supplement.
Peppermint
Peppermint is an amazing remedy for reducing the feeling of motion sickness. The menthol present in peppermint will calm the stomach muscles to ease nausea and lessen the condition of motion sickness.
- Boil one table spoon of dried peppermint leaves in a cup of water. Then steap it for an half an hour and strain it. Finally add one table spoon of honey to it.
- Drink this peppermint tea before starting your journey which acts effective in treating motion sickness.
Lemons
Lemons are used to control the sensation of nausea and feeling of motion sickness. The citric acid in lemon will settle down the feeling of nausea and vomiting while travelling. Refreshing smell of lemon will stimulate the higher brain regions which are responsible for the motion sickness.
- Mix one table spoon of lemon juice in a glass of warm water and add one table spoon of honey. Drink it before stating the journey.
- You can also squeeze the lemon from the edge of the slice at regular intervals while travelling which reduces the feeling of motion sickness.
- Alternatively, take a glass of rice water and add one table spoon of lemon juice and some salt then drink it before the journey.
Crackers
Crackers are considered as easily digestible snacks, especially while travelling it satisfies your hunger pangs and prevent sickness caused by eating junk food or over eating heavy foods.
You are very prone to feeling of nausea and vomiting when you are travelling on empty stomach.
Apple cider vinegar
Apple cider vinegar contains PH balancing effect on your body and helps your body to get rid of motion sickness on regular use.
Take one cup of lukewarm water and add one table spoon of honey and two table spoons of apple cider vinegar and stir it well.
Drink it slowly before starting your journey, this will settle down the stomach and control the feeling of nausea.
If you are already suffering with motion sickness, then you can freshen up your breath and prevent further feeling of vomiting by rinsing your mouth with one table spoon of apple cider vinegar which is diluted in one half cup of water.
Apple Juice
Apple juice helps to neutralize the acid in the stomach. Travelling with the empty stomach is the main cause for motion sickness. The natural sugar in apples will soothe the stomach and relieves from the feeling of motion sickness.
- Drink a glass of apple juice with required amount of black salt and a table spoon of lemon juice.
- Drink this juice before starting your journey, if you start feeling ill, sipping apple juice make you feel better.
Licorice Root
Licorice root will help to decrease the feeling of nausea, bloating and belching. The anti inflammatory property in this root soothes the mucous membrane of the stomach and avoids the sickness and queasiness while travelling.
You can have it with tea or you can chew licorice candy and little licorice.
Here are the Tips to Prevent Motion Sickness Symptoms
- While travelling, try to keep your eyes on horizon side and if you are feeling ill then sit in front, beside the driver drive.
- If you don’t have any vent or window while travelling carry your own hand fan to create your own breeze.
- If you travelling through boat, and then standing near the railing will help you to get fresh air and prevent the symptoms from arising.
Music therapy will give you relaxation to all your senses and may keep the symptoms from setting in.