Sea Sickness Remedy

[bwana]

I have been reading recently about fellow kayakers having trouble with seasickness and want to offer up a cure I have been using and sharing with great success.

I am sure you all have heard that sailors back in the day used to use ginger to cure seasickness.

There are ginger pills on the market but by themselves they are too strong and make you burp. Which doesn't lead to a calm stomach.

I found that Nabisco Ginger Snap Cookies (it has to be the Nabisco brand as they use real ginger) calm your stomach and help to prevent seasickness. I have given them to people already sick and below deck on multi-day tuna trips and they make a full recovery. Any time I see a kid starting to turn green out come the cookies and they are fine.

Needless to say, I have made a lot of friends thanks to Nabisco. I use them to supplement the standard pills. They work for me, hopefully they will work for you too.

[momo fish]

Thanks. I have boys that hate the pill and this will help.

[devilslock]

I use GingerMax softgels works great you can get them at a health food store or online. I will try these Nabisco Ginger Snap Cookies see how it works for me.

[Rambo]

Great info. I use them ginger pills and it still makes me barf but I'm good after letting it out and continue to fish the whole day. I'll test out your nabisco ginger snaps and hope it works wonder for me. Thanks for sharing.

[William Novotny]

Bunch ah land lubbers, with yer sissy stomachs, haha. I'm just kidding. I don't usually get seasick unless it's a really rough day and I'm spending allot of time looking down at my fish finder. Anyways not often enough to remember to bring something on my yak to cure it, but when I go on party boats I'm a little more prone and usually take a little ziplock with some pieces of pickled ginger to munch on if the need arises. This sounds allot more convenient and I'll give it a try next time I do an over nighter

[AirborneYak]

Thank you!!

[skrilla]

Great suggestion. Will bring some aboard next time. Hate seeing kids miss out on the action from being green.

[primosurf]

So how long have you worked at Nabisco? jk Good suggestion I will give it a try. Thanks.

[BigTunaL]

Thank you. The patch behind ear worked for me but it's expensive. Even with my insurance card I had to pay $60 for 8 patches. I'll try your suggestion next time.

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[octico]

Bonine .... total failsafe and it does not make you loopy!

[ctfphoto]

Originally Posted by BigTunaL

Thank you. The patch behind ear worked for me but it's expensive. Even with my insurance card I had to pay $60 for 8 patches. I'll try your suggestion next time.

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I have used this for 3 years now. Works 100% of the time. As to the price, what price do you put on not getting sick?

I am trying to wean myself off of them. First by reusing a patch over and over again up to about 4 times. Now I have started to cut about 1/4 of the patch off and using that and then reusing it again.

I am very close to not using the patch at all ....

Um maybe some ginger snaps .....

[FlyFishinYakr]

Years ago I had tried everything on the market (even the pressure point wrist bracelet) once I tried the patch it was worth every penny! I just use the patch and cut in half for day trips. Usually good for two trips. How much is it worth to be comfortable and fish all day without the worry?
When I used to fish a lot then worked on a boat my body finally got acclimated to being on the water (unless it was really bad...7-10'+ swells) then I would just pray...j/k.
Looks like I'll have to get out on the water () a lot this year! I don't think the lakes will cut it!
Thank for the info on ginger snaps, I'll have to give them a try!
FFY

[YakDout]

Before you go searching for tons of methods that never end the routed cause, try fighting it in your head mentally. I did this when I was a teenager and haven't gotten sick since. Don't think about it = don't get sick (for me) and I know this works for others as well. Keep your optimism high and your mentality set on catching fish, and it could help you.


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[Cbad Mike]

I take dramamine. But I'll try the Nabisco cookies because I hate the drowsiness....
By the way..... Nothing cures sea sickness faster than seeing your rod go bendo.

Thanks for the tip.

[William Novotny]

The thing about dramamine..... It's supposed to make you drowsy because it only works if you take it the night before. Take it get a good night sleep, wake up ready to go

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[Hunters Pa]

Nothing ever worked for my brother. Not the pills, patches, cookies, crackers, NOTHING. Then he tried the Relief Band - kinda like a Swatch that shocks the wrist. Even works after you start feeling all maggoty and can be shared. Not cheap, but if nothing else works it is worth its weight in gold.

I am real lucky that it has never been a problem for me. He would get queasey in a bathtub.

[jruiz]

Originally Posted by Hunters Pa

Nothing ever worked for my brother. Not the pills, patches, cookies, crackers, NOTHING. Then he tried the Relief Band - kinda like a Swatch that shocks the wrist. Even works after you start feeling all maggoty and can be shared. Not cheap, but if nothing else works it is worth its weight in gold.

I am real lucky that it has never been a problem for me. He would get queasey in a bathtub.

Waterproof?

[Hunters Pa]

Originally Posted by jruiz

Waterproof?

So far. Reaching into bait tank, etc on overnighters. It is sealed and uses a gel to get the conductivity to teh wrist.

[MissileTM]

Anyone ever forget to wash their hands after application of the patch and then rub their eyes?

[Jaysuuun]

Thanks for the tip. I'll opt for Ginger Snaps instead of Cheetos next time