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!!

[theluckypig]

sunflower seeds... works for me.

[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!

[octico]

Thank you!!

Give it a try next time buddy, be sure you let me know when you go. I will stick to medical grade stuff.

[driftwood]

Great info who would of thunk it.

Here is great remedy for a toothache.

Poor dude that was his last tooth in his mouth LOL!!!


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[RobFish]

That video was brutal Gabe. WTF?
Nice to see you OTW amigo.

[Yakkid]

getting in the water just jump in takes it all away

[YakDout]

getting in the water just jump in takes it all away


That's a great idea in the bays and harbors. You haven't met the tax man yet...


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[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. :cheers1:

[janines.fishtales@cox.net]

Great info who would of thunk it.

Here is great remedy for a toothache.

Poor dude that was his last tooth in his mouth LOL!!!


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That was so disgusting it was hilarious! I like the female voice in the background that says, "you need to wait two hours" before smoking. Like she actually thinks she knows what she's talking about! So the moral of the story is if you are feeling sea sick watch this!

J :you_rock:

[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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[ctfphoto]

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 ..... :eating:

[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? :confused:
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'+ :eek: swells) then I would just pray...j/k. :D
Looks like I'll have to get out on the water (:paddleersmilie:) 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

[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]

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]

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? :eek:

[ctrujillo]

sunflower seeds... works for me.

X2 on the seeds I always have a bag on the yak .it has worked for me

[ctfphoto]

So today there was a very small swell .... So I said today is the day to wean me off the patch ......



... Brought ginger snaps .... barely started to feel it, ....powered down a couple on ginger snap and the feeling went away instantly ......... very cool




Then I caught the right kind ....... :yt:

[blitzburgh]

So today there was a very small swell .... So I said today is the day to wean me off the patch ......



... Brought ginger snaps .... barely started to feel it, ....powered down a couple on ginger snap and the feeling went away instantly ......... very cool




Then I caught the right kind ....... :yt:

Nice!

[Jaysuuun]

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

[ctfphoto]

Second trip with no patch, 10 HOURS on the ocean, no worries, no yt.

I guess I got my sea legs ......

[ctfphoto]

2 months now without a patch or feeling seasick at all.

Went out yesterday afternoon to windy choppy conditions, had ginger cookies but did not eat any as i didn't need them. I think I have cured myself.

I was thinking about getting some of this new seasickness remedy called MotionEaze ...looks very promising to have "on hand". Has anyone tried this?

[bus kid]

sea bands, I was very skeptical of them but when we went whale watching all my kids and wife wore them. my wife had gotten sea sick on half day trip after about an hour OTW. on the whale watching trip all were fine despite other kids chumming around us.