On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 18:26:06 GMT, "TC" wrote:

Is this something that eventually goes away after repeated boating?
What can be done about it?

http://www.goddesscruise.com/SeaSick.htm

All the best,

Tom
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Also Sprach Doug Kanter :

Gould mentioned ginger, which works great for me. Keep some name-brand
ginger snap cookies on the boat in ziplock bags. Nabisco is good, but if you
can find Salerno (brown bag, not a box), they're the best. They contain more
real ginger. Works best if you eat a few BEFORE you're sick. There's also a
type of asian ginger candy you can find in some supermarkets. They're about
the size & consistency of Tootsie Rolls and come in cellophane bags,
individually wrapped. They're probably the most concentrated type of ginger
you can get, short of eating the actual root. Most people I've given them to
have found them to be palatable. Check the import section.

There's another great ginger source, sugared ginger. It's basically
slices of ginger root, coated with crystalized ginger, and
dehydrated. Spicy and sweet and yummy. Again, any asian market will have
it, along with many gourmet type grocery stores. I can't vouch for it's
effectiveness against seasickness, becasue I'm lucky enough to not be
affected by it.

Dan

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In article , no-
says...
Is this something that eventually goes away after repeated boating?
What can be done about it?

It depends on the person.

I spent the better part of three years at sea with a buddy who lived on
nothing but soda crackers and milk for the three years.

My self, it usually only amounted to a headache the first day out.

Well, there was that one time coming out of Toulon after being a quest
at the bar inhabited by some deck apes off the French carrier Fosch. I'm
not sure if it was the rum or the screaming storm we got hit with on the
way out of port. Which ever or both I had hit the point where, as
someone else mentioned, I was afraid I wasn't going to die.


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Bowgus wrote:
And I did see down at the chandelry, wrist bands that are reputed to work
... here's what they look like courtesy of google search ...
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/landfallnav/-sms01.html

"TC" wrote in message
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Is this something that eventually goes away after repeated boating?
What can be done about it?

EG Didn't do a thing for me

otn

On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 18:24:25 -0400, MikeG
wrote:

In article , no-
says...
Is this something that eventually goes away after repeated boating?
What can be done about it?

It depends on the person.

I spent the better part of three years at sea with a buddy who lived on
nothing but soda crackers and milk for the three years.

My self, it usually only amounted to a headache the first day out.

Well, there was that one time coming out of Toulon after being a quest
at the bar inhabited by some deck apes off the French carrier Fosch. I'm
not sure if it was the rum or the screaming storm we got hit with on the
way out of port. Which ever or both I had hit the point where, as
someone else mentioned, I was afraid I wasn't going to die.

I have never gotten sea sick per se, but on my 10th free fall jump
from 10,000', I spun and lost my horizon. I popped my chute

I made it to the ground ok, but it was close. What ever was left over
from breakfast was on the ground. :)

And naturally the ****ant Jump Master rode me about it for about a
week.

All the best,

Tom
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"What the hell's the deal with this newsgroup...
is there a computer terminal in the day room of
some looney bin somewhere?"

Bilgeman - circa 2004

Maybe if it was dipped in ginger and worn around the neck?

"otnmbrd" wrote in message
nk.net...


Bowgus wrote:
And I did see down at the chandelry, wrist bands that are reputed to
work
... here's what they look like courtesy of google search ...
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/landfallnav/-sms01.html

"TC" wrote in message
.. .

Is this something that eventually goes away after repeated boating?
What can be done about it?

EG Didn't do a thing for me

otn

In article et,
otnmbrd wrote:




TC wrote:
Is this something that eventually goes away after repeated boating?
What can be done about it?

Yes and no. A good deal depends on your tendency towards motion
sickness. If you are not normally prone to motion sickness, once you
begin to sense the motions experienced on a boat you may encounter the
problem fewer times or not at all.
If, however, you ARE prone to motion sickness, the best you can hope for
is that one of the various remedies will work for you and that you can
either deal with it and get over it or pick your times when you go boating.
I have been prone to all forms of motion sickness all my life and have
lived to deal with it (hell of a profession to chose for someone who
gets seasick) and notice that as I've gotten older and number, I am far
less prone than I was in my youth.

otn

I keep most of the common remedies on my boat.

The only one I've found that works on better than 90% of the people who get
sick is the "Relief Band" - the electric "watch-style" one.

The other "remedies" have all been hit-or-miss, and the drugs (e.g.
Dramamine) will make you SICKER if you take them when you're already queasy.

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On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 19:35:40 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

By the way, what's this got to do with politics?

I'm waiting for Harry to jump in and declare that George Bush is
responsible for sea sickness and his lack of leadership is the reason
we don't have a cure. Unfortunately, I tend to get queasy in my
recliner when I see Kerry.

On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 18:26:06 GMT, "TC" wrote:

Is this something that eventually goes away after repeated boating?
What can be done about it?

Dill pickles can help settle your stomach after symptoms "arise".

"TC" wrote in message
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Is this something that eventually goes away after repeated boating?
What can be done about it?

I have to take it in small doses and work up to heavy seas...

This is something I have to get used to at the start of every
boating season. By November, I don't even think about it
but the process will begin all over again in May. My ears/stomach
somehow *forget* how to deal with it over the winter.

db