I feel sick when I fly what can I do?

Question

PLEASE HELP GOING AWAY!

I have travelled million of times before and on all the long flights I feel ill. I do not eat or drink much cause every time i do i feel like throwing up. I am going on a 11 hour flight and feel a bit nervous. I have no idea what to do! I need help as soon as possible!

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I also hate small space which makes me feel even more sick so i prefer to sit next to the window it helps with my fear of small spaces.

Answer 1

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Your body while in a moving vehicle, like many peoples, is confused. When you look out the window you see that you are moving but your body is still; your ears sense motion but when they don't and your eyes see that you are moving your body gets very confused. The more motion there is in the vehicle the less likely you are to get motion sickness. On a boat its the opposite, you are moving extremely slow (according to what you see) but the boat rocks back and forth indicating movement; this causes the same problem.

To get over this problem looking out at things that are not moving helps when in a car, like looking out at the horizon; this way both your ears and eyes can agree. While in a plane looking at the ground below can cause motion sickness so I would advise to keep looking up or just keeping the window closed. Ginger can also help a lot with nausea, ginger candy is a must have for long trips like that even just in case someone else needs it (you don't want to get puked on!). Another thing that you could do is get a motion sickness bracelet. Its a bracelet that puts pressure on a pressure point on your wrist that keeps you from getting nauseous. You can wear it all the time and I think its easier than carrying around ginger candy or focusing on not looking at stuff around you while in a vehicle.

Answer 2

dont sit next to the window or look out it

Answer 3

try stugeron - they're good for travel sickness

Answer 4

try ginger candy... =)

Answer 5

sleep, garunteed when you wake up it wont be long to go.
have a window seat so you'll feel relaxed and comfortable.

hope it helped.