Lifehack - prevent nausea

[Aerows]

This was such a weird idea. Keep from getting seasick or nauseous.

How? Press the inside of your wrist. For a sounder effect, just wear a rubber band on both wrists.

I know it sounds implausible, but I tried it and yes, it does work (at least for me).

It probably won't work for everybody, but let me know if you try it and your results.

[winter is coming]

1. I remember trying that for morning sickness. Know what finally worked?

Delivery.

[Aerows]

2. LOL!

Well, I'm not about to have children any time ... well, ever, but I did try it and it works.

I hope your children have as positive an outlook on life as you do (which is ironic considering you picked winter is coming).

You really are a hopeful person, and I like that about you!

[winter is coming]

3. Aw....

[Aerows]

4. Just calling it

as I see it.

[sakabatou]

5. I also heard ginger can help

[Aerows]

6. I've heard that, too

Good suggestion!

[Brother Buzz]

9. Genuine ginger snaps actually works well for me - the hotter the better

made with fresh grated ginger, not the powdered stuff.

[REP]

12. Ginger is great for alleviating nausea/upset stomach

Crystallized ginger is a handy form to carry around; there are several kinds of ginger candies made by The Ginger People that have enough ginger to work, too. I haven't found it prevents or cures motion sickness (it doesn't do anything for the headache or vertigo), but it does help immensely with stomach pain and nausea.

[kentauros]

7. It's a shiatsu or acupressure point.

I've known about it for years, and do remember someone had at one time created a wristband with a knobby button on the inside to help people get over air-sickness.

Yes, ginger is good for nausea and digestion, as are the various mints. Here's a chart of various herbal remedies from the same page as the mints

And here's something from UCLA on the acupressure point:

Acupressure Point P6: Pericardium 6 or Nei Guan

[Aerows]

8. It sounds like hoo haw but it actually

works. I've recently used this technique on a run.

It is oddly efficacious.

[renate]

10. ain't no lie!

If you need to keep both hands free, try Sea-Bands. And put the little bumpy thing in the acupressure point you can find according to this: https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/patient-education/acupressure-nausea-and-vomiting

I hope you're feeling better, Aerows! Nice of you to share this idea!

[Nay]

11. My hubby had anaesthesia-induced nausea in the hospital and you know

what the nurse did? She tore open one of those packets that holds an alcohol wipe and waved the wipe under his nose. Nausea gone. Of course, he got put on prescription Zofran, but that was going to take a couple of hours to administer, so the nurse did the alcohol thing, and it worked.

[cwydro]

13. I've used pressure points for hot flashes.

They work.

Also for those awful leg cramps one gets sometimes when sleeping.

[Katashi_itto]

14. Sniff an alchol pad or wipe. It gets rid of the nausea effect oo.

[ScreamingMeemie]

15. I do math in my head.

2 x 2 = ... 4 x 2 = ...8 x 2 =... and so on.

[alarimer]

16. Also- don't watch political talk shows

I avoid 99% of my nausea that way.

[Aerows]

17. Good call!