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The face becomes pale just like in sickness

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Yawning and salivation

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Cold sweats along with dizziness

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Dehydration or dry throat

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Headache

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Sudden feeling of sickness/weakness or fatigue

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Nausea and very often, vomiting

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Unpleasant fumes - e.g. gasoline smell, exhaust fumes, body odor, perfumes, dead fish, some body else’s fart!!

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Anxiety - reasons for your anxiety could be any ranging from what you are expecting at the other side of your journey to how you feel about your car driver’s driving to your feeling anxious and afraid as your airplane rises up in the air

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Full stomach – Bumps and lateral movements during road and rail travel, slight or vigorous lopsided ride of the boat, ship and particularly your amusement park ride and sudden pressure changes as the airplane ascends or descends

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Alcohol – Too much alcohol may enter your ear’s fluid and send your head spinning by interfering with the signals being sent

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Reading – Reading a book during a rough ride also does the trick as the printed matter in front of you moves awfully

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Zingiber officinalis (ginger) - The aromatic oils present in ginger rhizome are the active constituents medically. They are the ones responsible for the characteristic aroma and flavor. They include sesquiterpenes, specifically zingiberene, as also aldehydes and monoterpenes. Gingerols are another components present which give ginger its pungent characteristics and thus make ginger a fantastic remedy as an anti nausea agent. Its effects are comparable to the best conventional medicines, like metoclopramide. It is also effective in relieving the symptoms of vomiting, indigestion, flatulence and dizziness. Working mainly in the digestive tract, Zingiber boosts digestive fluids and neutralises acids, making it an effective alternative to anti-nausea medication, but without the usual unpleasant side effects.

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Kalium phosphate (Kali. phos.) is a biochemic tissue salt which is very effective in the treatment of anxiety and stress and is often referred to as a natural tranquilizer. It has many benefits, among them the relief of a 'nervous stomach'. This remedy is often helpful during seasickness.

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Cocculus C30 is a homeopathic remedy well known for its ability to relieve travel sickness, vertigo, nausea and vomiting. It is particularly helpful when problems are made worse after getting cold, and from not getting enough sleep.

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Pulsatilla vulgaris C30 is used homeopathically in the treatment of nausea and vomiting and also helps to calm and soothe the sufferer of travel sickness, particularly when there is an aversion to the enclosed space and a need for fresh air.

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Ars. alb. (30C) is made by extracting the ingredient from the crystalline mineral ore Arsenopyrite that is found in many countries of the Northern Hemisphere. In this form, Ars. alb. helps treat symptoms of restless fear and emotional drainage.

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Aconite (30C) grows in tall, clustered stems in the damp mountainous regions of Europe and Central Asia. Historically, this remedy was used as an herbal remedy externally for bruises. Hahnemann proved this remedy and used it extensively to treat the sudden onset of physical symptoms prompted by uneasiness in people that are normally healthy and well-adjusted.

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You may take fruits such as blackcurrant and bilberry as they contain anthocyanins, flavonoids, tannins and vitamin C which together give excellent spasmodic, anti-inflammatory properties as well as improve the immunity towards infections and free radicals. These properties come for great help in reducing the intensity of the symptoms.

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Avoid taking large meals before or during the journey. Instead take light meals or snacks at regular intervals.

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Avoid taking foods which you don’t usually take or have a great liking for, as they might create even more trouble.

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As over production of saliva is one of the first indications of motion sickness, one should suck on to a lemon or take a few olives when it strikes. Tannins present in them make your mouth dry, hence their use. Blackcurrant and bilberry have tannins too.

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Gingerroot is a proven anti-nauseant. It works by absorbing acids and blocking nausea in your gastrointestinal tract. Take a centimeter of fresh ginger 2 hours before you travel and every 4 hours after that. You can even eat delicious crystallized root ginger or nibble on ginger biscuits.

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Avoid alcohol altogether or take in moderation as it interferes with the way brain functions and also dissolves into the fluids of the inner ear leading to wrong and confusing signals being sent to the brain.

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While traveling, try fixing your sight on a horizon instead of immediate passing scenes, although rule this out when in a boat. Instead try fixing your sight on a distant object or sky when in a boat.

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Try to take the front seat in the car and set your eyes on the road as the movements are comparably slow (not as rapid as you see through the side glasses) and less bothersome to the eyes.

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Try and get as much fresh air as possible when the first symptoms strike in or of you already know about your problem. Open up the car windows, come on the deck of the boat or turn on the overhead vent in the airplane.

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Travel at night if your problem is acute as the feeling of motion, from the point of view of what you see, gets diminished in the night.

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People with this problem should try and sit on those areas of the car or ship or boat which have the least amount of rolling and bouncing. Front seats in the car and bus, centre of the ship and deck of the small boat are ideal for them. This along with light stomach will at least rule out nausea created by heavy stomach movements.

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Avoid reading during a rough ride as the movement of the printed matter will make you feel dizzy much earlier than even by your standards.

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Some people try to alleviate the symptoms by leaning forward and closing their eyes. This should never be done as it will only worsen the matters. If you need sleep, which is actually good for people prone to motion sickness, take a nap by leaning a little backward with your head remaining still.

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Although it would seem pathetic to be apathetic, this theory works well for chronic motion sickness sufferers. If you see your co-traveler getting sick, and even worse throwing up, please don’t go and nurse him. Let someone else without this problem of motion sickness take care of him otherwise you will yourself get down sick pretty fast.

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It may sound philosophical, but it works to think about something else, preferably the good things about your life, and not the problem in hand if you want to alleviate your symptoms. It is proven now, that motion sickness is partly psychological in nature.

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Acupuncture or more importantly electroacupunture have shown some decent results, albeit in only a few people and not all treated with them. Also, try wearing acupressure wristbands designed for people who get carsick, seasick or airsick. They apply constant pressure to acupressure points for nausea.

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As this problem of getting motion sick is primarily due to the imbalances in the inner ear, which in turn are due to confusing signals being sent by eyes and ears, some researches have shown that it is the inability of an individual to adapt to rapid movements in front of his eyes that this problem usually occurs, especially on land. Therefore, a system of desensitization of eyes has been developed in which a person undergoes a few sessions after which his sensitivity to rapid eye movements gets diminished. Try it.

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A similar theory but working on different basics has also been formed in which a person is subjected to extreme movement while he is sitting on a rotating chair. This creates imbalances in his inner ear and generally people get nausea within minutes. This basically desensitizes them against rapid eye and body movements.

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