Hello, my name is N'ael, I am a SSI divemaster and a Padi rescue diver
I am someone who is very subject to nausea, i get it almost every morning
and I am also very prone to motion sickness
if i am not driving i am probably gonna get sick
and since i am not able to drive a boat
i had to cope with being seasick
it can be very discouraging to go diving with nausea because it is one of the worse feeling you can get
during a dive... umh maybe cold is worse...?
i feel like the bigger the boat, the more sick I get
there is some things about big boats that
force my body to resist to the movement of the wave
I feel like small boats are easier to...
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get in syncronisation with
and also watching the horizon line can be very usefull
sometimes that's not enought and I
need to get medication
however medication is kind of a tricky subject in scuba diving
because a lot of medication can affect your blood steam
and then -prevent- you to go diving
so what i do is that i usually rely on natural remedies
so for example you can use ginger and licorice that are some very cheap and easy to find
alternatives to medication
they are use with pregnant human being that cannot take medication
so sometimes they use that to releive their morning sickness
and such joys of pregnancy
in canada you can find some ginger pills
in the US I think too
but sometimes I just put some ginger bits in some water
and let it infuse, it can be hot water, it can be cold water
drinking is a very huge
and important thing to do while diving in general
but if you are experiencing nausea
if you were ever going to throw up
at least you'll have something in your stomac
because you do not want to throw up with nothing in your stomac
that can be very painfull
Licorice is definitely another aquired taste
not everybody likes it
I try to have mine as sugar free as possible
so I have some little pellets that i find in biocups in France
I think in old... pharmacy
you can have some sticks that you can chew
or you can have a candy
it is not a bad idea to have something full of sugar before going diving
because you are going to need a lot of energy anyway
so if that's a way for you to eat licorice and not have nausea anymore... do it
if you cannot do without your medication, just make sure to go check
with a scuba diving doctor
not just your regular doctor
they are very familiar
with the rules and danger that applies with scuba diving
just makes sure that they are ok with you taking this medication
and that is not going to change you blood flow or something like that
if there is no scuba diving specialist doctor around you, you can go and talk to DAN
which is an insurance company that is full of services
i used them before while i was training for divemaster
and it was great, they have a good customer service
you can contact them if you have any -question-
i am not sponsored btw, i just like this company
and i am pretty sure that they could direct you to a medication in you country that you could take before diving
if you do have a medication for sickness that you use before diving
and that works, feel free to put it in the comment section
I am pretty sure people will be happy to kow it
but just makes sure that they are compatible with you health
if you have health issues, if you have stomach issues...
might not work for everybody
if you have any other tips on how to avoid being sea sick
other than "don't take the boat"
feel free to let us know in the comment section
i am sure other people can benefy from it
i don' own all the knowledge on scuba diving
i just want to share what i learned
i have been diving for more than 10 years so...
maybe my tips can help some other people
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