Oh my gawd Michael, wouldn't it be easier to stay home??? Or like Pat would
say, rip out the pelagic bird pages. ( knowing that TP gets it too probably
helps a few people )
T. mxpp.
At 10:23 20/01/00 +1100, you wrote:
>Having disgraced myself on countless occasions since early childhood in a
>wide selection of cars, planes and boats by sicking (sic) over fellow
>passengers,on velour seats,down the sides of cars, even in airport lounges
>after rough landings,I guess it was not surprising that on a recent
>unmedicated trip in a tinny from Terrigal to Port Stephens the burley flowed
>freely once again.
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>There is a prophylactic, the objectives of which are twofold, first to board
>with an empty bowel, second to sedate the balance system, the abnormal
>stimulus of which causes nausea and vomiting and that ghastly feeling of
>seasickness.
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>The following is for the most intractable of the seasickness-prone.
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>Dont eat fat or protein for thirtysix hours before boarding.Eat complex
>carbohydrates up to twentyfour hours beforehand,including a few prunes. Dont
>eat for the last twentyfour hours but drink clear fluids (no alcohol),
>particularly plain water.Empty your bowel an hour or so before boarding.
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>For the worst-case scenario,start twentyfour hours or more before stepping
>aboard by taking travacalm tablets every six hours to saturate your system .
>Try the tablets beforehand for sideeffects.Read and adhere to the
>instructions in or on the packet.Keep taking them throughout the trip.
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>If you can get hold of some Zantac effervescent tablets, take one in a
>glass of water about an hour before the ordeal commences. This will further
>calm the stomach.
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>Dont eat on board. Drink only plain water provided you are not nauseated.If
>you have vomited, dont be tempted to drink even water until you feel back to
>normal, probably back on dry land. Otherwise you will vomit the water up.
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>Not everyone will need to be so extreme of course, but avoiding fat, heavy
>protein and alcohol from the night before, taking the pills for twentyfour
>hours before, and maintaining an empty stomach on the trip will make a big
>difference to the average punter.
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> Other tips and techniques would be welcome from the vast store of
>experience that must be out there; do tell.
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> Cheers and chunders
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> Michael
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