Nausea
Nausea is a difficult condition to live with but here are a few suggestions to help ease it.
- “Seabands” that people use for travel sickness can be bought at a chemist. It is advisable to take the Seabands off for a while each day, otherwise they can make your wrist sore.
- The Seabands work on a pressure point, which you can apply pressure to, with a finger. Press three finger widths below the crease on the inside of your wrist, between the two tendons, for two minutes.
- Ginger - These can be hard to take; but are worth a try.
- capsules to take or make into a tea (or just to smell if feeling very nauseous)
- ginger biscuits to nibble
- ginger ale to sip
- crystallised ginger nibbles
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- Nux Vom homeopathic pills to suck – Nelsons 6c sold at some chemists and Natural Health stores, suck 1 or 2 every hour or as needed.
- Aconite homeopathic pills also to suck – these also have an anti-anxiety property.
- L-Glutamine powder or capsules from health food stores e.g. Holland and Barrett.
- Weleda – Melissa Comp dissolved in water from Natural Health Stores.
- Domperidone and Clyclazene (Valoid) Tablets available from chemists or prescribed by your doctor. Only take ¼ tablet at first and build up the dose, because of severe M.E. reactions to drugs.
- Nabilone is also a very good drug for nausea; but because it is a canabinoid extract it can only be prescribed by specialists via hospital pharmacies and is very expensive so many doctors are reluctant to prescribe it.
The most important thing is to KEEP DRINKING to prevent dehydration see the section on Making Eating and Drinking Easier.