How To Prevent Carsickness

If you or any of your children have a tendency to get carsick at times, you certainly understand what a nuisance it can be. After all, getting carsick can turn a simple trip to school or to the store into a fiasco, and it can make a road trip practically impossible. These tips will help you naturally chase carsickness away as soon as you feel it setting in - regardless of whether you deal with carsickness frequently or only every so often.

Fresh air: Opening the windows and getting some fresh air flowing through the car is one of the best ways to chase away carsickness. With a bit of fresh air, you will probably find that the carsickness disappears quickly.

Focus faraway: If fresh air does not seem to help you, another method to try is focusing on a point that is far away from the car. Lots of people end up making their carsickness a whole lot worse by putting down their head as soon as they start to feel sick. By focusing on a faraway point - especially if you add this to the fresh air - will often make you feel a lot better than before.

Food therapy: There are foods that will make you feel better when you are carsick, there are foods that will do nothing for you, and there are also foods that will make you feel worse. A few things that will help carsickness - just as they would an upset stomach - are water and saltine crackers, and ginger ale. Ginger root capsules and ginger snap cookies are two additional things that will help to cure a carsick stomach.

Cool cloth: If you find that none of these other options are working, try placing a cool, damp cloth over your forehead and eyes. You should keep a cooler in the car - filled with ice, with a cloth nearby - if you or someone you are traveling with is prone to carsickness.

Even though carsickness has the ability to ruin a trip, it does not have to; you can chase carsickness away if you follow these tips!