Stomach and rides

[tink 2257]

It seems as I get older, NOT OLD just older!!! (mid 40's) My stomach can't take all the rides. Any suggestions what is the best thing to take so I can ride on them ALL!!!

 

[snowwhitesmom]

Oh, Tink, I feel your pain - I am 41 and have the same problem - I am anxiously waiting for advice as well. [ we leave in 5 days! ]

 

[bicker]

I've found that taking stuff tends to make me more queasy, not less queasy. My best advise is to simply not eat. Seriously, the less I've eaten, the less amusement rides affect me. As a corollary, the more I drink, the better I feel. So that's the best combo: Drink lots, eat little.

 

[lovmy2girls]

I hear ya ! Bicker is right about the food. If I ride with a full stomach of food and drink, it seems to be worse. Don't laugh, but If I close my eyes that helps me get my stomach back. But that doesn't work on everyone. I closed my eyes on RNR and I didn't even feel the upside loops.

 

[cleo]

Low Drowsy Dramamine works wonders and it lasts a long time. Avoid alcohol and soda (soda tends to shake up in your tummy the way it does in the bottle....with the same explosive result!).

Try the Dramamine before you go if you think it might bother you, but we take it when needed and have never had any sort of discomfort.

 

[mickeymom55]

I made the mistake of riding Space Mountain first thing in the morning. Almost ruined the day! I found that starting out slowly seemed to work for me. No roller coaster type rides first thing in the AM - don't ride one after the other (i.e. RnRC then ToT back to back) and try to wait an hour or so after eating. DH and I have learned the hard way that in WDW age only matters on the "big" rides. Pace yourself and mix it up a bit. We're over 40 (chronologically only) and have adapted our touring plans accordingly.

 

[eeyore45]

Have you ever watched "MythBusters" on Discovery Channel? These two guys are hysterical at times puting "myths" to the test, they were movie stunt coordinators, anyway they did the motion sickness myths - 2 of them were very susciptable and were the "guinea pigs" they sat in a chair that spun around slowly, and they would tell when to shut it down, and often they would need a garbage bucket to get sick in!!

They tested the wrist bands, the little ones, and the major expensive ones - neither worked...

they tested the dramamines, etc... and it worked, but then they had one take a placebo, and it worked too -

What surprised them the most was the ginger tablets worked the best!! They both concluded that they would feel comfortable reccommending ginger tablets!!

I personally do swear by the ginger tablets (you can get it at health food stores) ginger snaps, and ginger ale also are effective!! I also this time had my doctor prescribe the patch and wore it - I have some other interesting things, so when bromine, and dramamine were no longer effective, the doctor discussed trying the patch, and I'm glad I did!!

 

[Yvette Q.O.D.]

I know how you feel. At around age 16 it started for me I'm now 41. My sinuses don't help the situation in fact I'm sure it's a major factor in my case of easy queasy. I make sure to take my sinus med. and a Bonine every morning I ride rides. Bonine is like Dramamine but I don't get sleepy. I works except in extreme cases. Ex. I'll never ride Mission Space, or the spinning Tea Cups or Rockin Roller Coaster. I did RRC once and that was more than enough for me.

Hope this helped.
Yvette

 

[eeyore45]

Discovery Channel just gave a commercial saying they are rerunning the Motion Sickness episode tonight (Jan 1) !!

 

[maxiesmom]

I have found that eating a little something like crackers or toast helps. That and I also take pepto to settle my stomach.

 

[MrShiny]

Yes, you want a little soething o the stomach, but not full. Bonine is the OTC version of Anti-vert, an anti-vertigo drug.

For me, drops bother me, but spinning doesn't. I found the best (on rides where you can) is to clench your stomach as tight as you can before and during the drop. When your stomach can't move that much, that icky feeling is minimized.

I also do better on rides when I'm not tired.

 

[ImarriedGrumpy]

I have problems with motion sickness (major mess after Body Wars - ugh! - but that's another story for another time), and I've found that two things work for me:

1. MythBusters are right - Ginger works! I've found ginger tablets at health food stores, but even ginger ale and ginger altoids work. I also like candied ginger, but it's sometimes harder to find.

2. I know MythBusters said the wristbands don't work, but I have a "Relief Band" motion sickness wristband that really does help me. I received mine as a gift from a friend who had two, and I confess I was skeptical about using it. I wore it on Space Mountain sitting in the very front, and I was the only one of our group who wasn't motion sick after the ride. I also wear it when DH is driving us through the mountains, and I no longer get sick. I can even read the map in the car now! That said, I do have to use the band on one of the higher settings to get good results.

My advice? Try the ginger - it's cheaper. If you know someone with a Relief Band and can borrow it to try it out, do so, but I wouldn't recommend spending more than $30 on one if you don't know it will work for you. (They do show up on eBay for cheap sometimes.)

 

[julielovestigger]

I am in the same boat. I started loosing my ability to go on spinning rides when I hit 30. I was "out of equilibrium" for an hour and a half after Mission Space, and I had taken the non-drowsy Dramamine. My best advice is that you actually have to think about breathing! BREATHE!

 

[pezpam]

I also swear by ginger. There's a company called gingerpeople that sells wonderful ginger candy that works for me. I can stand a lot of rides, but DD loves Mission Space and it just makes me soooo queasy. The only thing worse was the virtual-reality helmet game over at Disney Quest - the one where you ride a magic carpet around in a computer-simulated world. I hadn't taken ginger and I honestly spent about an hour thinking I was about to throw up after that one...... a kiddie ride, no less. LOL

 

[MzDiz]

Ok, this is going to sound silly, but hang in there with me. I used to belly dance with a troupe. My thing, so to speak, was spinning. I could spin for over a minute (doesn't sound so hard until you realize how long a minute is when you're spinning in circles!) Now that I'm not dancing so much and back in school, I'm finding that I get dizzy just from swinging my body around 180 degrees.
So, I had a thought a few weeks ago. What if I started to spin again? I mean, this is the basis for places like balance clinics for people with ear issues, right? (that's simplifying it, but you get the idea) Do just a little of what makes you sick to build up a tolerance. Lo and behold, it's working. My kids think I'm a lunatic, but it's working. I'm tolerating more motion.
It was getting to the point where I'd get sick on the treadmill at the gym when I looked away from the personal tv thing it's got. That was pretty bad.

 

[kelleigh1]

Thanks for the info. I think I'm going to have to try the ginger candy. I've found that as I get older, even the carousel makes me dizzy. I want to enjoy the rides again and not worry about feeling ill.

 

[loriandmatt]

what works for me.....

i am also getting worse as i age. there are things i won't even try - never again for me and Body Wars! hork! and i don't think i ever want to try Mission Space and i can't see myself doing the tea cups or astro obitor again.

other than that i am game with a few rules.

not an empty stomach, but don't gut load either (i know, that one is hard, you are at disney after all, and those mickey bar carts are just about everywhere!)

Space out the rides that might make me a bit icky. (i have to do RnR and ToT with a nice gap in between - never back to back or i will spew!)

bonine has worked for me, but i never was brave enough to try it and give Mission Space a whirl. just not worth the possibility of getting sick for me to try it. i can generally by pass the bonine if i follow my other rules above. (my bonine is now being used by my son when he goes on his 12 hour deep sea fishing tours - choppy seas and all.)

- lori