What foods help you fight motion sickness?

Some people experience nausea, vomiting, and dizziness while traveling in a car. Many people vomit throughout the journey, which makes the trip miserable, and unintentionally haunts them for future trips.

Vomiting causes weakness, dehydration and loss of electrolytes from the body. Persistent vomiting can be fatal as it can cause severe dehydration.

To prevent, people often choose to take medicine, but for those who are afraid of medicine, below are 5 easy ways to fight motion sickness from everyday foods.

1. Ginger

Ginger fights nausea when traveling by car or train. Photo: Internet

Ginger is a "medicine" that helps you soothe your stomach and prevent nausea from coming on. Chew a small piece of peeled ginger slowly when you start to experience symptoms of motion sickness such as dizziness and nausea.

To prevent motion sickness, you can eat or drink ginger tea about an hour before getting in the car. This is also one of the safest and best natural ways to prevent motion sickness for pregnant mothers.

2. Mint or cinnamon

Peppermint tea, or cinnamon tea, is also helpful in preventing nausea. You can easily make a cup of peppermint tea by boiling fresh or dried leaves in water and adding a little honey to drink. You can also chew on peppermint leaves while you are on the go. The scent also helps prevent nausea and vomiting.

Similarly you can make cinnamon tea by boiling cinnamon in water and adding a little honey to the cinnamon water after boiling. It will help you to prevent motion sickness effectively.

3. Cookies

According to Livestrong, eat 2-3 crackers when you start to feel nauseous and continue eating them until the symptoms subside. You should eat crackers that are crunchy because they reduce the amount of saliva in your mouth, preventing nausea and vomiting. Avoid crackers that are baked, spicy, onion, or garlic because they can make symptoms worse.

4. Lemon

Fresh lemon is a very effective method to reduce nausea and vomiting. Photo: Internet

Fresh lemons and fresh lemon juice can relieve nausea and vomiting while traveling because they contain nutrients that can soothe your upset stomach, ABC News reports.

Thinly slice one or two fresh lemons and store them in a plastic bag to take with you on your trip. Peel them and place a slice on your tongue when you start to feel sick.

You can eat the whole piece or just suck the juice out of it when you start to feel motion sick.

5. Olives

Pack some olives to help you get through the trip without getting sick. Olives help prevent nausea because they reduce the amount of saliva in your mouth, making you less likely to get sick. Eat some olives before you hit the road and bring extras just in case. If you get carsick, eat a few until the symptoms go away.

6. Bread

This food stimulates the pancreas to secrete trypsin, which combines with amino acids in bread to relax the nerves and reduce motion sickness. In addition, smelling a piece of bread also reduces unpleasant vehicle odors, preventing nausea and vomiting.