CAdreaming

hello y'all from UK!! Uk is just the same as when I was here 10 months ago and I have "acclimated" back into the London groove - brent cross today and Oxford st tom and oh my but M&S have some wonderful new stuff - fish and chip crisps!!! oh my!!!!

On another note I wonder if anyone has any advice (setting myself up here me thinks)

Once before I got very sick on a plane for 5 hours going to US - yesterday I got very sick coming to the UK - im very careful about what I eat - I did have a pre packaged orange juice with the brekky (I only had one of those oat bars) and I really think it was the juice which set me off - wretched!! Plus we were circling for about 20 mins waiting for a slot - oh my not fun!!!
Spent the tube journey (NOT recommended) to Edgware ill and first night in hotel ill - am fine today tho
I need to eat on a 10 hour flight - but what to take? also any other tips most gratefully received- im sort of dreading the return trip!!!

markwm

Drink plenty of water - ignore everything else - stops you dehydrating. That's all you need to do. If you're worried about the food take something with you that you know you can tolerate; sandwiches or fresh fruit, perhaps (will they let that through?)

I didn't know there were any hotels in Edgware! Did you mean the Edwgarebury? (just curious)

yellowroom

Unless there are medical reasons against it, I would be tempted to say not to eat anything. Just non-alcoholic drink, obviously not orange juice!

Travelling doesn't sit well with my digestive system either, and I've found that very sugary things set me off. I'm usually fine if I forgo the airline meal and just drink lots of bottled water.

Lion in Winter

Did you take any airsickness stuff? Dramamine or the equivalent? It's really worth it. Sometimes it doesn't have to be bumpy to make you feel ill - in my case anyway. Pressure changes can set off that inner ear thing that produces nausea and headache.

tonrob

I usually prepare for my flight back by consuming a gallon of real ale and a vindaloo the night before.

This may not work for everybody.

GeoffM

I was talking about this to my mum last week. She has to eat to avoid travel sickness which is contrary to what others have posted. So it really depends on the person I guess.

The discussion came up because we'd just got off a tiny 19 seat plane to the Grand Canyon which was admittedly rather blowy (and had been postponed from the day before due to weather) and both my wife and son threw up from airsickness. Neither were particularly susceptible to airsickness before, but my mum had eaten before the flight and was okay because of doing so.

CAdreaming

cheered me up this does!!!!

tonrob

See. Exactly what I said.

Mostly.

CAdreaming

Oh I forgot about the Edgwarbury!! I think It would be expensive tho
im at the premier inn on Edgware road - just a few mins from the station really - its fine only here tonight now
theres the two as well on the A41 - Hilton and cant remember the other one - theres also the Madonna on whitechurch lane
you an Edgware lad? (im assuming you are a he!)

CAdreaming

no but going to get some herbal stuff for the flight back and not eat

CAdreaming

I don't drink alcohol at all on a plane and now will only drink water ---I get bored which Is why I eat!! but bored is much MUCH better than sick - I might take a plain sarny or a bit of bread and some plain biccies

robin1234

Glad to hear you are feeling better now CAdreaming.. It is miserable to be feeling ill when away from home.

I flew over Tuesday night, Ottawa, Ontario to LHR. Flight was 6:40pm to 6:00am. At this point in my life I just get as comfortable as possible, read and watch one movie. No food, no drink (except a moderate ration of water.). The Air Canada crew were really decent and considerate as always, I don't particularly like flying but AC makes it bearable! I felt somewhat sick when we got to London, but I'd recovered enough to have a good cup of English style Americano and a full English breakfast at 11am and I slept twelve hours last night to make up for no sleep the night before. Now I'm pigging out on M&S and other proper food and drink.. I'll be here in the UK for four weeks so hopefully will be feeling acclimatized by the time I fly back.

Nutek

I'm prepping myself right now for tomorrows flight back to the US.
Working on my 2nd kebab ( with extra chilli sauce).

Guindalf

The people in the seats around you will appreciate it!


OMG! There's a kebab van in Milton Keynes that's absoluely amazing - and the guy recognizes me every time I go back (which is not as often as I'd hope!).

Now I'm jonesing a kebab. Bastage.

toopie28

From someone that has had travel sickness all her life (oh yea, right Mum, it will PASS when I get older!!! WTF?!?!?), erm, sorry - anyhoo - the ONLY thing that helped me is Dramamine. There is non-drowsy and drowsy. I will not go anywhere without it. Tried Bonning and even prescription stuff - nothing else works for me.

Do not read or look down - watching telly is ok. You have to eat - throwing up on an empty stomach - you do NOT want to know. Request a LOW FAT meal on board (you can do that beforehand) - that way it's not filled with sodium and all the fatty yuks.

No juices or sodas - unless it's fizzy water but sip slowly. Buy a couple of bottles of water before you board. Some crackers too (plain). I usually also have some Kind Bars and almonds (any nuts will do - not roasted). If you bring a sarnie - no mayo or anything that can go bad. Plain, plain, plain.

Smells usually get me too (thanks Vindaloo eaters & non-wearing deodorants!) so keep a wee hankie with whatever your fav smell is.

Sleeping helps with the boredom - which is why I do the drowsy Dramamine.