When I was younger, I never used to get motion sickness.  I was able to ride all of the rides at the amusement park or local fair.  As I got older, I was no longer to ride the spinning rides such as the tilt-a-whirl, scrambler, etc.  For some reason they made me extremely motion sick.  I really didn’t think anything of this because I have heard that most people have a problem with these rides as they get older.

However, the further along I am in my Gastroparesis diagnosis, the more I get motion sick on everything.  I get motion sick in the car, I get motion sick on a train, I get motion sick on a plane.  I’m not sure about boats, because I didn’t have any boats to go on.  This latest time flying was really bad.  I was popping my Zofran like it was candy.  (Probably not the wisest decision & definitely talk to a trained medical professional before copying this tactic.)  Now when I fly, I can feel every tiny little speed bump that we go over.  My head starts to spin, the pressure builds up tremendously and I just can’t wait to get out of the plane.

All of this complicates the fact that I really  enjoy reading on flights.  It is a solid 2-3 hours of undisturbed time and I can get through several chapters of a good book in that time.  It always makes me more determined to carve out time to read when I get home.  Even though I am extremely motion sick, I still read.  I will not let Gastroparesis steal something else from me, so I powered through and read my book.

This time I developed yet another symptom.  When I got home, I felt like I was still moving.  It was the same sensation as after a long day at an amusement park.  I’ve never had this happen before with flying, but I guess it is something that I will now have to add to the equation.

I’m just thankful that the GP Elves helped give the plane a push and turned my 3+ hour flight into a 2 hr 15 minute flight.  It got me out of the motion sick environment faster and gave me plenty of time to track down some Gastroparesis friendly snacks in the connecting airport!

~Millie

What tactics do you do to limit motion sickness?