To think if you suffer from severe travel sickness, don't travel by coach?

[Scribblegirl]

I am on a national express coach. I'd rather not be, but it's the only way we can get to DPs DM without spending £80+

When we got to the coach (20 mins early) there was a queue in front of us. Annoying. Get to the coach, no banks of two left. Yes, our fault, should have got there earlier, I'll get over not sitting next to my fiancé for four hours

Coach sets off, I open my inoffensive boots meal deal (sandwich and crisps for those asking). It's a 7.30 coach, I was at work until 6.30 (hence the lateness!)

Woman next to me asks me not to eat my sandwich. I point out that it's not hot, doesn't smell, isn't terribly offensive. She says it's due to her travel sickness. I then offer to let her swap with OH if she doesn't want to sit next me having dinner - but she says she needs to sit next the window so as to not get travel sick.

I completely understand there are a multitude of very good reasons why she might be nauseous. And maybe I'm being harsh because I'd like to sit next to DP. But really - if you are so affected by travel sickness that you can't sit away from the window, and can't deal with someone (at dinner time) eating a chicken salad sandwich, should you travel by coach?

I am fully aware there's a chance I'm BU, hence the offering to the vipers. If I get ratty I promise it's just the fact I can't eat any food until 11 on account of the lady sitting next to me. And being on a coach

My husband gets motions sickness, and he uses those accupressure wrist bands. They work great for him.

They don't work for everybody though. They don't work for me, at all.

Thanks all! Sandwich duly consumed and I feel far less angry about it all. I also have wine

DP and I have brokered a deal to swap back at the halfway point so all is well. I am however very glad to know that I wasn't being terribly awful!

If I'm honest, drinking wine and eating crisps on a coach on my own is the best Friday I've had in ages (old gimmer alert). If DP gets vommed on it's a small price to pay....

You should pretend to be asleep when it's swap back time

Maybe she's in the early stages of pregnancy and doesn't want to say? Would explain why she's avoided medication, perhaps tickets were booked before she found out.

I've put far too much thought into this because I'm very jealous of your meal deal; I'm waiting for DH to get back from the takeaway and am getting a little hangry myself!

You are overthinking this, Indiana.

OP is a complete stranger to her, it's not like she'll tell her Aunty Maureen and the whole family, no one cares if she's pregnant or not.

indiana this was why I put about there being 'many reasons' - I didn't want to be mean, I just wanted some tea! (We are now past the Watford gap so I can say tea )

Due to switch back in 10. Seriously considering harders plan. Trying to work out whether I can MN whilst pretending to sleep..

"Those of you who get travel sick, is there a reason why you wouldn't take tablets before travel'"

Well it would depend how much you have to travel, I don't think a commuter would wanting to be taking stuff like that everyday.

By the way, ginger is brilliant for travel sickness.

Travel sick tablets make no difference to me. Nothing does. I'm usually not sick more than once. A recent flight to Geneva was horrific as I was nauseous from takeoff but I didn't actually vomit until we landed.

I'm an emetophobe with 4 travel sick DC. Going anywhere almost requires tranquilisers for me! I won't fly as there's no escape from possible vom! I am also travel sick :( ...unless I'm driving, so I drive everywhere! If I have to be a passenger I have water to sip, mints to suck, calm my stomach and obliterate any offensive smells and i cannot under any circumstances look down, I also like to listen to music and not speak to anyone! I'm a dreadful travel companion!

I think you've made a mistake with the wine. You're going to need to wee. Is there a loo on busses? I've not been on one since 1982

YANBU OP

Those of you who get travel sick, is there a reason why you wouldn't take tablets before travel?

They have never worked for me - I will gladly swap my motion sickness for your lack of it, it's not a fun affectation.

I get travel sick, but I wouldn’t expect someone to not eat. I find if I listen to music with earphones/headphones, that usually helps significantly. I’m very likely to get sick if I don’t use them, and very unlikely to get sick if I do. I have no idea of the science behind it but being able to focus on music directly in my ears is the magic cure for me.

You opened a Six Year Old thread ….

@ExtraOnions I know, I was researching the topic myself and found the thread. Thought it might help someone one day

Hah, this is a blast from the past! We’ve got married and had two children since I wrote the OP!

We travelled by coach all the time as children and if someone was prone to travel sickness the 'remedy' was to sit on a newspaper! It seemed to work too, the power of psychology rather than scientifically valid!

Didn’t realise I was reading a 6 year old thread !
Belated congratulations @Scribblegirl on your marriage and children.
Did you arrive at your destination vom free ?

@Justmeandthedog1 thanks! 😂 I believe so - I don’t have any recollection of being vomited on! And MIL has since moved so I’m not required to frequent the National Express as often as used to. Tbh with a 1yo and a nearly 3yo now, it was probably good practice to be on my guard for sick at all times!

"I'll get over not sitting next to my fiancé for four hours"

Next time ask very nicely if someone sitting on their own would mind moving next to someone else on their own. I did that so I could sit next to my DH on a recent seven hour bus journey, thankfully a nice man obliged, to whom I was very grateful.

As for being asked not to eat your sandwich, ha! She can get tae fuck. I'm a regular long distance bus traveller (who can afford trains these days?), sometimes with DH, sometimes on my own, and have never been met with such a batshit request. Some people really do take the piss!

I don't get travel sick on buses, but for people who do, Stugeron is often effective.