As a child I suffered horribly from travel sickness – and occasionally still do. My mother used to mash up travel sickness pills in bananas and cream and make me eat it before any journey, but they never really worked, and as a result I can’t bear cream or bananas! Children are particularly prone to travel sickness as the motion upsets the delicate balance mechanism of the inner ear.

Recently I have become a fan of acupressure bands – these are light elasticated wrist bands with a small bead which applies pressure to the relevant point on your wrist that relates to nausea. We were on a friend’s boat last summer and they were invaluable for everyone on the choppy waves and a smaller size is perfect for children. These were also used by a friend with terrible morning sickness, which helped to some extent. Seabands are available from most independent chemists, Boots and some supermarkets or try www.sea-band.com

Ginger in any form is good for nausea and sickness, either sweets to suck on, biscuits, tea or freshly added to a juice. A great homeopathic remedy for nausea is Ipecac, from a plant from the coffee family. Or try Tabacum if the nausea is extreme and accompanied by coldness, pallor and extreme sensitivity to smells. If dizziness accompanies the nausea, try Cocculus.

When travelling I never go anywhere without Carbo Veg, a vegetable charcoal in homeopathic form which is perfect for any gassy, burpy type of stomach problem. All these remedies are available from Helios www.helios.co.uk.

McVeigh is a West London homeopath specialising in women and children.
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