I have competed in a handful of short ocean races - and love them. This summer I attempted to swim around Key West (12.5miles) but was pulled out only a 1/3 of the way around because I had been throwing up for over an hour. I felt like I was motion sick - nothing seemed to help settle my stomach. My kayaker tried giving me water, soda, solid food, jelly food, and we even tried Zofran. We had encountered this problem in the training but I was hoping I could just make it most of the way around before I got sick. The waves had another plan for me, and I started feeling sick within 20 minutes of the swim (projected to take me 6 hours).
Was I sea sick? Was it anxiety that turned my stomach? Is there a certain food I should be trying? How do I fix this so I can make it around next year?
I appreciate any advice. Thank you!
Nicole G
Got seasick during a 5 mile swim a few years ago. Ginger products as the others mentioned helped me as well. I get ginger extract (comes in a medicine dropper type bottle) and throw a dropper full into a bottle of water (16-20 oz). I'll drink a bottle or two of this mix per day before an o.w. swim. If it's a short swim, such as a mile, I'll drink a bottle a couple hours before the start. On my second five miler this year, I gave the kayaker the ginger/water mix to hand me when we'd hit shoals. It worked--never got seasick once... ridiculously slow I was... but not seasick!
Got seasick during a 5 mile swim a few years ago. Ginger products as the others mentioned helped me as well. I get ginger extract (comes in a medicine dropper type bottle) and throw a dropper full into a bottle of water (16-20 oz). I'll drink a bottle or two of this mix per day before an o.w. swim. If it's a short swim, such as a mile, I'll drink a bottle a couple hours before the start. On my second five miler this year, I gave the kayaker the ginger/water mix to hand me when we'd hit shoals. It worked--never got seasick once... ridiculously slow I was... but not seasick!
