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There has been a lot of talk in the past about seasickness and it's prevention. I managed to cure mine by looking at what I ate & drank before a dive and altered it to suit. I think I've posted about this before, however here is my cure: I gave up orange squash. My last memories of throwing up were of it tasking of concentrated orange squash. I switched to a high-glucose content blackcurrant squash. (this was after talking to an old WW2 pilot who used to teach aerobatics - he recomended his students to "eat" half a mugfull of glucose powder with as little water as needed before gonig flying if they suffered from air-sickness. something to do with blood-sugar levels). I also don't go on the piss the night before (one or 2 pints max) and have a reasonable breakfast (mueseli, toast, tea). My lunch, if I make any is usually brown-bread rolls on cheese salad and a chocolate bar. (mars, more glucose!) and more blackcurrant drink. I also totally avoid any food or drinks with artificial sweetner. (The CAA in England have recomended pilots to not take any of the "diet" drinks as some people seem to suffer a side-effect of headaches and nausea from taking the "nutra sweet" stuff). It's amazing just how many foods contain artificial sweetners. (You should look at the labels more closely - I've been a vegetarian for 4 years, and looking at the labels is something I do more-or-less every time I pick up something new) There have been one or 2 eye openers. I can't say that I'm 100% ok after doing all this - there have still been one or 2 times that I've felt a little queasy, but I havn't lost my breakfast (or lunch) for a long time. Other things that you can do to help include always trying to look at the horizon, and try to keep yourself occupied. (but keep your head up, and not down in the boat). or (like me) do a boat handling course, and drive the boat if you dive from inflatables/RIBs often! Failing that, sitting (in an inflatable) at the reat of the boat, opposite the cox is the best place to sit! (assuming no centre console, but watch out for engine fumes! I beleive that the wheel-houses of larger vessels are usually placed at the "Centre of roll" of the boat so this would be the best place to be - anyone confirm this? All my dives so far have been out of inflatables, or shore dives) Good luck, and happy diving! Gordon -- Gordon Henderson is gordon@me*.co* Meiko Scientific Ltd. 650 Aztec West, Bristol England UK
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