Avoid beverages with ice, as the ice may have been made from contaminated water. Your hands carry bacteria, viruses and other organisms in the environment to your mouth where they can enter your body and make you sick. Frequent hand washing, especially before snacking or eating a meal, is an important preventive measure for all illnesses, as well as traveler s diarrhea. Ninety percent of all people have experienced motion sickness at some point in their lives. Women report experiencing the problem more frequently than men, but the incidence is the same in scientifically induced motion sickness.
Motion sickness affects people of all ages and races.
Motion sickness is thought to be caused by a conflict in the brain between information sent from our balance system and eyes, and our expectations from previous experience. The first symptom may be a feeling of sleepiness, with progressive symptoms of nausea and vomiting. Stopping the motion will relieve the symptoms. However, for those traveling, stopping the motion can be many miserable hours or even days away. There are many treatments available for seasickness or motion sickness.