What do you do when you get sick?

[Arabesque 7,615]

My dad used to swear by a shot of port followed by one of brandy. Also used to soak prunes in 100 proof rum. Said he always felt better. 😂😂😂

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On 3/9/2022 at 4:21 AM, Arabesque said:

My dad used to swear by a shot of port followed by one of brandy. Also used to soak prunes in 100 proof rum. Said he always felt better. 😂😂😂

No joke, prunes in whisky is amazing for Breakfast with yoghurt. I know in America this makes me a degenerate but here people share a bottle of red and a shot at 6am.

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And then, also of course, fheres this

https://youtu.be/OAnwYfEUtLw

[Cutenchubby 1]

Call it placebo effect- I do love that this exists and take full advantage of it every chance I get- but I (and my best friend too since we seem to share the same gi ailments, although, for different reasons) drink a small can of ginger ale for an upset stomach. Sometimes it’s not just about nausea, sometimes it’s being empty too long, waking up, hormones, etc. whatever the reason, it does the trick. I have found that I can still tolerate a small can as long as I don’t chug it (just haven’t tried to chug as sipping works fine). Carbonation in small amounts hasn’t bothered me yet. I try to not do it often though because of the high fructose corn Syrup but aside from that, I say if you’re unsure of something, try a small sip (or small bite) and see how it goes.
FWIW- I still get nauseous/queasy from time to time and I’m 2.5 months out. Ginger ale still helps. So does ondnasetron.

[oldandtired 238]

I'm 2.5 out. Taking 2 nausea meds. Some days not so bad, some days I wake up nauseated. I think I'm going to try some sugar-free ginger ale. The regular stuff doesn't help so much.

[berryboo97 16]

I talk to my dr about it.
He also let me know to try mint or peppermint tea. He said mint was suppose to help.

The dr did let me know drinking small amounts of ginger ale or coke would not hurt but needs to be very limited. He said he understood cause he has heard of that before when nothing else helps.

[pintsizedmallrat 475]

Ginger or peppermint tea with Splenda. If I absolutely cannot choke anything else down I will eat a couple saltines very slowly. I haven’t had any issues with feeling nauseous in a while but those helped me.

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I've never heard of ginger ale as a cure for nausea or, well, anything.

[berryboo97 16]

Yea, I told him I know medical findings says it shouldn’t, but it does help.

The dr said no worries, he said on the occasion I get a Migraine the only thing that settles my Migraine is a coke.

I guess it’s just one of this weird things, but my family and friends have always use coke and ginger ale with saltine crackers when sick. Doesn’t cure it but helps settles it out so it’s not bad.

[oldandtired 238]

Yea, my mother used to give me coke when I was nauseous, to "sweeten my stomach." LOL long time ago