my brother is complaining of feeling sick whilst in the car wat can this mean?

Question

my brother (david) says that he isnt feeling well and i ask him if he feels sick and he says yes but is never acctually sick.
my other brother (will) get very badly motion sickness do u think that it could be realated to this? it may be that it is but he is never acctually sick, he just goes all pale and has bad stomach aches, but this only ever happens in the car.
if we are all in the car, will is normally hurling into a sick bag and david is whineing that he feels sick. I dont no what to do about this it is very anoying and i no that he cant be fakeing as he is 15 and that would just be stupied. he may be trying to be like his older brother will but i dont no.
please help tessa

Answer 1

I'm not a doc...not even close, but I'm quite sure that he's suffering from motion sickness. For those who are sensitive, it's quite common to get sick from even a quick trip in the car.



To combat this, I would recommend motion sickness pills or patches, which you can get at your local "mart" places or pharmacy without a prescription. Scopolamine, I believe, is the common active ingredient, and is usually quite effective. Check with your doc first though if he's taking other meds. I think folks are being medicated with phenergan as well for motion sickness, but it's a Rx only med.



Other than that, try having him sit up front, where he can keep his eyes on the horizon. Sometimes that helps.

Answer 2

You don't even need to bother with over the counter medicines; crystalized ginger (available at supermarkets in the spices section) works very well to combat motion sickness.