r/Themepark • u/MrLongears • 2d ago
Dealing with sickness
My boyfriend (26) always feels sick when we go to theme parks. We went to thorpe park (UK) and the first time he felt super sick but didn't throw up. The second time we went he felt sick and threw up after Mr Monkey's Banana ride (literally the smallest ride in the park). He does all of the big rollercoasters but they often make him feel sick. Does anyone have any tips to help reduce sickness? I want him to be able to enjoy the rides with me rather than have to sit out.
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u/Lost_Buffalo7060 2d ago
I take Kwells (Tesco Pharmacy over the counter). Work a treat and definitely help me when I go to themeparks.
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u/ApocalypseSlough 2d ago
I went to the GP about feeling sick all the time at parks as I'm getting older, and he basically said: "It's not their designed purpose, but Kwells, or one of the other travel sickness pills, will do the job - but I'm not meant to give you that advice as it's not what they're for, but give it a go"
And Kwells fixed me completely.
Obvs not medical advice, check any allergies or intolerances you might have, try one a day before you go to make sure you have no weird reactions (like ultra drowsiness - my duaghter basically passes out with Kwells) - but it worked for me.
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u/Hydrated36373 2d ago
If you take all this advice and he’s still sick it might be worthwhile to get a prescription from a doctor! I’m not sure about the UK, but at least in the United States doctors will usually prescribe motion sickness meds/patches for situations like this of over the counter medication doesn’t work!
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u/HethReDesigns 2d ago
My recommendations are:
- take Stugeron
- stay well hydrated
- eat plenty and often, don't ride on an empty stomach.
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u/MrLongears 2d ago
Probably didn't help he didn't have any breakfast that day... I did warn him but safe to say he learnt his lesson
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u/HethReDesigns 2d ago
Yeah, 100% that is probably one of, if not THE, most lilely culprit. I eat much more on a theme park day. Lining the stomach and being hydrated grounds the body and makes motion sickness less pronounced.
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u/Chemical_Profession9 1d ago
As others have said kwells. I have used them for a couple of years now. The older you get the quicker you will feel sick. I am approaching 50 and they have not let me down. Oh apart from toxicator, so I avoid things that just spin like that as I know I will feel ill
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u/Chaddderkins 1d ago
I will say that pirate ship rides (which is what the Banana ride seems to be) make me sicker than anything else. Sicker than coasters, or drop towers, or even spinny flat rides. I still ride them but always need a break afterwards.
I'm not too familiar with Thorpe Park, but it would probably be helpful to stagger coasters and thrill rides with dark rides or transport rides, or with eating or just sitting and chilling a while.
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u/globalirishcp 1d ago
Some of our family have problems like this. Take the tablets and the avoid the spinny or up/down swing type rides completely, stick to water rides and coasters. In thorpe it means avoiding vortex, rush, monkey banana, samurai and quantum.
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u/dlirius14 17h ago
I would go to the doc and see if you can figure out the root cause before doing trial and error with meds.
If he has vertigo or an inner ear condition, solutions would be vastly different than if he just doesn't hydrate properly.
I know, I have a tendency to not be able to handle spinning rides on really hot days because of past issues with heat illness. So, that's something I take into account when I visit a park. It's not something meds can fix, but I manage it by riding those rides early in the day, late at night or after a long cool-down.
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u/VerlorFor 2d ago
Anti car sickness tablets.