eating and diving

[Hank49]

I've found that bananas (yes, I've come to the conclusion that my boat won't sink with them onboard) and peanut butter sandwiches on whole wheat bread are good between dives. Easy on my stomach. I only drink water too. No sugary juices.
It's much more important to choose the right foods when free diving. The only time I ever get hearburn is if I'm spear fishing and that's if I eat some meat that day. Oatmeal and above mentioned foods cause no problems.

 

[captndale]

I don't think that what you eat has anything to do with the onset of mal de mer. However, it does have a direct relationship to what comes up. Everything that you experience immediately before and during an episode of sea sickness becomes permanently linked in your subconscious memory of that event. Any of those small components of that memory can help trigger a subsequent event. If you eat a heavy breakfast and then chuck it, you will remember the unpleasantness, and eating a heavy breakfast may help trigger sickness in the future.

 

[Blackwood]

Any kind of citrus fruit or anything with vitamin C is not good to eat prior to exercise.

I've learned the same about citric acid (as it traps water in your stomach and thus can lead to dehydration), but not about Vitamin C. What's the problem there?

 

[LIVES4SHARKS]

A good rule of thumb, no greasy foods. I start my hydration 24hrs before any dive. But I am an avid water drinker anyway. I drink no tea/coffee the morning of the dive. I usually get some gingerale in my stomach with maybe a bagel/muffin and banana at least an hour or more before getting on the boat. I take Bonine 24hrs before also. What's weird for me, no matter what the water is like, I usually get sick between dive 1 and 2. Then I am good the rest of the trip. Surface intervals I do granola or power bars and lots of water. I usally bring my own. So good luck and I think you will find the combination that will work for you!

Happy diving!
Carolyn:sharks:

 

[Mr. Bubble]

Mmmmm...... an egg McMuffin, side order of hash rounds, large coffee and a side of cinnimon swilrz ........oh yeah, and don't forget the Bacon egg and cheese for the trip out......

NOT! I think the others have already made the appropriate selections.

Have fun!

 

[sambolino44]

Any kind of citrus fruit or anything with vitamin C is not good to eat prior to exercise.

Perhaps the exercise gels would work for you. They help keep up blood sugar and are designed to be used while exercising heavily i.e. running marathons. I have used the Power Bar gels several times during hikes. Never needed them for diving.

I would have thought you'd be going for the "precious ice cream bar."

 

[Oriskany Divemaster]

Barbed Wire and Broken Glass...they help me ward off the Mal de Mer, as we say in Maldemareville. But when I can't find those, I rely on a protein bar and diet Mountain Dew.

 

[bolantej]

I eat a Cliff Bar before each dive, because I tend to get hungry down there if I don't.

 

[CameronMartz]

I don't think that what you eat has anything to do with the onset of mal de mer. However, it does have a direct relationship to what comes up. Everything that you experience immediately before and during an episode of sea sickness becomes permanently linked in your subconscious memory of that event. Any of those small components of that memory can help trigger a subsequent event. If you eat a heavy breakfast and then chuck it, you will remember the unpleasantness, and eating a heavy breakfast may help trigger sickness in the future.

This phenomenon is known as a "learned taste aversion" and is part of our genetic code. Whatever we ate immediately prior to stomach upset is flagged in our subconscious as potentially poisonous, and our bodies won't let us eat it again without a fight.

It is exactly why people on chemo are given bland foods in many hospitals- that way, they don't develop an LTA to foods they otherwise enjoy eating. In that sense, bland foods are probably best on the boat for those prone to seasickness.

Of course, bonine also is quite effective. <g>

Cameron

 

[RadRob]

I eat Sonic Drive-In extralong chili cheese coneys, chilli cheese fries, and greasy onion rings. I wash it down with a shot of tequila, and I am good to go. fish love me. the people I rent the wetsuit dont.

Actually, I stick with lght stuff. Bananas seem to work well. other than that, it's finger foods only. And LOTS of water.