Do you guys ever get seasick?

[SM Diver]

I have fished for years and very rarely get seasick. In fact, over the last ten years, I can only remember getting sick on a fishing trip after doing some serious damage to my body the night before (i.e., drinking too much).

However, I "blew chunks" my last dive. We came up and had a very long surface swim, it was hot, and I'd felt sick all day. So I am bobbing along like a cork out there, and start puking. Pretty embarrasing, since I was divine with two guys I had never dived with before. However, I was relieved that it was actually a stomach virus, and the illness lasted into the next day.

 

[budgy]

Kwells, stemetil, ibuprofen and imodium are part of my dive kit.

 

[GDI]

Oh yeh I've gotten sick both on and under the water. I say if you don't take triptone or something similar you could be in for some fun. Doesn't get me every time, usually the smell and taste of deasel or someone upchucking else gets me going. One time while diving in Ginnie Springs Florida I had eaten some chicken which was left in my truck. The cooler didn't work well that very hot day and the chicken went bad. unfortunately it decided to wait until I was about 2000 feet back inside the cave. I felt it coming on as most of us do, Just completed a jump and the lead diver called the dive. As I was taking up my line Blugh, out it came. The way to handle this should it occur to you is just keep your reg in your mouth and keep breathing. It will taste bad for a few minutes but once you are done you can switch over to your alternate. I chucked so hard that I blew the exhaust diaphram right off the reg 2nd stage. I was able to breath on the reg for most of the way back to the exit by just using my tongue to block water. when i felt I could I switched to my alternate. At the deco stop I took the reg 2nd stage apart and cleaned it out, thats when I noticed no exhaust diaphram. So do not panic just keep your reg in your mouth and work your way back to the surface. Also don't let one problem compound you into another, it will only make the situation worst and more dangerous, REMEMBER JUST STOP, BREATH, THINK AND ACT
Happy diving and feeding the fish

 

[MSilvia]

I love rough water, and have spent up to three weeks at a time out at sea on commercial fishing boats. I've found that Bonine works wonders for me, as without it I'll probably get seasick within the first four days out.

Fortunately, I'm a good casual vomiter. As I said on the last dive charter, "No, I feel fine... except for the occasional barfing."

It's never been a problem underwater though... just on a boat or within 5 feet of the surface if it's really choppy.

 

[Paul168341]

No, Matt, you are an INCREDIBLE casual vomiter!


I don't think I've ever seen someone expell that much chum and still act as if nothing was happening.

You truely are, the "Prince of Purge"


:notworthy

 

[Spectre]

Paul168341 once bubbled...
I don't think I've ever seen someone expell that much chum and still act as if nothing was happening.
:notworthy

Oh come now... at least give the audience an example to _truely_ understand the sheer skill that he posesses!

Mid conversation, he turns, lays out another chum slick, turns back and picks up mid-sentence where he left off!

Definately :notworthy

 

[srkdvr]

What is that? Naw so far so good... but it could be that since I am in the Navy and have done 4 cruses it may be out of my system. Sorry.... but i have been around plenty of folks who do.


Rich :mean:

 

[MSilvia]

There's a world of difference between being in rough seas on a 6-pack dive boat and being on rough seas on an aircraft carrier.

 

[srkdvr]

It is true that most people do not get sick on Aircraft carriers but I have seen plenty that do. I also have been in rough enough seas to have been tossed around like a ragdoll. We went through one storm in the Med. that was so bad it started flooding the hangar bay and it ripped a motor whale boat off the bow of the ship. Several waves hit the side of the ship so hard it buckled an outer hatch cover in and tore it off the hinges.... so you see you can get sick on all boats/ships.

Rich :mean:

 

[ScubaBaby]

As most people here are aware, I met my fiancee when he was my diving instructor in Egypt.

The second time he ever saw me, I was green on the back of a boat - apparently it was a quite a flattering colour and brought out my eyes!!!

I get mega sea sick - I spent most of the time drugged up with "supposedly" non-sleepy seasickness tablets! I slept as soon as I got on the boat and they woke me up by throwing me in the sea when we'd arrive at the dive site!