If Thrill Rides (or Cruises!) Make You Queasy, Here Are 7 Resourceful Tricks to Fix That

Eat and drink light

Skip the fried Oreos and amusement park beers—a stomach full of greasy or heavy foods increases the odds that you develop nausea. “People should abstain from alcohol, which can make us physically unstable; eat lightly; and drink only liquids that look like water—no coloring of any kind,” says motion sickness expert Thomas A. Stoffregen, director of the Affordance Perception–Action Laboratory at the School of Kinesiology at University of Minnesota. But don’t go too far in the other direction and hit the rides with an empty stomach—skipping meals can lead to nausea too.