Do you tend to get nauseous when you travel? Whether you suffer the worst on a plane, boat, train, or in a car, you may find that the prospect of getting sick prevents you from booking travel or lessens your enjoyment of it. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be that way. When you know how to avoid getting sick while traveling, you can preplan and come up with some ways to mitigate the symptoms or prevent them completely.

Here is more information on what you can do before your next trip to avoid motion sickness.

Know Yourself Well

While everyone can experience motion sickness, most have different symptoms, triggers, and things that help them feel better. It pays to think back to your travels and what triggered your symptoms. For example, if you always get sick traveling by train, you might want to look at renting a car for your next trip instead. Or, if you find that eating a heavy meal before you travel tends to exaggerate your symptoms, you can switch to eating lightly and bringing a few snacks along.

Plan Where You Will Sit

If you are booking a seat on a plane or train or a cabin on a boat, you can strategically plan where you sit to mitigate symptoms of motion sickness. On a plane, try to get a seat above the wing. In a train, choose a front-facing seat near a window. As for a boat, your best bet is to book a cabin in the middle of the ship. If your trip involves a car, try to be the driver or ask for the passenger seat as the further back you are seated in a vehicle, the more likely it is you’ll experience motion sickness.

Pack an Anti-Nausea Kit

Before you start on your travels, pack a little kit you can carry with you in your handbag or carry-on luggage to make it easily accessible. Pack it with healthy snacks, ginger chews or candies, bottles of water, headphones so you can listen to a book or podcast instead of reading, and over-the-counter or prescription anti-nausea medications that you can take if you start to feel woozy. If you’re able to make a drink while traveling, you can also pack ginger or peppermint tea bags as these tend to help.

Talk to Your Traveling Companions

Warning your fellow travelers that you are prone to motion sickness before your trip can help head off a lot of problems. You can negotiate where you sit, plan for frequent breaks in traveling, and ensure that you have access to snacks and water to make the trip more enjoyable for everyone.

Dealing with Motion Sickness for Successful Travel

Motion sickness does not have to ruin your travel plans. When you know yourself well, plan where you sit, have access to an anti-nausea kit, and inform your traveling companions of your wishes, you can book your next adventure worry-free. Still worried you’ll get sick on your next trip? Talk to your healthcare professional about a prescription anti-nausea treatment that will mitigate symptoms.