Home Remedies for Nausea in Children

You're child is feeling nauseous but not throwing up.  That is still a rough one for them.
Here are some things our family does to help battle the nausea:
1. Diffuse Essential Oils: Before we even think about hydration and nourishment, we really need to get this terrible huge symptom of nausea to ease up. Diffusing true essential oils of ginger and any orange essential oil such as blood orange, sweet orange, or even tangerine and mandarin are incredibly helpful to help ease nausea. Caution though, ginger is very strong and overpowering.  One drop is all you need.
2. Use a Nasal Inhaler:  You can also use a nasal inhaler with ginger and sweet orange on the wick and have your child waft the nasal inhaler past their nose and inhale as needed through the day.  If your child isn't a fan of the ginger, feel free to omit. You can also try spearmint essential oil alone, or combine it with an orange essential oil. As always, check precautions of all natural remedies and essential oils prior to use, especially if your child has lung conditions such as asthma.
3. Apply an Aromatherapy Blend: In the severe case of nausea where your child does not want to inhale any aroma, applying a very diluted kid safe blend to the stomach as needed can also help relieve some of your child's nausea. If you apply this blend, make sure it is in proper dilution with kid safe essential oils, or a blend of some of the essential oils already mentioned that are safe for your child (per age and health profile) to use. Apply a small amount over the stomach area as needed and then go ahead and pull your child's shirt down right away, so they have much less of the aroma present in the air.
4. Focus on Hydration: The last thing we want is for kiddos to get dehydrated because that will make nausea worse. We love to make homemade lemonade sweetened with organic sugar or maple sugar. You can also pour the juice into popsicle molds. Adding coconut water will really amp up the hydration as well. Lemons are incredibly cleansing and full of antioxidants and vitamin C to help your child overcome whatever bug they are battling. You can also offer organic juice popsicles, herbal tea for nausea (check precautions of specific ingredients in blends), or even soda... yes I said soda - but only Olipop!  Growing up we were always told to drink Sprite or 7UP when we had an upset stomach because the bubbles helped ease the nausea and stomach ache, and as much as I agree with the bubbles from carbonation helping, I want to recommend opting for the Olipop.  Olipop has prebiotics and plant fibers in it which are good for digestive system.  You can opt for flavors like lemon lime, ginger ale, and ginger lemon. This is a way better option that regular soda that has zero nutrients and ingredients that can cause stomach upset and inflammation.
5. Explore Bland Foods: Think outside the box. I remember growing up and having Saltines, plain bread, or instant mashed potatoes when I was down with a stomach bug, however, there are many better options today that you can be offering your child that offer a bit more nutrition. Some options to explore would be Simple Mills Sea Salt crackers (gluten free), Mary's Gone Sea Salt Crackers (also gluten free), organic instant mashed potatoes or even better... bread made with real ingredients, not just bleached flour and preservatives.Millet bread is a better option that will at least provide better nutrients and a source of energy for your child's body to overcome. Bananas are also bland and offer nutrition.
6. Bone Broth It Up: Think chicken noodle soup with bone broth instead of water or plain chicken broth. Also use organic pasta. Bone broth will provide more protein and nutrients to help nourish your child. Use bone broth in your homemade or instant organic mashed potatoes too. Offer a cup of plain warm bone broth with a side of crackers or a slice of bread.
7. Get Fresh Air: Go for short walks to get fresh air or go sit outside every hour for as long as your child is able. At a minimum, crack open a window and let the fresh air flow in.
8. Ditch CHAOS: What does that even mean? When you don't feel good, the last thing you want is to stare at a crazy fast moving bright screen, hear commercial and ad after ad, or try to focus on playing video games with all the flashing colors and movements. Get simple again. Throw in an old school movie and snuggle.

Notice I mentioned an old school movie?  Do you ever watch the movies out these days and feel like your head is spinning from the speed of change, characters, and motions in the movie. Some of the older movies and cartoons were much more simple and way less chaotic. Think "relaxing movie", not the over stimulating ones.

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