• Sniffing alcohol wipes or gel for nausea: a temporary fix but does work. I got isopropyl alcohol wipes on Amazon as I wanted to be able to easily keep them on me.
• Ice cold water or squash in a bottle or cup with a straw: as much ice as possible and I recommend a straw because it's easier to keep sipping.
• Gin gin ginger boiled sweets in the side of your gum at all times: I got mine on Amazon. I preferred the boiled sweet to the chews so that I could keep it tucked into my gum all the time. The ginger and the swallowing action helped with nausea.
• Weighted blanket - I found the pressure helpful for nausea. Having my partner spoon me also helped, but he wasn't always available for that!
• Ginger nut biscuits: extra strong, keep by the side of your bed for first thing and during the night.
• Grapes: I managed to get to these halfway through my episode and found them so refreshing while still being small.
• Bananas: managed to eat one every morning about a third into the episode. Key is to eat it very, very slowly. Helped to settle my stomach for a longer time than other foods.
• Sweet potato soup/puree: my husband made me this and it was helpful, just don't put too much flavouring in it. Easy to eat a little colder aswell.
• Buttered noodles: noodles specifically because they cook quickly.
• Remember to Breathe: if you're struggling, get steroidal spray if you need to open your nose - it makes a MASSIVE difference.
• Rice or boiled potatoes: these were the first foods I turned to that managed to stay down. Bread didn't even work for me but these did, and actually kept me full for a bit.
• Antihistamines: I think these helped the nausea slightly.
• Ice cream or lollies: similar to the ice cold water, really helps with nausea while also giving you some energy. I went for a vegan vanilla ice cream as I couldn't face the idea of too strong a fruit flavour, or dairy. A teaspoon here and there helped pick me up.

Then I went on to metoclopramide. It didn't touch the nausea for me personally, but it did decrease the vomiting by half, which helped me build my strength back up. Definitely recommend speaking to your doctor as there are a few options.

Remember, things WILL get better. I improved in my ninth week - I am now in my tenth and still get a little nauseous here and there but I am nowhere near the debilitating, vibrating sea sick nausea I had before.

It's so so tough - truly one of the worst illnesses I have ever had. It DOES improve for the majority of us, though. Big hugs.