Why does Coke help with motion sickness?
Why does Coke help with motion sickness? Yes, that's right. Coke contains phosphoric acid and sugars, which are the same ingredients you'll find in Emetrol, an over-the-counter anti-nausea medicine. And since Coca-Cola was first introduced as a medicine, it makes sense that it helps combat that queasy feeling.
What was the old cure for seasickness?
In the old days, seamen used to treat seasickness with strychnine, chinine, cocaine or nitroglycerine. It´s also said that a mixture of fleabane, warmouth and onions was used to fight the “vacuum” in the stomach – none of these rather poisonous cures have endured until our days.