Hey Buffistas, my 20-year-old nephew has been diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma, and his treatment begins this week. I seem to recall people noting different things like ginger candy, that help alleviate nausea.
I want to send him a little gift pack. (I will likely be sending it through Amazon, because that's all the spoons I have right now.) I would appreciate any recommendations you might have for things like ginger tea, ginger candy, OTC remedies, and [other things I'm blanking on right now].
Thanks.
My family has always used ginger ale to settle upset stomachs, and I've found that crystalized ginger from Whole Foods has much the same effect for me.
I have never used ginger beyond ground ginger in recipes, or bottled ginger ale. Matt, do you make a tea with the ginger, or eat it, or what? I ask, because I'm pretty sure my s-i-l and nephew wouldn't know, either.
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I've just eaten the crystalized version like candy. I've not used the fresh stuff for nausea (just for palate cleansing after sushi), but I bet eating that would do as well.
Trader Joe's has some ginger chews that are very nice.
Cindy, I've found this tea really helpful for nausea; there are plenty of decent recipes for homemade ginger tea out there, but if no one has the energy . . . .
I wholeheartedly second the ginger chews for nausea. (I've used them, I mean, and they work like magic.) There's also ginger tea. And ginger ales are kind of sticky sweet and not ginger-y enough for me, but Reed's extra ginger beer (not alcoholic) is very nicely ginger-y.
Thank you, amyparker and Teppy. I remember ita talking about ginger beer.
Hec, thank you. I'm trying to keep it to things I can ship to my nephew. His whole household works outside the home, and they haven't been that Covid-careful. (I hope his oncologist drills it into their heads that they have to be, and that they can/do get vaccinated.)
Edit: thank you Matt, too. The posts aren't loading right for me, today, even when I refresh or reload.
