Kwells Travel Sickness Tablets

What are Kwells Travel Sickness Tablets?

Travel sickness, also known as motion sickness, can cause significant discomfort and anxiety for sufferers and their caregivers. To combat this, Kwells offers a solution to help manage and alleviate symptoms, enabling a smoother journey.

What is the difference between Kwells Travel Sickness Tablets and Kwells Kids Travel Sickness Tablets?

The difference between the kids and adults’ version is that the adult’s version is 300 micrograms, whereas the kids version is 150 micrograms.

What is travel sickness?

Travel sickness, also known as motion sickness, occurs when there's a disconnect between the sensory signals the brain receives from the inner ear, eyes, and other body parts. These conflicting signals confuse the brain, leading to symptoms such as:

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Dizziness
• Sweating
• Fatigue
• General feeling of discomfort

Common scenarios that trigger travel sickness include:

• Car rides
• Boat trips (sea sickness)
• Airplane flights (air sickness)
• Train journeys
• Amusement park rides

Factors that can influence the severity of travel sickness include:

• Age (children are more susceptible)
• Genetics (it can run in families)
• Anxiety and stress levels
• Previous experiences with motion sickness

What can you do to prevent travel sickness?

To manage and prevent travel sickness, several strategies can be helpful:

• Focus on the horizon or a stable object
• Sit in the front seat of a car or choose seats with the least motion (e.g., the middle of an airplane or on the deck of a ship)
• Avoid reading or using screens
• Ensure good ventilation and fresh air
• Stay hydrated and eat light, non-greasy foods
• Use over-the-counter or prescription medications designed to prevent motion sickness, such as antihistamines

Understanding and recognizing the symptoms early can help in taking preventative measures to mitigate the discomfort associated with travel sickness.

How to take Kwells

Both Kwells and Kwells Kid’s tablets can be sucked, chewed or swallowed. They have a scoreline so they can be halved if necessary.

The tablets can be taken up to 30 minutes before travelling to prevent travel sickness or at the onset of nausea.

Kwell’s 300 microgram tablets:

Adults: Take one tablet every 6 hours, as required. Do not take this medicine more than 3 times in 24 hours.

Elderly: Consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking Kwells tablets.

Children over 10 years: Give your child half or one tablet every 6 hours, as required. Do not give your child this medicine more than 3 times in 24 hours.

Kwells tablets should not be given to children under 10 years of age.

Kwell’s Kid’s 150 microgram tablets:

Give your child one tablet every 6 hours, as required. Do not give your child this medicine more than 3 times in 24 hours.

Kwells Kid’s tablets should not be given to children under 4 years of age.

Kwells ingredients

Kwells contains 300 micrograms of Hyoscine Hydrobromide.

Kwells Kid’s ingredients

Kwells Kid’s contains 150 micrograms of Hyoscine Hydrobromide.

Kwells Warnings

Before taking this medicine:

Do not take Kwells tablets if you:

• Are allergic (hypersensitive) to Hyoscine hydrobromide or any of the other ingredients in the tablets.
• Have any of the following conditions: Glaucoma, Blockage of intestines (Paralytic ileus), Narrowing of stomach outlet (Pyloric stenosis), Myasthemia gravis, Enlarged prostate gland

Before taking Kwells tablets, you should see your doctor if you:

• Are over 60 years of age
• Are under medical care, especially for heart, metabolic, gastrointestinal, liver or kidney conditions
• Have previously had a sudden painful inability to pass urine
• Have ulcerative colitis
• Have diarrhoea or fever
• Have Down's Sysndrome
• Suffer from seizures or fits.

As Kwells may cause drowsiness, children who have been given Kwells tablets should not be left unattended.