Mamasta Select published the results of a survey on habits that serve as a source of comfort when people are sick. While 36.6% of respondents had their own personal remedy, 52.0% did not.
Mamasta Select, one of Japan’s largest parenting information websites, conducted a survey on personal remedies and superstitions that serve as a source of comfort when people are sick. There were 273 responses. A total of 36.6% answered “Yes,” 52.0% answered “No,” and the remaining 11.4% selected other.
Responses included a range of examples involving food, drinks and ways of resting. In addition to the classic rice porridge, respondents cited distinctive habits such as gulping down 100% orange juice, adding extra garlic and green onions to ramen, putting ginger in black tea, drinking egg vinegar, and eating a whole bag of chocolate cookies.
Many respondents emphasized the importance of resting. Some said they relied on kampo, slept while wearing multiple masks, used bath additives to prepare a medicated bath, or simply slept a lot. These “rest at all costs” responses suggest that when they feel unwell, many people choose their own way of coping rather than doing anything special.
The survey was conducted online from 12 to 13 September 2026 and received 273 responses from people with children and pregnant people. Mamasta Select said it would continue providing information that addresses mothers’ concerns.