Most phobics suffer terrible panic attacks when they have nausea or imagine that they do. These panic attacks are much worse for them than vomiting is for an ordinary person. Yet the act remains unthinkable. The phobia interferes with educations, careers, marriages, and family relationships. Many phobics take time away from work or school unnecessarily because they fear either vomiting themselves or being exposed to people who can pass germs that will cause them to vomit.

No. In this operation the stomach and the area where the bile empties to the bowel is bypassed. You will probably have the dry heaves. If you vomit bile or acid, it is a bad sign and you should contact the surgeon or your doctor immediately. See similar questions...

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If you vomit within half an hour of taking TEMODAR® (temozolomide), notify your doctor immediately. He/she may prescribe a make-up dose on Day 6 of therapy. If you vomit before taking the medication because you are nervous about therapy, your doctor may be able to prescribe antinausea medications for you to take before therapy begins. See similar questions...

These people should try taking just a small amount. Wait for 5 minutes and take some more. They also may find that eating an apple or something else will help calm their sensitive stomach. After a few days, they probably will not have this problem anymore. Usually the only people who have this problem are those who are environmentally ill and this is what they need to do. If necessary, they can just take ½ the shake. See similar questions...

The answer is not clear. Most emetophobics have great skill at fighting nausea. They will tell you that they felt very ill but lay down until the nausea passed. Some use prescription anti-nausea drugs like Tigan or Compazine. Others use tricks like ice cubes. Some claim that their years of fear have left them unable to vomit. Many try to bolster their immune systems through vitamins and herbal remedies. See similar questions...

There isn't a ready, out-of-the-box cure for emetophobia or any other phobia. Some people suggest desensitizing phobics to vomit. Densensitization supposedly culminates with the phobic inducing vomiting. But that isn't the best option. This is because many phobics are already around vomiters (usually their children; additionally, phobic health care workers are exposed to their patients, and phobic teachers are exposed to their students). See similar questions...

I find that my phobia has varied in intensity over the years. There was a time when I was about 16 that I thought I was cured; I hardly ever worried about vomiting and preventing it then. When I was 18, it came back suddenly and with a vengeance. It did not prevent me from doing things I wanted to do that fall starting college, however. My fear gradually eased to the point where I call myself close to being cured. See similar questions...

Sometimes patients are nauseated and may vomit after surgery. This is most common with abdominal procedures, gynecologic surgery, and eye surgery. It is more common in women than men, and more common in people who are prone to motion sickness. We take numerous measures to prevent nausea and vomiting after surgery, including using anesthetics that have an anti-nausea effect and administering anti-nausea medications before, during, and after surgery. See similar questions...

The fact most surprising to non-phobics is that the great majority of emetophobics rarely, if ever, vomit. An emetophobic is a person who has been in car collisions more often than they have vomited. Most phobics can count the number of times they have vomited on the fingers of one hand. Some emetophobics have survived pregnancy and childbirth, appendicitis, and gall bladder operations without as much as a single retch. See similar questions...

This is what some phobics have conjectured as to their great vomitory continence. The act of vomiting is controlled by the brain. Specifically, there is a vomiting center, located in the medulla oblongota of the brain. Vomiting is a more primitive function of the brain. Some phobics believe that as a result of years of fear and daily cogitation, the conscious part of their brain has overridden the vomiting center. See similar questions...

No! No! No! Nothing could be more destructive to the relationship between an emetophobic and their loved one than that. Some (not most) adult emetophobes say they developed emetophobia because their parents made them vomit at one time or another. There are even adult emetophobes who wound up worse than before when someone tried to "cure" them by infecting them or otherwise making them vomit. See similar questions...

These are not the expected outcomes, but they do occur. Call the Counselor if you experience vomiting or diarrhea frequently. Certain food can cause diarrhea. Yes, you can still vomit if, for example, you are sick, eat too fast or swallow poorly chewed foods. See similar questions...

It is normal for a cat to vomit hair. This is called a hairball and is especially common in cats that have long hair. Laxative products may help with this problem. There are also products sold in pet stores that when sprinkled on the food help eliminate this problem. If nothing seems to work, it would be wise to consult your veterinarian. See similar questions...

No. Cats love to groom themselves and in doing so they swallow large amounts of hair. Vomiting hairballs is a sign that the hair is not moving from the stomach into the small intestine. There are pastes, treats and food that either dissolve hairballs or help them pass into the small intestine. See similar questions...

You may vomit if you eat too fast or too much, drink fluids with meals, introduce a new food to your diet that you no longer tolerate or if you eat or drink something with sugar. Look at what you have thrown up. If it has hulls or pieces in it, this means you did not blend or strain your food well enough. Go back to light soups and juices for your next meal until your stomach settles. See similar questions...

Yes, we know them. We use the clinical "vomit" here because it is the least judgmental and because being able to say the word can be empowering to an emetophobic. Many people have unpleasant associations with some of the popular euphemisms, although most emetophobics use those words themselves. (Our favorite is the airlines' euphemism for in-flight vomiting, "motion discomfort.") And "throwing up" sounds like something children do, much as they would have an "owie. See similar questions...

When you are vomiting frequently, it is difficult for you to eat properly and to maintain a balanced diet. It is recommended to speak to your health care professional for proper follow-up and treatment. Speak with your health care professional about your situation for suggestions on alternative treatments. PregVit is a new generation prenatal multivitamin specifically formulated to solve this problem. To learn more about PregVit, click here. See similar questions...