Emesis.

[Sigmund]

Good Evening.

May all be well or on the mend.

Emesis.

emesis
Vomiting (known medically as emesis and informally as throwing up and numerous other terms) is the involuntary, forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose.

Ha! Made you look!

I HATE to emesis. (What is the plural, past tense, or the thought of having to emises in the near future?)

I have trouble with vomiting. (As opposed to those to that vomit easily? Happily? Willingly? Ha!)

And I have trouble dealing with vomit.

When I have stomach virus...well, it's just part of the package. I deal.

Stop reading NOW if you have a problem with emesis/vomit.

When I am sick and have to hurl...I pinch my nose tightly. Why? you ask? Because when I hurl nasty crud will expel from my nose. Ack! And bummer. (Pinching my nose almost, ALMOST, prevents that experience.)

I have had my time helping family and friends who were ill or drunk and had to emesiy, emesislo, emesisiis? (Someone help me here. Please.)

I'm cool when I have to deal with vomit. I can even clean up. No problem. I can hold a person's head while they are emesisying. (That would be a verb, correct? Giggle)

What I have a problem with is...the retching...That deep down noise that indicates the need of your stomach trying mightily to expel the contents. Apparently, hearing that retching noise triggers my gag reflex. Then I will start to retch.

Okay. I'll shut up now.

Thank you for your time and patience.

Would you be so kind (and bold!) to share your experience?

Thank You!

Peace.

 

[mustangclaire]

I've certainly had the "through the nose" thing. I don't throw up THAT often but when I do, I am always surprised at how much it HURTS!! And I'm always trying to watch out for my hair and getting the stuff where it should be.
Last time I threw up, I'd had an Indian Takeaway. Nothing to do with the food, it just happened to be the last thing i'd eaten before I got a bug.
I was sat on the loo for "that end" and had my head in the basin for the hurling. Miserable. And I remember trying to (don't read this bit if you've a weak stomach) fish lumps of lamb tikka out the plug hole because it was all too lumpy to go down. Which made me feel sicker. Repeat cycle for two days.

I have a friend who has a phobia about vomiting. I believe it's a recognised thing. She really does suffer, and even the mere mention on her news feed of sickness makes her de-activate her facebook account for a while.

 

[Tery]

Yeah, not a fun thing to do. Used to do it more when I was younger. Thankfully, my tummy issues worked themselves out. The last time I was worshiping at the porcelain altar, it was due to a stomach bug. I'd forgotten just how horrible it was. Blech!

 

[arista]

I absolutely hate to vomit. It so vile. I do not think I could bulimic.

 

[fljoe0]

When I was in high school, my parents had this favorite restaurant and they used eat there a lot. One night they were there and a few tables away from them someone threw up all over their table. My parents had to leave (of course). They tried to go back to the restaurant a couple weeks later but had to leave because they both couldn't stop thinking about what had happened. They never went back after that. Those mental pictures can be tough to get rid of sometimes.

Eye bleach is not enough for something like that.

 

[EMARX]

I Hate It!! The last time I did it was with an attack of vertigo.
And Siggy, maybe you can go to the Grammar Nazi for the proper word use.

 

[HollyGolightly]

Me too - I hate to puke! I fight it with all my might, so when I finally do - clear the deck, because it's coming fast. When I was 8 years old, I puked Doritos through my nose. I haven't had a Dorito in 32 years because of that - I can't stand the smell and every time I see a bag, I think of that feeling (and horrid smell). And being pregnant - oh God - I'd love more babies, but I can't handle more puking.

 

[VultureLvr45]

Hate to hurl.

Siggy, hope you feel better. Perhaps plain broth?

Not sure which is worse, nausea when you have diarrhea or the smell that stays and visuals in the toilet after. Why does it always seem like there are carrots floating after yacking even when you haven't eaten them?

Hope you feel better Sweetie.

Peace.
V

 

[GNTLGNT]

...I pride myself on the whole "cast iron" stomach thing...I'm a nurse, and blood, guts, mucous, stool, urine etc.-don't bother me in the slightest. BUT, even though I can easily handle the input of food and output of the ummm, "byproduct"....I cannot CANNOT easily handle the "in-between stage", or as I call it-the "Technicolor Yawn"...

 

[Out of Order]

I love to vomit...........

 

[fljoe0]

I had a friend that couldn't eat Fruit Loops. He saw another kid puke and there were Fruit Loops in it. He said you could see all of the multi-colored circles. After that, he never had another Fruit Loop. I haven't seen him for 30+ years but I would bet that he never wanted to buy Fruit Loops for his kids.

 

[Out of Order]

I had a friend that couldn't eat Fruit Loops. He saw another kid puke and there were Fruit Loops in it. He said you could see all of the multi-colored circles. After that, he never had another Fruit Loop. I haven't seen him for 30+ years but I would bet that he never wanted to buy Fruit Loops for his kids.

Thank my Lucky Stars I didn't see that.

 

[HollyGolightly]

Remember that magic vomit powder the janitor at school sprinkled on vomit puddles - it had a very strange wintergreen smell. I wonder if they still do that.

 

[fljoe0]

Remember that magic vomit powder the janitor at school sprinkled on vomit puddles - it had a very strange wintergreen smell. I wonder if they still do that.

I forgot about vomit powder.

 

[EMARX]

Me too - I hate to puke! I fight it with all my might, so when I finally do - clear the deck, because it's coming fast. When I was 8 years old, I puked Doritos through my nose. I haven't had a Dorito in 32 years because of that - I can't stand the smell and every time I see a bag, I think of that feeling (and horrid smell). And being pregnant - oh God - I'd love more babies, but I can't handle more puking.

It's not just you Holly. When you first open a bag of Doritos, a lovely waft of barf comes out of the bag.

 

[not_nadine]

arr, tis the retching I agree with.

Yes, and Vulture - where do those carrots come from?? Not to mention peanuts.. the body must store them in a special place for these occasions.

 

[arista]

They put the barf powder in my bus one day. It was horrible journey to my house.

 

[EMARX]

arr, tis the retching I agree with.

Yes, and Vulture - where do those carrots come from?? Not to mention peanuts.. the body must store them in a special place for these occasions.

Is there any sound worse than a cat bringing up a fur ball?

 

[EMARX]

Siggy
You really do inspire such interesting and colorful discussions.

 

[HollyGolightly]

Is there any sound worse than a cat bringing up a fur ball?

A child hurling in their bed, or the carpet beside their bed in the middle of the night, perhaps followed by a long wet fart. You know what you're going to be cleaning up and smelling for the rest of the night.