Hi!


I came across an FAQ about vomiting that was on a site called emetophobia bravepages (www.emetophobia.bravepages.com). How many of you have been on this site? It may be too upsetting for those of youthat can't tolerate reading about vomiting. The site is illustrated but there's no actual photos of anyone vomiting. I found some of the stuff on the site very interesting. For instance that antacids make it easier for you to catch a stomach bug because reducing the amount of stomach acid makes it harder for your body to kill the germs from the food in your stomach. What I was wondering related to this is do calcium tablets do the same thing for stomach acid as antacids. Do any of you know?Antacids (at least some of them) are calcium carbonate and I don't know if calcium acts the same way as calcium carbonate (whatever that is). I've been taking calcium tablets but I don't know if i'll keep taking themif it makes me more susceptible tostomach viruses.


This is something that I also found on the site that I found interesting: "Essentially, when the body is ready to vomit, there are some key breathing movements that have to happen for vomiting to occur. Emetophobes -- especially those past puberty -- have usually developed enough control over their breathing that they can keep those final steps from happening, and thus they remain in the last stage of nausea until either they give up and vomit, or their brain gives up on trying to vomit and the nausea passes."


When I get nauseous (or when I get anxious and thus feel nauseous) something in my stomach and my throat gets tensed up and I think I'm breathing more shallow. I wonder if this is my body trying to keep me from vomiting. When I get nauseous I can't keepmy body from doing this stuff even if I try.


I'm sorry if this post didn't make any sense. I'mtoo sleepy to think.I just thought I'd share this site withthose of youwho hadn't found it yet and want to go look at it. Bye!


Tiina