As I've mentioned on here before, I'm a nurse. I got most of this info straight from my hospital's infectious disease department, mixed in with a little of my own medical-evidence-based research.
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emet-ana, just so you know...I have been emet for almost 20 years now...found the strength to become an EMT and now a nurse. I work as a pediatric nurse in an ICU and also in air & ground critical...

So a little about me to start off with:
I've battled emetophobia for almost 20 years now. I have OCD, anxiety issues, IBS, and it's all related to emetophobia in some way. Fun. :( Honestly, I've...

Having a cold or other respiratory infection can definitely make you have a lot of drainage, coughing, sore throat, etc. Your stomach could be feeling worse due to anxiety, lots of drainage getting...

OK, I feel like I post on here a lot...I don't mean to! I just discovered this site though, and it really does help me to know others are going through it! Nothing like a person who knows where...

If I'm starting to feel anxious that I might be getting sick, I think about brownies (or other delicious food I've been craving). If that doesn't make me feel N*, then I figure I must be ok because...

Actual vomiting. I would be fine with just about anything as long as I knew it wouldn't lead to vomiting! Imagine all the different food I could eat...

It could just be gas or constipation. I actually had that for a good couple of weeks once...after ultrasounds and going to the dr, that's all it was! Intestines are weird sometimes.

Do you have a fever? Is the pain constant or does it come and go? Have you had your appendix out?

First of all, I'm new here, and I love you people because this whole board is for people who do or have felt exactly like I do or have!! And we don't call each other crazy and ridiculous! :)
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If it helps, just because you smelled it doesn't mean you were in contact with any particles! If you washed your hands before touching anything on your face - and I would also recommend maybe using...