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Cheesecake, I always appreciate you trying to make a positive contribution to the collective mood around here. Hope you are well.

Hey Jess, one reason you didn't get a response is because you posted this in the public help and support forums, which is much less heavily travelled than the private help and support or private...

I'm hoping they have good success here with these clinical trials. Earlier trials have already proved this concept works in theory, and that it reduces or eliminates 60+% of severe v* and d* and for...

I just don't think there's any reason to be against having children for environmental or overpopulation reasons. We don't have a problem with overpopulation in wealthier, more developed countries,...

It's more than ok as far as I'm concerned. I remember you from way back, and that you were trying to recover. Good to hear from you.

You don't need to v* to get rid of H.pylori, and it wouldn't help your recovery process (or hurt it) if you did. Most people seem not to have much trouble from H.pylori infections, but for those ho...

Good to hear your story and glad that things are going better for you. Thanks for sharing!

Sophie,
The author of the V*ing FAQ certainly thinks you're right about non v*ers becoming emetophobic, If it's not too triggering you should read that page. That is gumdropper's page and he...

I don't know that it's deeply unhealthy not to let yourself v*. There are certain circumstances when it needs to happen, for instance when you ingest a poison, especially one for which there is no...

Welcome Sophie! I think this varies from person to person. I think it's safe to say MOST of us will unfortunately v* again sometime, but that others could go for a very long time without it based...

It's true that people can shed the virus for up to a couple of weeks after recovery, but I would not be greatly concerned about this unless that individual were preparing ready to eat food with poor...

Pretty interesting! I don't know this researcher, but this research apparently happened at the university where I work. Indeed not being able to culture the virus has been a huge obstacle to...

I'm not saying she should worry, just that there are a lot of ways to enjoy fish that are safer. I would never tell someone to avoid something good and healthy like tuna unless they were pregnant,...

Dldogs,
I would normally tell someone not to worry about fish poisoning but mercury poisoning is not out of the question if you consume too much large fish. You don't have to cut tuna out but every...

Hi cheescake! Good to see you again, but glad you haven't needed the forum. I don't know too much about the gluten intolerance thing myself but others on here are experienced with that. An...

It is basic policy for most health departments in the US and Canada. We can't really blame the workers, what we need is a paradigm shift by owners and management, and more enforcement against food...

Kailyn you are handling this really well. Remember what your doctor said about no v* being not so uncommon for SV. Rememeber that the range of manifestation is no sympoms to very very severe. You...

I get the impression that the flu has fizzled this year. I think a lot of last year's problems were due to the vaccine being a poor match to the actual wild viruses circulating...it happens...

I agree with farminggirl. Noro is only in your saliva after you v*, it is mostly in d* and v* particles when you are actively sick and as you are recovering until it drops to a safe level. I think...

For me I think it really is the v*ing itself, but the loss of control is a big part of it. As far as being unwell for days and days, that usually doesn't happen with v* type illnesses, although I...

Catfish are very safe emet wise, and so are tilapia. They taste great if they come from a clear body of water but around here they often taste like mud! We also have saltwater catfish down here...

Your puzzle makes sense. I am so so sorry you had to put up with abuse like that, and you will find many similar stories here. On the other hand, many of us, like myself had really good childhoods...