I came on here to see if anyone was discussing the vaccine. I thought I'd add to this conversation - my mother just received her second dose yesterday and is experiencing fever, chills, and nausea 12...

My mother was emetophobic, although this wasn't something anyone realized until later on in life. I picked up her distress relating to vomit. She would tell me not to eat certain things or I'd get...

Thanks for your comment, AndreaAndee. I would usually get nervous when I saw a door opening in traffic regardless. It was stuck in my head all last night. It really disturbed me, almost the same as...

Ugh.

Today I was driving and I witnessed something that has never happened to me before. There was a traffic light, so I leaned over to get some hand lotion out of my purse. When I looked back at...

Thanks for your response. You're right, I was fine.

I always realize that my salts, seasonings, and spices are a couple of years old. I never freak out about that. Being that this was fish, I...

It's a few hours later and I'm still feeling fine. Just made some ginger tea for the hell of it. I wanted to update in case anyone goes through this themselves. I saw a few other posts about people...

Trying not to freak out right now...

An hour ago, I decided to make a mahi mahi tuna burger at 2:30 am. (Don't ask.) It made me uneasy to begin with because cooking any sort of meat makes me...

I have been having issues with GERD for a couple of years now. All sorts of symptoms on and off. Sometimes I will feel nauseous after eating but I've come to realize it's just that I have to burp....

WINTER VOMITING DISEASE: California health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of norovirus this winter.

It's the most...wonderful time...of the year!

Thanks for all of the replies!

Syrup, that is interesting that you only have a fear of your boys being ill. On the bright side, it's probably not as limiting as the extent of the rest of our...

I make light of the fact that I'm emetophobic and I try to make it humorous, like it's part of my charm. If someone isn't going to like me because of my quirks, I most likely won't get along with...

I have a love/hate relationship with New Year's Eve. While I've always loved the idea of it and the excitement of a new beginning, I cannot stand the fact that more than half of society enjoys...

Good idea, MichelleS. I think I will burn some of my roommate's incense while he is here. I usually can't stand the smell of that either, but I'd rather smell like I'm in some hippie's love den than...

My apartment manager has the worst body odor. He either smells like garlic or body odor (armpit) or a mixture of both. I hate when he has to come over for any reason, because he leaves a lingering...

Thanks, everyone. They told me that according to the lab results, amoxicillin was indeed an appropriate drug for the bacteria involved. I'm not even sure I will be given another antibiotic now, as...

Yes, I've read alllll about these things so I'm pretty familiar with what you've said. What drugs had helped you in the past?

I'm glad this post came just in time for you! Please update here about your experience with Cipro. I do remember years ago, my mother had a stash of Cipro that she'd keep on hand for UTIs. I vaguely...

Where do you get these gummy vitamins? Has anyone taken any other kind of supplements like cranberry pills with Vitamin C? It seems harmless buttttt you never know.

I've been taking Klonopin regularly since 1999 for anxiety/panic and anxiety caused by emetophobia. If I get anxious, I become too nervous to eat, so it helps me develop an appetite - especially if I...

Hi there,

I agree, it's probably from the alcohol...I don't drink, but it makes perfect sense. However, I do wake up occasionally with those weird rolling waves in my stomach and feel acid....

Hi everyone!

Haven't been here in a while, and I just did a keyword search for antibiotics. Saw some old threads but I figured this issue is always relevant so I thought I'd start a new one!

I...

Oh, I never touch my face - period! My hands were so dry today (from washing) that my skin cracked in one spot and was bleeding! I was afraid germs could enter that way, but I forget whether or not...

I get angry too, especially when people seem to take pride in the fact that they are still going to show up at work the next day or carry on with their life - all the while possibly infecting those...

I just started a new job and in the span of a week, it has really been testing my emetophobia.

I'm a hostess in a restaurant so obviously that means coming into contact with a lot of people, as...

Yes, it makes me cringe. Even if they do wash their hands or use sanitizer and then proceed to touch their cell phone or other contaminated objects while they are eating. It's like, why bother...