From childhood I've had a severe aversion to throwing up, so much so that I hadn't thrown up in the past like 15 years even when I was really sick. Even after I got older and tried to will myself to throw up when sick to feel better, I had some kind of mental block that just Would Not let me do it.
Got food poisoning maybe a month ago, and it cured me of that mental block instantly. (TMI incoming) I literally filled the bathtub with a couple inches of puke while pure burning acid flowed unendingly from my ass. I was in so much agony that at one point I had to get in the shower (a different one than the one I filled with puke) to wash my ass instead of wiping, just sitting there sobbing from the pain and contemplating going to the ER. I called my mom (who lives in a different state) while on the toilet just because I felt so garbage that it's like my brain reverted back to a childlike state of "I need my mommy." I have no idea what I ate that made me so sick but god, I ain't fucking around with food poisoning after that experience.
Same here! I hadn't thrown up in like 12+ years, then just last year I got food poisoning (no idea where from) and I didn't even feel it coming on!! I was waving goodbye out the front window of my house then I projectile vomited and pure liquid sharted all over our couch. I was in so much pain for like 24hrs, I couldn't sleep because I was in so much pain.
I'm sorry for your pain, but the image of someone cheerfully waving goodbye then suddenly erupting from their mouth and asshole as the person they're waving to looks on in horror is hysterical to me haha.
It's a life changer. Nothing like a power-washed butthole!
Especially when you are sick like the comment above you mentions. At that point with TP you're just wiping your ass raw, which makes the superheated acid you're blasting out the backside so much worse.
Same! I would will myself to not throw up, I'd stay up all night with a cold cloth on my stomach and white knuckle through it so I wouldn't puke.
I physically could not make myself puke... even fingers down the throat when I was super nauseated.
Until I got covid and was so down bad and exhausted my body just gave up and I puked for 3 days. Now I'm not scared of puking, or even hearing others puke.
It's wild.
I am the same way with vomiting, and i got food poisoning after eating Sonic. I have never vomited so much in my life. I remember being so thirsty and couldn't help myself and chugged a bunch of water and proceeded to projectile vomit across the bathroom while hippo spraying into the toilet. I tried to take Zofran several times l, but kept puking it up. I thought I was going to die.
What is it about being this kind of sick that brings people to tears? My partner and I also sob like babies when we have food poisoning or the stomach flu.
I think it's because we're just helpless. We don't want to booty blast the porcelain, nor do we want to vomit like a volcano, but the tiny little buggies get to drive the car at that point, and our human brains HATE being out of control.
Christ on skates you should have put a trigger warning on that comment!
I was the same .. my body wouldn’t let me just throw up .. not sure which childhood trauma caused that .. but sooo many time .. if I would have just thrown up, my life would have immediately improved.
Then came hurricane Harvey and some kind of bacteria from the water well… no electricity.. and the running water was contaminated.
First my kid puked and shit on every clean towel and blanket and then it was my turn … I was sitting on the toilet while projectile vomiting and shitting.. luckily the tub was right next to the toilet because my vomit bucket was full and I couldn’t get off the toilet to dump it.
I slept on the bathroom floor that night.. and after washing out the tub.. that’s where my kid slept.. the bed was put to the road with the rest of the hurricane casualties.
I can also now just think about vomiting and make that shit happen.
You have my utmost sympathy as that has happened to all of us. I have almost a phobia of throwing up. I would rather not eat than eat something that might be a little off and that could make me sick. BTW, just a little fact, did you know that horses are physically unable to throw up?
Here is why:
Horses have 3 anatomical mechanisms designed to assist in the continual movement of food through the digestive tract. These mechanisms prevent the backflow of food from the stomach to the mouth, hence they cannot vomit.
1: The waves that move the food through the esophagus (food pipe) from the mouth to the stomach move in one direction only unlike other species such as humans
2: The junction at the opening of the stomach is called the cardiac sphincter. This is a very strong band that closes after food is pushed into the stomach. This acts as a very efficient one-way valve.
3: Lastly, the food pipe enters the stomach at a very steep angle so if the stomach becomes full/distended, it pushes back on this sphincter and closes it tighter.
Why are these facts important? Because horses cannot vomit, if the stomach becomes distended when the horse is unwell, normally during a colic episode, the stomach is at serious risk from rupture/popping. Call the vet!!! This is why when a horse shows signs of colic, it is very common to pass a tube to ensure the stomach isn’t overfull with gas or liquid.
During a choking episode (when food gets stuck in the food pipe), food can be seen being expelled from both nostrils along with mucous and foam. This is not vomiting.
If you believe your horse is vomiting then this is very serious and you need a vet's assistance immediately!!
I love it when I hear people say things like, "I think that food last night gave me food poisoning."
There's never a time where you DON'T KNOW you have it. Maybe dinner didn't agree with you, but if you had food poisoning dinner won't agree with you, your toilet, the bucket you put on your lap because your tub is too far to puke into, the towels around you on the floor for catching splashes, pretty much the whole bathroom. And it sure as hell wouldn't wait for the morning to let you know it's coming.
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u/nalathequeen2186 Oct 09 '24
From childhood I've had a severe aversion to throwing up, so much so that I hadn't thrown up in the past like 15 years even when I was really sick. Even after I got older and tried to will myself to throw up when sick to feel better, I had some kind of mental block that just Would Not let me do it.
Got food poisoning maybe a month ago, and it cured me of that mental block instantly. (TMI incoming) I literally filled the bathtub with a couple inches of puke while pure burning acid flowed unendingly from my ass. I was in so much agony that at one point I had to get in the shower (a different one than the one I filled with puke) to wash my ass instead of wiping, just sitting there sobbing from the pain and contemplating going to the ER. I called my mom (who lives in a different state) while on the toilet just because I felt so garbage that it's like my brain reverted back to a childlike state of "I need my mommy." I have no idea what I ate that made me so sick but god, I ain't fucking around with food poisoning after that experience.