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People who have a fear of vomiting may avoid travel because of the worry about motion sickness or others experiencing it around them. They may also fear roller coasters for the same reason. Lipsitz et al.'s findings also showed that those with emetophobia often have difficulties comfortably leading a normal life. [ 1 ]
LET’S UNPACK THAT: No one knows what causes emetophobia, which is believed to affect up to 3 per cent of men and 7 per cent of women – but for Kate Ng, it means being on high alert around ...
People might also avoid certain foods or restrict the amount of food they eat out of fear of negative consequences such as choking, vomiting, or stomach aches. In many cases, this behavior is motivated by a previous traumatic experience related to food. While avoiding the associated foods can provide relief in the short term, over time ...
Some people who engage in binge drinking induce vomiting to make room in their stomachs for more alcohol consumption. Participants in milk chugging typically end up vomiting most of the milk they consume, as proteins in the ingested milk (such as casein ) rapidly denature and unravel on contact with gastric acid and protease enzymes, rapidly ...
The vast majority of people would definitely agree that vomiting is unpleasant and would prefer to avoid it, but most would not agree that it is a "terrible, scary thing." Most people are not afraid of vomiting, regardless of how recently they have vomited or how well they remember it. 24.131.148.6 10:19, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
In “The Flip Side of Fear”, we look at some common phobias, like sharks and flying, but also bats, germs and strangers. We tried to identify the origin of these fears and why they continue to exist when logic tells us they shouldn’t.
Some innovators try to devise a gadget that changes the world. Others hope to solve a global social ill. Sarah Sherman is eager to bring fake vomit on “Saturday Night Live” into the modern age.
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