How Do I Stop Myself From Throwing Up?

When you are about to throw up, have you tried taking deep breaths?

Have you tried eating bland crackers when you are feeling you will throw up?

Have you tried wrist acupressure when feeling like you are about to throw up?

Do you drink any liquid after vomiting?

Have you tried drinking ginger tea or eating ginger while nauseous?

Have you tried aromatherapy while feeling nauseous or when you know you are about to throw up?

Have you tried OTC medicine to stop vomiting?

Take deep breaths by breathing air through your nose and into your lungs. Your abdomen should expand as you breath in. Exhale slowly through your mouth or nose and relax your belly after each breath. Repeat this several times. This helps keep the biological response that causes motion sickness in check. Deep breathing also helps calm anxiety that may occur when you’re feeling sick.

Dry crackers like saltines are a tried-and-true remedy for morning sickness. It’s thought they help absorb stomach acids. For morning sickness, try eating a few crackers about 15 minutes before getting out of bed to help settle your stomach. Other bland foods like dry toast or white rice are also good to eat while recovering from a stomach bug.

Acupressure is a popular traditional Chinese medicine remedy. It uses pressure to stimulate certain points on the body to relieve symptoms. Applying pressure to pressure point Neiguan, a spot on the palm side of the forearm near your wrist, may help relieve nausea and vomiting.

If you’re vomiting a lot, it’s critical to drink plenty of fluids to help prevent dehydration, even if you vomit some of them back up. Sip the fluids slowly. However, drinking too much when your stomach is upset may cause more vomiting.

Try sipping a cup of warm ginger tea when nausea strikes. Or slowly eat a small piece of fresh ginger root or candied ginger. Ginger is safe and effective for preventing and treating nausea and vomiting in pregnant women and people undergoing chemotherapy.

Aromatherapy may help relieve nausea and vomiting. Inhaling lemon oil helps reduce pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting. You can also add the oil to a room diffuser.

Over-the-counter (OTC) medications to stop vomiting such as Pepto-Bismol and Kaopectate contain bismuth subsalicylate. They may help protect the stomach lining and reduce vomiting caused by food poisoning. There are other medicines as well that help with nausea and motion sickness.

If you have been vomiting or feeling nausea for more than two days, go see a doctor as there might be some medical issue that might have been causing the vomiting. Home remedies only help when in mild cases.