How can one prevent vomiting?
A. The best ways are to wash hands frequently, especially when preparing foods or being around other people; to keep kitchens clean; to eat in clean restaurants; to avoid excess in eating and drinking; and to avoid sick people. Q. I meant when one is already nauseated. A. Oh. As has been mentioned, vomiting is not usually inevitable from nausea. Simply relaxing should be the first line of defense — much nausea is caused by stress and anxiety. Taking small sips of water will give an indication as to the level of stomach upset. If the water seems to inflame things further, lay off. If a little bit of water doesn’t hurt, more shouldn’t hurt either. (Sometimes the stomach merely needs to be given something to do, in which case the feeling wasn’t true nausea but only hunger.) An escalation of defense might involve taking ginger capsules or Emetrol. Emetrol is really cola syrup, the stuff in your Coke or Pepsi if you took away the carbonated water. If you don’t want to buy the stuff — and
