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what's worse, vomit or dry heave
Okay, I took peoples advice yesterday and stayed home... very good advice. Anyway, since all I ate yesterday were 2 pieces of toast with jam and I drank about 4oz of ginger ale and a few sips of gatorade, there's pretty much nothing for my body to reject and all I've done was dry heave (only twice, but still). Am I better off eating something and vomiting that up, or am I better off with dry heaves (or whatever it's called when nothing actually comes up but you still vomit)? I just wasn't sure if dry heaving is worse for you than actually throwing something up. Oh, and my mouth is dry and I want to drink something. I have 2 eight-ounce cans of ginger ale and I've got gatorade and water. I've always been taught ginger ale is best for the upset stomach. So my 2 questions are, which is worse, dry heaving or vomiting up something, and should I drink something even if I know I'll probably bring it back up? Thanks in advance.
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Oh no! You got it!
Drink all you want. Throwing up water is so much easier on you than the dry heaves. That stomach acid really burns the throat.
As far as eating goes, start off with some crackers.
If they stay down then you can probably eat whatever else you want. Sometimes eating after you have been sick makes you feel better. But start with crackers first and see how that goes.
Hope you are feeling better soon. At least you are getting it out of the way BEFORE Christmas this year! :)
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well sorry! i thought you were doing it on purpose. but dry heave is bad and vomiting is kind of okay. and yuo are right vomiting on purpose is bad. and yeah you should. like i said orange juice andwater is good. adn eating helps your stomach a little because your body needs to have food esp.when sick.but dry heaving indicates that you are about to hrow up but have nothing left.and vomiting is involuntary-your body does it maybe because your are taking in something that the body doesn't like.so i hope i answered your question. adn get better!
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in addition to dairy and oils, you should also avoid complex carbs like bread and potatoes for a few weeks. ease your way back onto foods. start with melon which is mostly water than work your way through the rest of the fruits. then veggies. oils. complex carbs. you should also be drinking a lot of gatorade for electrolytes that you're losing when you throw up. you most likely won't throw up the gatorade, but just in case, don't drink the red kind. you'll never drink it again if you do.
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Vomiting is bad for you because you vomit up the acid in your stomach, which is bad for your oesophagus and teeth.
However, you need to drink to prevent dehydration. Either ginger ale or water is fine. Ginger is good for the stomach, and you might also like it because it'll help get rid of the taste of vomit in your mouth. Most importantly, a few sips at a time only.
Eat a little bit at a time when you feel like it. Crackers are a good idea. Generally, anything light will do. Avoid dairy products or oily food.
I hope you get well soon.
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