What is it called when you almost throw up?

nauseated/ nauseous
If you're nauseated you're about to throw up, if you're nauseous, you're a toxic funk and you're going to make someone else puke. These words are used interchangeably so often that it makes word nerds feel nauseated!
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What is it called when you almost vomit?

nauseous. adjective. feeling as if you want to vomit.
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Why do I feel like vomiting but nothing comes out?

Some people get the dry heaves, where you retch and feel like vomiting, but nothing comes out of your stomach. The dry heaves are also called nonproductive emesis. Blood streaked or bloody vomit usually indicates a cut or scrape to the esophagus or stomach. Some vomit resembles coffee grounds.
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What do you say when you feel like vomiting?

But nauseous is so often used to refer to experiencing those feelings that Merriam-Webster Dictionary has updated their definition of nauseous:
  1. feeling like you are about to vomit.
  2. causing you to feel like you are going to vomit.
  3. causing disgust.
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Is it better to throw up or hold it in?

Many of us will try to prevent vomiting if we're feeling nauseated. But if you're feeling ill, it's best to let yourself vomit naturally. But don't force it, says Dr. Goldman.
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Why does vomiting make you feel better?

First, most of the time your brain will give you that sick feeling to warn you that something is going to happen. Second, just before throwing up your body produces extra saliva, which helps protect your teeth from the strong acid. Third, the vomiting process releases chemicals in your body to make you feel better.
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Is there a puke Emoji?

face vomiting ?

The face vomiting emoji shows a yellow face with squinted eyes, furrowed eyebrows, and an open mouth that is spewing out green vomit. This emoji is often used to indicate that the sender feels disgusted or repulsed by the topic at hand.
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What is dry reaching?

Dry heaving, sometimes called retching, refers to vomit-like feelings without any substance. Dry heaving happens when you attempt to vomit. Your airway closes off while your diaphragm contracts. Sometimes nausea accompanies dry heaving. Dry heaving may lead to vomiting, but it doesn't always.
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What is yellow liquid in vomit?

Green or yellow vomit, also known as bile, is produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. The release of bile occurs when an individual is vomiting on an empty stomach or is suffering from bile reflux.
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How do I stop stress vomiting?

Try these when you feel nauseated:
  1. Eat a small amount of something dry, like plain crackers or plain bread.
  2. Slowly sip water or something clear and cold.
  3. If you're wearing something tight, change into clothing that doesn't restrict your stomach.
  4. Try to calm yourself by taking long, deep breaths.
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What causes dry heaving?

Conditions that interfere with digestion, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gastritis, Crohn's disease, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are common causes of nausea and dry heaving. Dry heaving may be especially common during flare-ups when symptoms are more severe.
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Can anxiety make you vomit?

Stress and anxiety can also trigger vomiting and a condition called "cyclic vomiting syndrome," a condition in which people experience nausea and vomiting over an extended period of time — often, starting at the same time every day.
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Why do I vomit blue?

Most cases of bluish vomiting are from reports in the countries of Southeast Asia and are often linked with self- (adults) or accidental (children) poisoning by substances such as copper sulphate, boric acid, and paraquat.
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Why is my puke black?

Your vomit may appear black if the blood has been oxidized by the acids in your stomach. The iron in your blood turns from brown to black with time. Since the blood is no longer bright red, it means that the bleeding has either stopped or is only happening in a small amount.
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Can you throw up poop?

While it sounds unpleasant and unusual, it's possible to vomit up your own fecal matter. Known in medical literature as “feculent vomiting,” throwing up poop is usually due to some type of blockage in the intestines.
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Why do I gag every morning?

What Causes Retching? Retching, or dry heaving, can be triggered by smelling something awful, or it may happen after vomiting or from motion or morning sickness. Heartburn, indigestion, or GERD may also cause it. See a doctor if it happens regularly.
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Why do I gag randomly throughout the day?

Some people have an overly sensitive gag reflex that can be triggered by things such as anxiety, postnasal drip, or acid reflux. Swallowing pills, oral sex, or a trip to the dentist's office can also be troublesome for those with an overactive gag reflex.
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How do I stop gagging anxiety?

However, having a variety of techniques to help stop the gagging might be helpful.
  1. Put salt on your tongue. ...
  2. Breathe through your nose. ...
  3. Spray numbing spray on the back of your throat or suck on a tetricane one-percent lollipop to numb the back of the mouth.
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What is the meaning of ? ??

? Face Vomiting emoji

That's the sentiment (and appearance) of the face with open mouth vomiting emoji, used to express literal and metaphorical disgust. Related words: face vomiting emoji.
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What is the meaning of ??

Emoji Meaning

A sickly-green face with concerned eyes and puffed, often red cheeks, as if holding back vomit. May represent physical illness or general disgust. Not to be confused with ? Face Vomiting.
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What does this emoji mean ?

— Used to express drunkenness, sexual arousal, or a grimace. ? — Butt. — Means “hot” in a sexual sense; a kid might comment this on their crush's Instagram selfie, for example. ? — “Dump truck,” which refers to a large and/or shapely bottom.
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What does Brown vomit mean?

Black or brown vomit may mean that you are bleeding internally. It is often called coffee ground vomitus (the partially digested blood looks like coffee grounds) and is caused by bleeding in your gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Dark vomit often comes from bleeding in the stomach.
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Why does your mouth water before you throw up?

Since stomach contents are highly acidic, vomiting can be quite harmful for the throat, mouth and teeth and salivating helps to reduce this by diluting and rinsing. Saliva is also weakly alkaline, which helps to neutralise acid.
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Why is my vomit Brown?

Old blood turns to a dark brown color and can sometimes look like dark coffee grounds. If you have brown vomit (and didn't eat a ton of brownies), especially if it looks like coffee grounds, then you should be concerned. Bleeding in the stomach can cause there to be blood that darkens up by the time it is puked out.
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What to eat after throwing up?

Try foods such as bananas, rice, applesauce, dry toast, soda crackers (these foods are called BRAT diet). For 24-48 hours after the last episode of vomiting, avoid foods that can irritate or may be difficult to digest such alcohol, caffeine, fats/oils, spicy food, milk or cheese.
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