# Vomiting - need help fast. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 13, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718 "2009-02-13T18:48:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718/21 "2009-02-13T19:22:58Z")
That was quite delicious ---
**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718/22 "2009-02-13T19:25:37Z")
Instead of drinking salt water, pour it into your nose and then down the back of your throat. I’ve thrown up like that when I missed with my neti pot. ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718/23 "2009-02-13T19:25:58Z")
For gods sake. I really don’t want to search through my excrements. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718/24 "2009-02-13T19:29:12Z")
> [@XJETGIRLX](#): > > Instead of drinking salt water, pour it into your nose and then down the back of your throat. > > I’ve thrown up like that when I missed with my neti pot. Aargh. Didn’t work. And by far the most unpleasant yet. ---
**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718/25 "2009-02-13T19:35:21Z")
> [@mr.jp](#): > > Aargh. Didn’t work. And by far the most unpleasant yet. Maybe have someone else pour it up your nose? I think it’s the element of surprise that does it. Also: You must have a cast iron stomach. I’m queasy just thinking about everything you’ve tried already. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718/26 "2009-02-13T19:35:39Z")
My most spectacular vomiting episode was when I rushed inside all hot and sweaty one fine summer day and grabbed a glass of water Mom had left on the table. Except it was hydrogen peroxide, for some reason she used it as a type of barbicide when clipping the pet dog’s hair. Barely made it to the kitchen trash to chuck it back up, we’re talking maybe 3 seconds of it being in my stomach before my stomach quite significantly rejected it. ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718/27 "2009-02-13T19:40:27Z")
> [@](#): > > Also: You must have a cast iron stomach. I’m queasy just thinking about everything you’ve tried already. Yeah, the same with the girl I live with. She felt bad just watching my demonstration of how putting my fingers down my throat didn’t do anything. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingCowOfDoom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyingcowofdoom/32/21776_2.png) [@FlyingCowOfDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingCowOfDoom)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718/28 "2009-02-13T20:09:16Z")
Ok, let’s see…what else can we get mr. jp to eat. I’ve heard that if you drink a whole gallon of milk really quickly you’ll throw up. –FCOD ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718/29 "2009-02-13T20:32:00Z")
I’m afraid it has moved on now. Otherwise I would gladly have done it. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingCowOfDoom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyingcowofdoom/32/21776_2.png) [@FlyingCowOfDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingCowOfDoom)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718/30 "2009-02-13T20:34:32Z")
No no, you’ve probably still got time! Quick, drink a quart of heavy cream and then chase it with the juice from a jar of herring. Then follow that down with a tablespoon of tabasco mixed with apple juice. i’ll give you a dollar –FCOD ---
**Author:** ![Algorithm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/algorithm/32/12204_2.png) [@Algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algorithm)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718/31 "2009-02-13T20:37:03Z")
How much do you weigh? Beer bonging 40 oz of malt liquor always did it for my skinnier/smaller friends in college. You could try eating a few whole, raw onions. My roommate’s brother used to bet other kids they couldn’t eat an onion without puking, and only had to pay up once. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718/32 "2009-02-13T20:37:55Z")
> [@FlyingCowOfDoom](#): > > Ok, let’s see..what else can we get mr. jp to eat. > > I’ve heard that if you drink a whole gallon of milk really quickly you’ll throw up. > > –FCOD nope, i did the gallon of milk in an hour challenge and had no trouble … ---
**Author:** ![FlyingCowOfDoom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyingcowofdoom/32/21776_2.png) [@FlyingCowOfDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingCowOfDoom)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718/33 "2009-02-13T20:39:13Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > nope, i did the gallon of milk in an hour challenge and had no trouble … Yeah, my cousin does that all the time too… Clearly you are both cyborgs. –FCOD ---
**Author:** ![PeskiPiksi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e495f1/32.png) [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718/34 "2009-02-13T20:46:02Z")
A little late, but please don’t use ipecac, especially for something this trivial. It can be dangerous. The wikipedia page says repeated use can cause heart trouble (seen in bulimics who abuse it), but I swear I’ve read that it can cause heart failure from just one go if you accidentally overdose. I’m sure someone with medical expertise will be along to correct me on that, but either way it’s not worth the risk. Here, found a link that seems to support this: [http://eatingdisorders.about.com/od/whatisbulimianervosa/a/ipecacabuse.htm](http://eatingdisorders.about.com/od/whatisbulimianervosa/a/ipecacabuse.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718/35 "2009-02-13T20:48:46Z")
This is the best thread ever. I wish I wasn’t reading it just before lunch, though. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718/36 "2009-02-13T21:05:38Z")
Laughing my ass off about this thread. **mr. jp** , any success? I was going to recommend sticking a toothbrush as far back on your tongue as possible. That always works for me. ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718/37 "2009-02-13T21:10:40Z")
> [@Algorithm](#): > > How much do you weigh? Beer bonging 40 oz of malt liquor always did it for my skinnier/smaller friends in college. > > You could try eating a few whole, raw onions. My roommate’s brother used to bet other kids they couldn’t eat an onion without puking, and only had to pay up once. Onions I can eat. Garlic on the other hand, that was hardcore. The only thing so far that worked. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718/38 "2009-02-13T21:12:26Z")
> [@mr.jp](#): > > For gods sake. I really don’t want to search through my excrements. ☹ Is the alternative (searching through your vomitus) any better? And do you really want to put this thing back on your tooth whether it comes out one end or the other? ---
**Author:** ![FlyingCowOfDoom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyingcowofdoom/32/21776_2.png) [@FlyingCowOfDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingCowOfDoom)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718/39 "2009-02-13T21:12:28Z")
Plus now you’re going to stink for days. –FCOD ---
**Author:** ![claregirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@claregirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/claregirl)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718/40 "2009-02-13T21:13:25Z")
> [@FlyingCowOfDoom](#): > > Syrup of Ipecac will make you vomit (I think it’s OTC at any drugstore), but if you ingested something harmful you should be calling 911, not posting on the SDMB. > > –FCOD That stuff would make a dead person puke. I tried it once and 1 teaspoon made me vomit for hours. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-need-help-fast/485718.md?page=3)