Does your child puke when upset?

[mumstheone]

My son who is seven pukes up when he gets upset about something. When he was younger he would cry and then puke but now he pukes without warning. If he is anxious about anything then he will start by clearing his throat every 30 seconds and then he will say he feels sick. If I can distract him then he is fine but inevitably he will be sick.

He doesn't like school because of school dinners, - he is a fussy eater and the school teachers encourage him to try new things but he doesn't like that. He is also anxious about PE at school because he is slow at getting changed and doesn't want to be last. On some days he does feel sick in the morning but as soon as he is in the classroom he is fine.

Its getting worse now because I thought it was just related to school. he puked last week when we went swimming - it was after about 6 months but I didn't think he would be anxious about it. He puked before his birthday party but was fine once his friends had arrived.

Would like some advice on what to do if it has happened to anyone else please.

I saw this on supernany once. It was an episode with twins and they were only about 2 but one of them would get so upset he would start gagging and then made himself sick.
Supernany said he was doing it to get attention, in particular when he was supposed to do something he didn't want to do such as eat something or go to bed. By the end of the programme he'd stopped but I can't remember what the cure was.
I seem to remember the Mum started to spend more quality time with all three of her children seperately. The other twin used to hang around her leg all the time so he got more attention than the other. She also totally ignored the fact he was sick, didn't give him a cuddle or anything, just cleaned it up and carried on what she was doing so he didn't get the attention he wanted.
Not sure if this helps but you've got nothing to lose by giving it a go.
Good Luck!

I also think itsa to get attention. I will try the ignoring tactic and see if it works. Thank you.

I also think itsa to get attention. I will try the ignoring tactic and see if it works. Thank you.