DD vomits when talking about illness!

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DD6 isn't often ill but she vomits as a result of a number of triggers. The first sign of a temperature is usually her being sick. She has also been sick following a paper cut and at the mention of a blood test. Talking about being ill makes her feel sick. She now has chicken pox but if anyone talks about it she throws up even though she's not particularly unwell with it.

I have managed to distract her from being sick in the past but it's getting worse. You can see the colour drain from her face as any conversation about illness or blood goes on.

I'm wondering about hypnotherapy. Would that work on a child or is there something else I could try?

Have you spoken to your doctor? I’m guessing she is quite young, purely because most children get chicken pox fairly young, so apologises if I am wrong, but it might be something she will need to be referred for. CBT could help.

I hope she is much better soon.

She’s 6, nearly 7.
I will speak to a GP but I suspect she will vomit whilst we are talking about it!

I hate to say it but maybe that way your GP will take the matter seriously.

Maybe a phone time with your GP whilst she's not around to allow you to discuss it freely might be wise. Also gives GP a chance to find suitable support prior to discussing with / potentially upsetting your daughter.
Poor thing i hope the Pox are gone soon.

I would definitely check with gp but if I'm honest I don't think there is anything that can be done medically as it sounds psychological. My ds is 4 and he drains of colour and then faints at the sight of his own blood, he also takes anoxic reflex seizures if he bumps his head or gets a bad shock from something, we've seen doctors and been to A&E for the seizures and been told "hopefully he'll grow out of it" and it's "relatively common". It is a nuisance though so I understand your want to resolve this, especially as vomit then involves a whole big clean up procedure.

I would definitely check with gp but if I'm honest I don't think there is anything that can be done medically as it sounds psychological.

Hence the advice to seek CBT which needs to be a referral through the GP due to the child’s age.

spottingthezebras what's your issue? I'm responding to the original post, not your comments. Calm yourself love.

Seeing the GP is probably the best idea.

I wonder if, while she is under the weather, she could wear travel sickness bands? It might take the edge off the nauseous feeling while also acting as a bit of a placebo. When I was a child I used to be sick in the car a lot but in my mind I "knew" I wouldn't be sick with the bands on. The worry was lifted and it made my stomach feel a lot better.

Because Nogodsnomasters, love, you said you didn’t think anything could be done medically by the GP but the medical referral would provide access to CBT. I hope that helps you stay equally calm.

Can't do anything medically as in provide a medicine or a test to make it stop.... Referring for cbt is not the doctor doing anything medical, if you know what the word medical means that is.

Thanks for all the advice. Not sure how this turned into an argument. I know it’s psychological. I meant I would speak to a gp about getting cbt or other therapy.
ExH thinks I’m overreacting and should give her a bit of tough love. but that’s easy to say when he’s not the one dealing with a distressed child.
The chicken pox are getting better and she is now able to talk about them without vomitting so I’m going to wait and see how she is.