emetophobes, it's that time of year :(

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First bucket sighting at school this morning. My sister had norovirus last week after attending a party where some selfish buggers thought it was acceptable to bring along a vomiting toddler. Most of the other guests got the bug including an elderly man. Feel free to add your rants and worries here.

My theory is that emetophobia is an extreme social phobia, formed when (AS people, or those slightly on the spectrum) are forced into social situations as a child. Mine started when I was forced to go to a holiday camp at 7 and a boy v'd, I can remember the smell to this day. I think it is also a sensory issue for me: colour, smell and sound

Hi Dancergirl, could be a mild bug, I'm sure you would have v'd by now, if it were full blown noro, I would stock up on Motilium (Just in case) and only eat when you feel like it (there is a theory that if you feel like eating, then you probably won't v) not sure how true it is though

Devil I have 2 children diagnosed with autism and I'm sure I have aspergers what you say is v interesting

Thanks devil I've had a piece of wholemeal toast with honey as I feel really empty. Don't feel very hungry though.

How many motilitium can you take at once or within a certain period?

I took 4 last time I had a bug (2 is supposed to be the limit) It stopped me v'ing

autumnsmum, it's very interesting, my son has autism and dd, I am sure has aspergers, although v high functioning, so not sure she would get a dx at this stage

Devil with my two ds has high functioning autism and is at mainstream school and dd2 has autism and is at special school

My son is in mainstream, but struggling, not writing in yr 3 so we are in the process of getting him Statemented and then moving him to a special school. (that's the plan anyway)

DD is in mainstream, and doing ok for now, but she is struggling with friendships and painfully shy. She is so bright, but not handling the social side v well, I think she might be picking up on my phobia too, even though I do my best to hide it

Both my dd's are on the spectrum and I strongly suspect I am too (was told by a therapist that its very likely but I don't have a dx), my eldest dd gets anxiety too (sometimes its quite extreme).

The child that was ill in dd1's class was back today after being sick sunday night, dd1 said she stayed out of his way.

School play tonight, back to school at 5.45, will be glad when its over.

Hi, can I join? I have been emetophobic as long as I can remember but it rarely affects day to day life. My 5 year old was sick twice last night and I'm still really struggling.

It's the waiting that is the worst part - waiting to see if she'll be sick again, waiting to see if my 2 year old catches it, I'm on edge listening out for every little sound tonight!

Still feeling really anxious

I'm driving myself mad trying to work out what's caused this queasiness. I don't normally get bugs so is this a bug where you're not actually sick, or have I not been sick because I haven't for so long (30 years +)? Has my body 'forgotten' how to vomit?

The other thing I can think of is I had a small take away pizza from Wenzels yesterday lunchtime and starting feeling ill in the evening. Could it be a food poisoning thing rather than a bug?

Dancegirl, I get a bad tummy quite often, last week I had a bout of D and was panicking, within a few hours I was fine but still had tummy ach for a few days, I think a lot of it is caused by anxiety rather than actual illness, we get a slight stomach ach and then we get anxious about it making it feel 10 times worse (and with me I get D).

3 more school days to get through and then the weekend xxx

Hi molten, I know exactly what that listening out thing is like, many hugs xxxxxx.

I emailed the new headmaster of my kids school asking him topic 48 hr rule in email to parents! He agreed but is doing it after Christmas.!

He said he tells parents re it but can't obviously police it.

Twighlight- our school is quite good, if more than 2 children in the school are off with the bug then they send out text messages to all parents to remind them of the 48 hour rule, most parents do stick to the rule but there are a few who seem to think they can ignore it and have no consideration for anyone else .

At the dd's old school I actually threatened to take my dd's home after a child was sick the previous day (at lunch time) and her mother sent her back in the next day, apparently the mother sent her in on the bus and by the time she got in they could not get hold of her mother because she had gone to work, I was so angry because at the time if dd2 was to get ill she was likely to need hospital treatment (as she had already been unwell and often refuses to drink when sick).

Ah, nightmare, please send me good non vomiting vibes.

Dd2 was in a science lesson, 2 children felt sick (this isn't the scary part) so her 1:1 left dd2 to fetch sick bags, when she was gone my dd2 decided to have a swig out of the glass containing the science experiment, in the glass was egg shells, mouldy apple juice and blackcurrant squash (apparently they were growing mould). I don't know why a primary school felt it was safe to try and grow salmonella in a year 3 science class, even more so around a autistic child that eats and drinks anything she can lay her hands on. I hope to god she isn't sick .

Oh and the 2 children that felt sick might have felt sick because of the mould or it could be the bug that's going around (so now I am double anxious).

Marne, I'm sure she'll be fine, the things my ASD son has eaten/drunk is enough to make your hair curl. I am very rational when it comes to suspect foods and a bit of mould is unlikely to make her sick (salmonella on the other hand? but most eggs these days are not infected, I regularly let me two lick raw cake mixture.

(I'm completely irrational when it comes to bugs though)

Dancergirl how are you feeling? there are so many mild bugs around this time of year (most don't cause v'ing) I had one at the weekend, rumbling stomach, a few pains and slight nausea

Dd seems ok so far, one of the children who felt poorly earlier was not at the school production tonight, heard his mum saying he had not been sick but felt very sick, the other child was there and he seemed fine ( maybe it was the mouldy science stuff that made them feel sick ). I'm going to be soooooo pleased when this week is over.

Feel much better today. I had no appetite at all and didn't eat much until Tues night when I fancied fish fingers and beans with the dds!

Yesterday daytime I didn't fancy much to eat but it wore off in the day and I think I'm back to normal now.

I presume your body builds up immunity from these bugs...? But I suppose there are many different types out there...

AaaaH one of ds best friends has a vomiting bug we could all get it for xmas

This morning I heard dd's TA say ' they are dropping like flies' which made me panic a little. I hope to god we don't get it for Christmas, fingers crossed for everyone, one more day to get through ( and then the weekend to be sure no one has got it ), roll on Monday xxx

Marne I'm petrified last time ds came home and said someone had been sick in class it went round all three Dcs over an Easter holiday .ds has a train trip booked Saturday if he's sick that's a right off

Has anyone heard of this product:

www.teccare.com/cat/teccare-protect/

It's supposed to kill noro

There are a few products that kill noro, not sure if they are any better than bleach and water (which is also meant to kill noro).

I found a fb group for the phobia (but have not joined as its not a closed group) but read a few of the links on there, some of them are quite helpful, theres a thread about preparing for noro (making sure you have everything at hand to clean up as quick as possible to stop it spreading), I got a bucket ready on the landing along wit spare bedding and old towels, went upstairs yesterday and dh had put all the items away [grr] (maybe I should have told him what I was doing) .

I managed to get over the anxiety of sending dd1 to nursery for her last two weeks only for her to pick up a tummy bug from a playdate. What frustrated me was it was just as they left the child had an explosive poo and his mum said 'oh yes had an upset tummy today haven't you" at which I webt pale.

Twenty four hours later dd1 starts with a tummy bug. DH has done sterling work and done all clearing up including changing her every hour last night. Her bum is bleeding from nappy rash. Contacted the mum who blamed it on my childs nursery!

So I have had a poorly weeping child all day who can't sit down. And a baby with a growth spurt occurring. And paid for two days nursery we couldn't use (£120). And I can't finsuh the food shopping baking or cleaning. So so annoyed.

Roll on

Oh no hate it when people don't think about passing bugs onto others. Hope your poor dd's nappy rash clears up soon, must be very painful for her, poor thing .