To context this, I have emetophobia. It’s quite bad. I’ve had various therapies, I’m much better than I was, but it’s still a big issue. I say this because it’s the reason for this being a very big deal for me.
So we are on holiday. Dd (7) I’m relatively careful with what she eats in that I don’t give her very greasy etc food, or when I do she has very limited portions. She has school dinners which may be quite stodgy etc so might be used to more fatty stuff from there but at home I control this.
This morning I did cooked breakfast as a treat and she had an egg, bacon, and a teeny tiny bit of bread and beans, so nothing really starchy. For lunch we had fish and chips at the chip shop for a treat. She had about half a child’s portion of cod and chips but she’s never eaten deep fried chip shop food before. I never deep fry anything or give her deep fried anything when out or if I do it’s very small portions.
About an hour after lunch she was saying she was hot and was in a terrible mood (she usually gets in a bad mood before she comes down with something but she might just be in a bad mood!). It was fair enough as the sun had come out and it was warm and we weren’t expecting it. Half an hour later she started complaining of a tummy ache and a full feeling in her throat then another half hour she was sick everywhere all over the car.
Since then she’s been sleeping for a little while, waking up and being sick then sleeping more. This has been a pattern for about 6 hours and she’s been sick maybe 5-7 times. She hasn’t yet had any drink or food as she says she doesn’t want any.
Can a child really be affected this much by fatty food? I’m in panic mode that she’s got a sickness bug. If this is the case it really is for me like a living nightmare. I know it’s hard to understand if you don’t have this but my phobia means I’m living the worst thing possible. It’s like imagine your worst nightmare and how you’d feel if that happened to you and that’s how I’ve been feeling right now. We are in a very small holiday home with thin walls and one small shower room, there really is no escape. Dh bless him has been such a superstar and dd is being very well looked after and cared for by him. I’m worrying that if it’s a bug that could mean we [dh and i] may catch it. The more she’s sick the more I worry it’s too much, it must be a bug rather than food causing this. Dd is not a sicky child (she has had one sickness bug so far which was about 3 years ago) so it’s not like she’s sick at the drop of a hat. Please don’t judge me, I’m here cowering and shaking with anxiety and really don’t need judgment at this point.