Question:
Vomitting on just water?

I got sick today on just water. I hadn't eaten for 1 hour and 20 minutes, drank about an ounce of water, and immediately felt yucky. 20 minutes later, all the water came up. I haven't had any problems with food, but am wondering whether or not to be concerned. I have thrown up about 3 or 4 times this month as opposed to only 1x each of June and July. When do I become concerned enough to call the doctor?    — YaYasMom (posted on August 26, 2003)

August 26, 2003
Sometimes I still drink or eat way to fast... and then it will come right back up... but if you are now drinking water ok.... just make sure you are getting at least 64 oz in a day so you dont de-hydrate..... you should be ok... this is a new part of our life!!! If you get worried... by all means call your Dr's office.. that is what they are there for... is all of our wonderful questions.. good luck and take care... Karen
   — Karen Wyatt

August 26, 2003
I had a whole week of throwing up food and water. I am happy to say, I am now able to consume both food and water again. I do still have a major problem with plain water, it just doesn't agree with me, so now I just drink tea, soup and the juice from watermelon. I did the skin test to make sure I wasn't dehydrating during the period when I wasn't able to keep anything down. I may have let it gone longer than I should have, I think by day two or three of non consuption of fluids you should be check with your doc to see if he wants you to go to the hospital. It's all relative to each individual as to when the situation is a serious problem. Just don't wait a whole week like I did or you might get into trouble.
   — Rosa F.

August 26, 2003
An ounce of water seems like a small amount to cause this, but I'd say if your vomiting continues to increase - like every other day or third day, its time to call. Just my opinion.
   — bethybb

August 26, 2003
I also had a problem with water. I could drink all other liquids but water for some reason made me ill. I tried putting lemon juice in it and sometimes even splenda and it worked. I dont know why but if I added a tiny bit of anything to the water, it went down ok. I now can drink water with no problems. Hope this helps! RNY 1-27-03 down 101 lbs
   — rwormington