emetophobe

plural emetophobes

1. human sciencesOne who fears vomit or regurgitation; one suffering from emetophobia.

   Is there anyone sitting wrapped in a towel holding a bowl? If there is you can bet your life an emetophobe will not stay.

   2007, Nicolette Heaton-Harris, “Illness”, in Living with Emetophobia: Coping with Extreme Fear of Vomiting, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 61

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   For those of you who are not familiar, I will try to outline the nature of emetophobia, at least the way I experience it. It stems ultimately from a fear of losing control of one's body. Vomiting is unavoidable, violent, and sometimes unpredictable. It isn't fun for anyone (well, almost anyone), but for an emetophobe it becomes a life or death situation.

   2011 September 26, Michelle Clement, “My experience with emetophobia, and some questions for the blogosphere”, in Scientific American

   A lot of emetophobes are particularly terrified of vomiting in public – many cite a fear of losing control and of others finding them repulsive.

   2015 January 26, Katie Grant, “How I beat my fear of vomiting: ‘Eating frightens me’”, in The Independent