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<0> Used of metoclopramide had been linked with severe reaction in patients with history of phaeochromocytoma, a tumourous condition where excessive chemicals that support the body's blood pressure are secreted. In patient with such condition, its use is associated with sweatiness, severe hypertension, and sometimes death. Although rare, physicians had been adviced to use metoclopramide with care is patient with hypertension and those with labile blood pressure.

<0> Studies had shown that the humble ginger, Zingiber officinale, is useful in early pregnancy. It had been used as a form of alternative medicine. Ginger got its name from the Sanskrit word stringa-vera, which means “with a body like a horn”, as in antlers. Ginger is also a nickname given to a new invention by Dean Kamen. Kamen's vehicle mimics the human body's ability to maintain its balance. It has no brakes, no engine, no throttle, no gearshift and no steering wheel. And it can carry the average rider for a full day, nonstop, on only five cents' worth of electricity. The commercial name for this incredible vehicle is Segway.

<0> This was a treatment option in the late eighteen and early nineteen century. Together with blood-letting, intestinal purging, profuse sweating and blistering, these techniques were known as 'heroic medicine'. This techniques were rooted in the notion that the way to exorcise one set of afflictions from a patient’s body was to subject it to a considerably more violent set of afflictions. The heroics were entirely on the part of the patient: for even the mildest ailments, one could expect to be bled, leeched, cupped, blistered, amputated, sweated, trepanned, scourged, and purged and flayed to the fare-thee-well.

<0> This humour site is dedicated to this condition. To the uninitiated, this site might be downright revolting. There is a story section where the mechanics of this condition is described in detail. If you are not the imaginative type, maybe the photo section will make you join in the act. For those interested in descriptive words, there is a section on thesaurus for your much needed vocabulary. As for those who are keen to do research on this topic, there are numerous links to get you started. Oh, before I forget, this site is called The Vomitorium.

Todays links:
<0> metoclopramide is used to stop vomiting
<0> ginger, used in alternative medicine, had been known to reduce vomiting in pregnancy
<0> vomiting, together with purging had been used to clean the bowels in Heroic Medicine
<0> The Vomitorium as the name suggest is a website dedicated to all things associated with vomiting
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