Eli5 What happens in our bodies when we throw up that makes us feel so weak?
In: Biology
Well it depends on why you’re throwing up. I love to go fishing but I get sea sick very easily, so the first thing I try to do is throw up and once I do I feel fine, and there have been other situations where I’ve thrown up and feel much better. If you feel weak after throwing up it could be caused by whatever is making you sick, the emptiness in your stomach causing a feeling of uneasiness, or a genuine fatigue from the action of throwing up. The muscles in your abdomen have to squeeze your stomach hard enough to force the contents of your stomach up your esophagus and out your mouth. I imagine that that sudden burst of energy could be making you feel weak. Of course, there are always psychological aspects involved, and I can imagine the nausea associated with vomiting would make people weak
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