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[quote=Anonymous]OP here.  I did some reading on cyclic vomiting syndrome.  It seems to be basically an affliction where young people (less often adults) have fairly regular bouts of nausea.  It usually starts around ages five to seven, which somewhat lines up with what I remember (although I think I started a bit later).  There does seem to be a connection with migraines, which I have never had.  I still don't think that my mother's cooking hygiene, other than not washing her hands, was that bad.  The food appeared to be cooked properly, and neither of my parents would get sick.

I did remember one strange incident involving food that occurred when I was about ten years old.  My stomach was hurting, and it was dinnertime.  I told my mother my stomach hurt beforehand and that I wasn't hungry.  She insisted that I eat my dinner anyway.  I managed to get down the meal.  However, my father had bought pastries for dessert.  By dessert time, my stomach was really hurting, and I asked if I could eat my pastry at a different time.  My mother insisted that I eat it then.  I ate it and immediately vomited all over the table.  I know that generation was fond of the "clean-your-plate" rule, but it seems odd that she was applying it to dessert.  Maybe this is a reflection of generational differences, but I can't imagine forcing my sick child to eat dessert of all things.

But, again, perhaps that was just another slightly strange incident.  Since I will never know for sure at this point, it is probably easier to tell myself that it was undiagnosed cyclic vomiting syndrome since the alternative is really awful.  But thank you, everyone, for all your advice![/quote]

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