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CVS "the food attack" "chronic vomiting syndrome"
Lots of info here to unpack.
It was mentioned on another list I watch, I'm so glad I googled!
I never heard of CVS until today, but wonder if CVS is what I call "food attacks" that I've posted about before. The intensity of the symptoms seems about right to me. " It (the nausea) is unrelenting and completely unrelieved by vomiting, disappearing only when the episode is over. The vomiting has been described as the most intense kind of nausea a human can experience." "headaches, or migraines and prostration with no apparent cause".
Personally, the body feels as if it has been poisoned and is in "everything must go" mode. Vitamin A is under the umbrella of things that add to the load, but IMO can include other things like alcohol, aldehydes, and even travel (one theory of travel sickness is that the body mistakes vertigo for poisoning).
https://cvsanordic.net/in-depth-page/what-is-cvs/
Lowered VA intake seems to have reduced my incidence quite a bit, (two in 15 months, rather than one or two monthly).
To me, this is about what was eaten/done/breathed during the last few days (rather than what you ate months or years ago).
So, I traveled a bit and loosened up on what I ate and drank for a week.
I did have a "food attack". (I haven't had one for about 9 months). It happened at midnight after a particularly "cheater" day. Yes I had pizza ok? And two margaritas! And two fish tacos with all the fixings! DAMMIT
It was about half the duration of what my food attacks used to be. (one hour of distress rather than 2). I'm reminded of something I think @sarabeth-matilsky said about "rebounding faster from things". (don't remember her exact words)
It does show me that the bland diet is what is keeping the food attacks away.
Perhaps food attacks will no longer happen if I ever get to the point that my detox pathways aren't blocked. But until then, *the bland plays on!* 🙂