If you have a fear of throwing up in public, the chances that this will actually happen are relatively small.
Indeed, many emetophobes actually vomit much less than the average person as they develop great skills in fighting nausea.
However, that does not make the fear any less! Doctors rarely give any clear strategies to deal with this issue although anti-nausea medication such as Tigan or Compazine might be given.
Some will rely on over the counter medication, whereas others resort to taking herbal remedies or vitamins in an attempt to boost their immune systems.
To deal with the fear of throwing up in public, some will use breathing exercises if they are afraid of vomiting until the feeling passes.
Others might try natural remedies, such as ginger root or will stick to a light diet consisting largely of foods which are unlikely to causes sickness.
Even though most sufferers have become so good at knowing how to deal with emetophobia and can easily avoid vomiting or situations where this could occur, the key issue is the fact that mentally, the fear of this happening creates dreadful mental stress, meaning that they find it difficult to enjoy something as simple as a meal out with family, which should be an enjoyable experience.
Indeed, some women will even delay a pregnancy simply due to the fear of throwing up in public.
One way of treating emetophobia is to use "desensitization".
This is where the sufferer is exposed to a situation where it is inevitable that they are exposed to vomit.
Although it is true that some emetophobes have found that when they have vomited themselves, they have been helped, this is rarely a situation that a sufferer would willingly choose-even if they felt it could cure them.
Another method is to use a less radical method of desensitization where the emetophobe gradually begins activities which they would normally avoid due to the fear of throwing up in public, such as eating foods they would normally avoid, like chicken cooked in a restaurant or riding a fairground ride.