Manish Sharma Manish Sharma Asked 5 months ago

How many calories do you lose vomiting?

I had a bad stomach flu yesterday and, well, I threw up quite a bit. Now I'm wondering if that counts towards burning calories. How many calories do you lose when you vomit?

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Amit Saxena Amit Saxena Joined Apr 2026 5 months ago
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I agree with others that you don't lose actual body fat calories from vomiting; it is mostly water weight and extremely dangerous for your health.

Manish Vyas Manish Vyas Joined Feb 2026 5 months ago

Vomiting is not a way to lose calories and is very harmful. If you have stomach upset, drink ORS or simple coconut water to stay hydrated instead of worrying about weight.

Neha Gupta Neha Gupta Joined May 2026 5 months ago

I completely understand how stressful it feels when you are sick or anxious about your weight. Vomiting doesn't help with healthy weight loss and only drains your body of precious fluids, so please take care of yourself.

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Lata Mehta Lata Mehta Joined Apr 2026 5 months ago

You do not lose fat calories this way, you only lose essential electrolytes and water. If your stomach is weak, stick to light vegetarian khichdi and buttermilk once you feel better.

Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Dutt Joined Mar 2026 5 months ago

I once ignored continuous vomiting thinking it was just food poisoning, and ended up severely dehydrated with kidney strain. If you are vomiting frequently, please go to a hospital for a proper checkup right away.

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Ananya Sen Ananya Sen Joined Mar 2026 5 months ago

I tried purging years ago to lose weight and ended up with severe throat tears and a messed up stomach lining. Please do not view vomiting as a way to burn calories; if you are feeling forced to do this, please talk to a doctor immediately.

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