how do i get myself to eat/drink when it feels like it might make me throw up?

I'd try not taking huge portions all at once, and I'd try distracting myself whilst eating. Like, just have a glass of pediasure and a glass of water close, and sort of try to finish them over the course of half an hour or so. A straw might help with this, because then you can't take huge sips all at once, and it's easier to just instantly swallow the food, and not let it sit in your mouth :)

Hope this helps!

 

@Emma thanks!

 

@seebs none of those things are stuff i can handle eating, 'cause of aforementioned sensory issues, but thanks!

 

@seebs ah. then again, i don't think i've ever actually tried ginger - but the idea of trying it is pretty scary for me, so... yeah...

 

@seebs strong enough to burn? yeah, doesn't sound like my thing...

 

It's available dried and powdered in capsules, which avoids the whole flavor thing.

 

@rigorist except i'm literally incapable of swallowing pills

 

@seebs thanks for the explanation! still don't think i'll try ginger, though.

 

If it's powdered in the capsules it's likely that the capsule bit is just gelatin formed into a "skin" to make swallowing easier. You could open the capsule, spill out the powder, put it into a drink or let it dissolve on your tongue.

Also, as a side note, capsules generally aren't vegan because they're made from, well, gelatin. Solution, apparently, is to take the powder and put it in vegan capsules.

 

@pixels thanks!

 

When I was a kid I couldn't swallow pills, so when I had to take them, mum would crush them up with some honey.

 

@Aurora thanks! having medicine in food bothers me so i can't do that but thanks, anyway!