Is there anyone who does not vomit after general anesthesia?

Many people: Most people do not vomit after general anesthesia.

Yes: Most people do not vomit after anesthesia. Interestingly, some of the risk factors for postoperative nausea and vomiting include - female sex, caucasian race, breast or thyroid surgery.

Most of them don't: There are plenty of medications to treat and prevent post operative nausea and vomiting. This should be discussed with your anesthesiologist and your past experiences should be discussed. It should be possible to really decrease your chances of having this unpleasant experience again.

Yes: There are patients who do not experience nausea and vomiting after surgery. Nausea and vomiting, however, are the most common negative effects is anesthesia and surgery. There are several medications that can be given to lessen/prevent n/v. Unfortunately, there are a select few will still experience n/v to some degree despite what meds are given to them.

People that: Get motion sickness have a higher incidence of ponv, but not everyone does. Narcotic usage is associated with nausea also.

Most people don't: Post op nausea was not an uncommon problem. With the newer anesthetic agents and newer anti nausea drugs it is not nearly as common as it used to be. Most patients get a variety of anti-nausea medication at the time of surgery and do quite well. That being said, there are a few patients who have nausea every time they have surgery no matter what we do.