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In season 2 episode 7 of _Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood_ , as Pinako and
Edward went to the brothers' old house to dig up Edward's mother's corpse to
see if it was actually her they transmuted, it starts to rain. In a particular
scene, Ed throws up a yellow liquid which I guess was a nicer way to depict
vomiting.

But why does he throw up?


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Why does Edward Elric throw up after digging up his mother's corpse?


As you point out in the question, they are digging up Ed's mother, which is
traumatic in itself. Additionally, Ed is a child and they are doing this for a
traumatic reason: to check whether the transmutation that took his arm and leg
and his brother's body was actually of her. [Vomiting is a result of the
stress response](http://www.anxietycentre.com/anxiety-symptoms/nausea-
vomiting.shtml) which can come from things like anxiety and trauma. Hence Ed
vomiting from digging up his mother.


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