<p>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. <a href="http://www.anxietycentre.com/anxiety-symptoms/nausea-vomiting.shtml" rel="noreferrer">Vomiting is a result of the stress response</a> which can come from things like anxiety and trauma. Hence Ed vomiting from digging up his mother.</p>

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<p>In season 2 episode 7 of <em>Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood</em>, 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.</p>

<p>But why does he throw up?</p>

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Why does Edward Elric throw up after digging up his mother's corpse?
# Why does Edward Elric throw up after digging up his mother's corpse?
Posted by: username_0 on 2018-05-26
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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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-05-27. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
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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