I have this same thing happen to me sometimes, but I've never thrown up. What I think happens, based upon my knowledge of anatomy, is that the hot water dilates your blood vessels (vasodilation) which then makes your blood pressure drop. So standing up when combined with the low blood pressure can make the blood drain from your brain pretty quickly (Usually, our blood vessels constrict and our heart starts to beat faster when we stand up so that the blood pressure doesn't go down too quickly and our brains can keep getting oxygen). This can cause you to get dizzy, throw up, pass out. Sometimes, this can be a red flag of a serious illness involving the thyroid gland, the heart, the brain. But it is more often just caused by taking some kind of drug that also dilates your blood vessels (liquor, nicotine, high blood pressure medication), dehydration, or recently eating.
IEatYourCookies - that sounds like you were not getting enough oxygen to your brain. It usually hurts a shitload when the brain starts to regain bloodflow and reoxygenate (migraines). But yea, you don't want your bath water to get too hot or too cold because it can cause some pretty serious issues with blood flow and stuff.
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