Amphetamine + Food (Digestive System)

[IntergalacticMagic]

A quick question regarding amphetamines + food.
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Description

(While on amphetamine) After I have eaten food, and once I am excreting the waste, the waste usually comes out liquefied, or roughly unchanged (red apple peel remainders floating around).

Get the picture?

My diet consists of fruits, vegetables, milk, tea, and pasta. I eat meats too, but almost never fill up on them.
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Questions

While on amphetamine, does the body not properly digest food? I understand that amphetamines 'speed' up various bodily functions.

Does it increase the speed of digestion?

Does it lower the body's ability to absorb nutrients?

Does amphetamine do any extra caloric burning or is the 'weight loss' side effect achieved merely through appetite suppression?

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Any thoughts, suggestions or ways to counter act the description would be appreciated.

Thanks for the great input!

 

[fastandbulbous]

It reduces blood flow to the gut due to action of the sympathetic nervous system (it's part of the fight or flight syndrome, hence having butterflies in your stomach), so I'd imagine that the rate of nutrient absoption would reduce to some degree. It also stimulates emptying of the bowel, also part of the fight or flight response (hence people shitting themselves with fear).

At normal anorectic doses, pretty much all of amphetamines weight reduction capacity is due to appetite supression. If you take silly doses then increased metabolism losses will start to become noticable, generally in heat production (hyperthermia). In fact it's hyperthermia that usually the cause of death from amphetamine OD, the rest being dodgy ticker/cardiovascular system related (like blood vessels rupturing in the brain due to massively increased blood pressure)

 

[LuxEtVeritas]

^ hyperthermia/dehydration for MDMA/X as well regarding OD as it is the methamphetamine aspect basically

What dose are you taking that elicits such a marked resposne on GI as I would not think it would be quite so severe, though I suppose at high enough dosings perhaps indeed so?

It also appears your entire GI tract is being diminished in capacity as your colon is not reabsorbing fluid and again this would contribute to a potential overdose due to dehydration component of hyperthermia

 

[MurphyClox]

I think this is not uncommon with lots of stimulants. I experience similar things when taking methylphenidate several days in a row... this reminds me then to stop it for some time.

- Murphy

 

[ellua]

isn't it sort of common for apple peel to not digest fully? i've been on amps for years and have never noticed this, however i also use opiates daily which brings any activity in my lower digestive system to a grinding halt.

 

[MurphyClox]

But that wouldn't explain the diarrhea. ("the waste usually comes out liquefied")

I think it also depends on the sensitivity of ones GIT.

- Murphy

 

[ellua]

i know, just sort of wondering in general though- thought apple peel was kinda like corn...

 

[fastandbulbous]

Cellulose in general is indigestable to all mammals except ones with multiple stomachs (that contain bacteria which break down cellulose), of which we're not one, so anything composed of cellulose and something like waxes etc (shiney food!) is going to pass through the human digestive tract undigested eg sweetcorn husks, apple skins, orange peel etc.

For mammals with only one stomach, that are herbivores, the most popular method of making sure everything is digested as much as possible is to go the rabbit route and become a coprophage (look it up, it's er, not my scene maaaan! )

 

[ellua]

Yikes- ok no i know that one, i've seen the "coprophagia treatment" for dogs with that, er, issue...eek. anyway thanks for good answer on digestion otherwise

 

[IntergalacticMagic]

So Amphetamine stimulates the CNS fight or flight mode which slows, almost halting, proper nutrient digestion?

So taking one 30mg Adderall XR won't burn extra calories, and the majority of weight lost would be to improper digestive absorption and appetite suppression?

IE Amphetamine doesn't "burn calories" like exercise?

Would you happen to know if it would be more wise to eat certain types of food, like meats, or grains, or fruit, if i dose Amphetamine? IE, is there any way around this while on the stim?

Thanks for the great input Fast and Bulbous + Murphy and ellua

ps nice icon Murphy

 

[downward spiral]

One thing is for sure:

While using amphetamine you should look for a lot of Calcium 2+. I have forgotten the mechanism but a lot of Calcium is used in the body under the influence of amphetamine.

So for healthy teeth and bones go for milk etc. as well as for calcium supplements from your pharmacy or drug store.

best regards from Austria