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funks_hybrid

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i'm a rather experienced smoker. been doing it almost regularly for a few months now, and I've noticed one major setback. Usually I only get a little high at night to relax myself and put myself to sleep. However, if I ever get super stoned, usually on the weekends, i've noticed that I feel very constipated. Allow me to elaborate:

About 20 minutes after smoking alot, I've noticed that i feel a great need to go number 2. it hits me like a diahrea feeling, so i race myself to the bathroom. low and behold, though, as soon as i sit down, the feeling is gone. I could sit there for 10 minutes, reading or doing nothing, and the feeling does not come back. pushing doesnt work either. As soon as I give up and leave, the feeling is back. this happens about 3 times before i stop needing to shit all together, and at that time i've come down a bit from my high. The major problem is that the next morning, i shit for about an hour, very loose and watery stool. my ass aches through this quite a bit, and i feel exhausted.

I've tried going to the bathroom before I smoke, but i never have to, and thus cannot push anything out. I would really like to solve this problem, because it causes me to miss out on some of the joys of being super stoned. Do you guys have any suggestions as to how to handle this? should i eat something before? maybe nothing at all?

i appreciate the help
 
I think I eat fairly healthy. sometimes i'll miss breakfast, but that usually consists of cereal. lunch goes anywhere from a tuna sub to chinese food, really depends on what i'm in the mood for. dinner is usually in the same category as lunch, just depends on what i feel like. A friend told me that it could be because of dehydration too. i'll try drinking more water durring the day and see if that helps.

any specific food suggestions, blowmonkey?
 
Easy to digest things, rice and stuff like that.

Although I've also noticed cases of constipation at times which couldn't be drawn back to my diet. There's mild opioid activity from cannabis that could have something to do with this, but that's just guessing. It's most probably due to what you eat and what you drink.
 
I'm starting to think you're right about my diet. i've noticed that i havent been eating alot of fruit as of late, and that could cause some blockage. I'll try getting more of that and see if it helps.

thanks though, i hadnt even considered that i could just simply be eating wrong
 
The obvious suggestio is more fibre, and a few less take-aways. I have not noticed this before, and agree it is likely to be due to diet.

I have noticed a very mild laxitive effect, nothing major sometimes, when smoking bong mixes. The resin we get is probably cut so I don't know.
 
I've never had constipation from smoking pot, and on the contrary I usually notice a mild, mild laxative effect.
 
fiber is a good idea too. i'm probably not getting enough of that. i'll eat more bran and see if that helps me this weekend. thanks guys
 
I totally forgot to mention that pot is a mild muscle relaxant, don't know how I could forget, but alas..
 
I smoked pot daily for ~27 years, normally consuming between 2-4 grams/ day. Over those years I had constant constipation problems. My diet was good - at times carefully selected - and I have always been conscious of dehydration, and so always drank lots of water.

After giving up pot my constipation probs disappeared altogether - almost overnight. Not only that, but the smell of my shit changed, big time. I believe this may be due to bacterial diversity in the colon, which may have been changed by cannabis. Anyway, this problem no longer affects me at all.

Another important point worth mentioning is that over the last few years of smoking I developed a nasty acid stomach condition with associated oesophageal ulcers. The condition was so bad that 24 hour proton pump inhibitors would only work for a few hours. But these problems completely cleared up within 4 days of giving up pot.
 
I've noticed the same thing as well, when I'm on breaks it all goes back to normal.

I thought I was the only one, it's pretty scary to ask lol
 
Yeh, i find i get a mild-laxative effect from weed, but it doesn't interupt my high,a nd overall i'm fine. I've noticed the acid stomach thing as well, i do find my stomach is a bit more rummbly and acidy, but it's pretty mild and again, not a problem as such.
 
well, i smoked quite a bit this weekend, and ate alot of fruit durring the day. no constipation to speak of, my bowels were very comfortable and reliable. it would seem as though that's all i really needed
 
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I really need help with this; I'm aching HORRIBLY after a night of heavy smoking and my back hurts SOOO MUCH... I am on a higher dose of Effexor and it's screwing with my stomach! I can feel my body aching ALL around, I feel SO bloated and sick, I had some pretty sketchy food earlier though, home made union rings and all sortsa bad shit. Anyway, I konw it was stupid to eat bad food but honestly I was too stoned to judge the situation better.

Does anyone know what I can do for my back and side pain and bloating? I feel like I've grown like two sizes in 7 hours (didn't eat THAT much volume.. makes no sense!!)

Aghh heeelpp :((!!
 
Drink 1ltr of milk b4 you go to bed.....trust me it works!!! I was regular every morning, dont smoke anymore however had the same routine for 15 years, smoked 4-5 grams a day, full time for 15 years.....drank milk (1Ltr) everynight b4 i went to bed, I'd run to the toilet lol.
 
water is key as well. sounds like you may have some buildup in your kidneys, which can be helped with hot tea or just more water consumption. Never heard of the milk thing, but i dont know of any reason why it wouldn't work
 
Poppers are a good muscle relaxant, try some before you need to go or when you feel the need to go? Legal and fun.
Mind you I would guess its more related to your diet rather than your weed smoking so I would look for a way to improve it.
 
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