What's up with the hot showers?
So i found out about chs by happenstance. Once I read about it got me thinking "do i have this". But I have some questions and things that don't add up in my mind.
Im already planning on quiting sometime this summer for non chs reasons.
One of the bug things I wonder about is the hot showers/baths. Don't both those things help with nausia in general? And if so just because I like to take a bath when I feel sick is that really that big of a tell?
Anyway let me tell my story.
Smoke every day for many years. The pens do make that a more constant thing vs going outside a couple times a day.
Last year went on a trip to Amsterdam (I live in USA) and the first night after a big meal I got really sick. Mind racing, nausia and I puked one time to try and just clear my system which did help. Then after a few more days of very light eating I got back to normal. Weed helped as well.
My thinking at the time and also still now is that the jet lag is what messed me up. My body clock is pretty on point so I assumed that was the issue cause it thought I was eating a full dinner at 4AM or what have you due to the time change.
When I got back I had one more puke a couple months later. This i figured was due to not eating all day and then eating pad tiah. I got nauseous and puked and felt better right after.
I often get nauseous after big meals esspecislly if I havent eaten yet that day and if its resturant food. This has happened maybe 3-4 times this year. Ussually after not eating all day, and I only puked the 1 time, but i did come close the other day but I held it down and was fine. Its almost like i could feel my stomach process the food down and once that happened I no longer felt sick.
I have only puked those 2 times and after the puke I felt better.
I do sort of feel shitty in the morning when I wake up but I wouldnt say its nausia. Its more like slight hunger with no appetite. And I figured part of that is coffee cause once I get my coffee I tend to feel better.
Maybe its been so long that I can't remember but I have NEVER had an appetite when I wake up, so again pretty normal.
I should also mention i started taking fiber supplements every day and that made my digestion alot more consistant for sure. So also wondering if that was my problem.
So final tally here on why I do and don't think I have chs:
I do:
Heavy smoker
Feel blah in the mornings
Big rich meals can trigger nausia
Hot bath or shower makes me feel better when im sick
Weed can make me feel tiny tiny bit better.
I dont:
I dont really get "puke nauseous" in the morning. Idk how to describe the difference but when im puke nauseous I can tell and my mind state alters.
In cases where I have puked, I instantly feel better (it doesnt keep going at all)
I dont have any physical type of thing with Weed. Like my nausia doesnt seem to come or go based on if I use or not. I use weed for nausia but thats more like once every few months after a hang over or something.
I only get sick when eating or the day after a really bad meal (this is more of lower GI thing if its the next day and fiber helps with that) i dont get nauseous otherwise.
Really whats got me thinking is the hot bath because it is like magic in that I feel so much better if im feeling sick when I take a bath. But again.... isnt that kinds true for nausia in general not just chs? I figured its like sensory overload so it just makes my mind not focus on the nausia for long enough for it to go away.
Thoughts?