I am not even from the Midwest. This is Utah, and I’m very depressed and drunk. I made this giant bowl of poutine. The fries were frozen, the gravy is from a packet, but the cheese curds were the freshest I could find. Maybe it’s not the correct or most authentic version, but I know all of y’all would absolutely tear this shit up because goddamn this is delicious.
Feat. the dog that tried to eat my poutine
So I have been a near daily smoker for the past seven and a half years, and am concerned that I may be developing CHS in the Prodromal stage. I noticed a change a little over a month ago with my digestion/bowel habits, which started with loose runny stool and a feeling like I was very full after eating anything. I also have felt the need to go to the bathroom after eating, but oftentimes have been unable to. It started to feel like food was taking a long time to move through my body, sometimes days. I would smoke more to try and give myself an appetite, and to soothe my upset stomach.
Then I started waking up early, which never happens for me. Basically the whole time I’ve been a smoker It was common for me to stay up way past midnight until 3 or 4. Now that’s when I wake up though, and usually waves of nausea follow with an intense feeling of needing to go to the bathroom, though I might not be able to go for hours until it finally comes out as diarrhea.
I’ve felt so drained and sleepy by the end of each day, maybe because I haven’t been able to eat much, and am down 20 pounds from where I was a couple months ago. I’ve been averaging about one meal a day for a while now, and have been getting gross acid reflux burps and stomach cramps throughout the day.
I am worried that I’ve been falling into the trap of smoking more to try and ease my stomach problems, and actually making things worse/causing CHS. I saw a gastroenterologist who said it could be weed related after I brought up CHS but wouldn’t diagnose it because I hadn’t vomited, they took stool and blood samples to test.
I haven’t seen much discussion on CHS starting out with diarrhea/constipation though which was the main thing I didn’t suspect it at first, so I am asking other people with experience for their input/advice, because I would really like to avoid the nonstop vomiting. And if anyone here has quit during the Prodromal phase, what helped you the most?
27 and never had cold sores before, have had angular cheilitis/pimples on edges of lips plenty of times, but just noticed this irritated red spot on bottom lip tonight and was concerned it could be cold sores because of the spot on my upper lip as well. Any input/advice is appreciated!