Comments on: Quitting Smoking Diary #1: Stomach Pain, Sleep And Digestive Problems, Zyban http://www.misanthropytoday.com/quitting-smoking-diary-1-stomach-pain-sleep-and-digestive-problems-zyban/ Hating Everyone Since 2005 .............(This Could Take Awhile) Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:10:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Pain is killing me http://www.misanthropytoday.com/quitting-smoking-diary-1-stomach-pain-sleep-and-digestive-problems-zyban/#comment-8610 Pain is killing me Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:09:02 +0000 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/?p=537#comment-8610 Today is my third day off cigarettes, I have been mentally preparing myself for this day for the last three years ever since my son was born, I'm 24 and have been smoking for 14 years. Last night I couldn't sleep, I kept turning in my bed with this sharp pain in my stomach. It felt like an after punch (that is if you ever had been punched in the stomach before) just this whining pain that doesn't go away no matter what you do. So I mixed a tea spoon of soda in warm water and drank two glasses straight forcing myself to throw up I needed to flush my stomach out because of this pain, while throwing up it was nothing but acid running through my mouth. I felt better for a while but the pain was back in the early morning. Did some reading as I was afraid to eat anything in case the pain returned and found that eating hot oatmeal helps acid indigestion, so that is what I had this morning for breakfast, it helped I felt better. Then it got me thinking throughout the day why all this pain in my stomach, what was it that I had done differently? It was the obvious, quitting smoking so I did another search and found this article, very surprised that this is true I now feel a bit relived knowing thees are some of the effect of giving up smoking, who would have known that by consuming less poison that it can make you feel worse. Great article thanks for sharing. Today is my third day off cigarettes, I have been mentally preparing myself for this day for the last three years ever since my son was born, I’m 24 and have been smoking for 14 years.

Last night I couldn’t sleep, I kept turning in my bed with this sharp pain in my stomach. It felt like an after punch (that is if you ever had been punched in the stomach before) just this whining pain that doesn’t go away no matter what you do.

So I mixed a tea spoon of soda in warm water and drank two glasses straight forcing myself to throw up I needed to flush my stomach out because of this pain, while throwing up it was nothing but acid running through my mouth. I felt better for a while but the pain was back in the early morning.

Did some reading as I was afraid to eat anything in case the pain returned and found that eating hot oatmeal helps acid indigestion, so that is what I had this morning for breakfast, it helped I felt better.
Then it got me thinking throughout the day why all this pain in my stomach, what was it that I had done differently?

It was the obvious, quitting smoking so I did another search and found this article, very surprised that this is true I now feel a bit relived knowing thees are some of the effect of giving up smoking, who would have known that by consuming less poison that it can make you feel worse.

Great article thanks for sharing.

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]]> By: beachgal http://www.misanthropytoday.com/quitting-smoking-diary-1-stomach-pain-sleep-and-digestive-problems-zyban/#comment-8221 beachgal Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:54:14 +0000 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/?p=537#comment-8221 Hi! 11 months tomorrow that I quit. I found a Nicotine Anonymous program and it worked for me and everyone else there. Very strange! I have gained about 18 lbs and the stomach distending is very common. No amount of exercise will make a difference. Our entire bodies are in shock and we have to just surrender to the fact that it will take time to adjust. i say over 1 year. Some in our group say 2 years. I do agree with other posters that more should be taught about what to expect when you quit. Depression, Fatigue, "pink cloud", loss of sleep, irritability et. It's all normal. We were drugged for a long time and it takes time to sort this out. I've used probiotics, but really don't feel any different. I think walking/exercising and just reinforcing our quit is most important. I would have relapsed if I hadn't started to do treadmill workouts. It feels good to breath even though I can't see my toes! Keep at it. Hi! 11 months tomorrow that I quit. I found a Nicotine Anonymous program and it worked for me and everyone else there. Very strange!
I have gained about 18 lbs and the stomach distending is very common. No amount of exercise will make a difference. Our entire bodies are in shock and we have to just surrender to the fact that it will take time to adjust. i say over 1 year. Some in our group say 2 years. I do agree with other posters that more should be taught about what to expect when you quit. Depression, Fatigue, “pink cloud”, loss of sleep, irritability et. It’s all normal. We were drugged for a long time and it takes time to sort this out.
I’ve used probiotics, but really don’t feel any different. I think walking/exercising and just reinforcing our quit is most important. I would have relapsed if I hadn’t started to do treadmill workouts. It feels good to breath even though I can’t see my toes!

Keep at it.

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]]> By: Dusty http://www.misanthropytoday.com/quitting-smoking-diary-1-stomach-pain-sleep-and-digestive-problems-zyban/#comment-7986 Dusty Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:43:26 +0000 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/?p=537#comment-7986 I'm on day 5 using Buproprion (aka; Welbutrin/Zyban). Both me & my gal quit together and she is taking Chantix which is similar. Neither of us are chewing gum or using any other kind of nicotine supplement. We felt these defeated the purpose of quitting which is to get over the addiction (granted, the real hazard is the smoke's effects on the body). Both Buproprion & Chantix have side affects related to constipation. Chantix also causes some people ulcer like symptoms if not taken with food. I’m on day 5 using Buproprion (aka; Welbutrin/Zyban). Both me & my gal quit together and she is taking Chantix which is similar. Neither of us are chewing gum or using any other kind of nicotine supplement. We felt these defeated the purpose of quitting which is to get over the addiction (granted, the real hazard is the smoke’s effects on the body). Both Buproprion & Chantix have side affects related to constipation. Chantix also causes some people ulcer like symptoms if not taken with food.

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]]> By: Dusty http://www.misanthropytoday.com/quitting-smoking-diary-1-stomach-pain-sleep-and-digestive-problems-zyban/#comment-7985 Dusty Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:40:07 +0000 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/?p=537#comment-7985 I'm wondering something here... What brand of cigarettes did everyone smoke who are having the stomach/digestive issues? I’m wondering something here… What brand of cigarettes did everyone smoke who are having the stomach/digestive issues?

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]]> By: Nabeel Azhar http://www.misanthropytoday.com/quitting-smoking-diary-1-stomach-pain-sleep-and-digestive-problems-zyban/#comment-7765 Nabeel Azhar Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:17:25 +0000 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/?p=537#comment-7765 i m trying to quit smoking. in ma last attempt i quit fr about one month.Now m making my mind to quit on 1st ov septembr, and stomach pain??? i dnt hve stomach pain in any ov my attempts before......n Guys plz Pray fr me.....!!!!! i m trying to quit smoking. in ma last attempt i quit fr about one month.Now m making my mind to quit on 1st ov septembr, and stomach pain??? i dnt hve stomach pain in any ov my attempts before……n Guys plz Pray fr me…..!!!!!

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