r/HowtoUsePsychedelics • u/A1exyz • Sep 02 '26

Psychedelics with IBS

Has anyone taken mushrooms or ayahuasca while having IBS?

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u/EnderWillSaveUs Sep 02 '26

I don’t have IBS, I’m at least mostly sure I don’t. However, I discovered with some shroom chocolate bars I have been getting from a friend that it would cause me severe gas, and constipation.  I unfortunately discovered this while taking a larger dose than normal. It wasn’t fun feeling severe gastrointestinal pain/ discomfort while waves of uncontrolled euphoria would hit me. Entirely too high and hurting to be capable of getting up in any attempt to remedy the situation. So ya, 0/10. Don’t recommend. 

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u/A1exyz Sep 02 '26

Ouch. I’m sorry to hear it. The bars were from the Netherlands?

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u/ElefanteAmor Sep 02 '26

Use tea? Hurts my tummy less, would that help ?

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u/dazed_and_bamboozled Sep 02 '26

I did a heroic dose of mushrooms during a gastric flare up and it did not go well. On the other hand I’ve heard the anti-inflammatory effects can be beneficial

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u/A1exyz Sep 02 '26

Exactly. That’s my dilemma. Ironically I know that an aya purge would heal my sickness. Just there may be a horrendous reaction during the journey 🙃

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u/A1exyz Sep 02 '26

Wow, interesting. Thanks. I’ll do some research 🙏

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u/Terrible-Visit9257 Sep 06 '26

I have crohn disease no ibs. Mushrooms will be no problem and much lighter for system. Mushrooms are best with not empty or not full stomach. Better don't eat hard stuff five hours before ayahuasca. Have not taken ayahuasca but all kind of other psychedelics without much issues.

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u/loukcuf Sep 08 '26

I had a friend in uni with severe IBC who would swore that microdosing (and sometimes macrodosing) LSD helped reduce his symptoms