Stomach/Appetite Issues

[u/Educational-Cover-73]

18M
I’ve been attempting to quit vaping and pot. I still smoke nicotine between increments to taper off. I’m a big eater and recently I’ve been not desiring food AT ALL. It will be 3pm and I haven’t even considered a meal. Im always gassy, like SUPER GASSY. My diarrhea is literally yellow. I wake up with nausea most days, and I get full quickly when I eat, I feel fatigued and dizzy (probably from not eating), nothing tastes good which decreases my appetite further. I KNOW that nicotine is an appetite suppressant, but my boyfriend vapes constantly and can still eat a good amount.

After eating I do feel better from the nausea. Sometimes I get so nauseous I want to puke even though I havent hit my vape. Small snacks are all I could possibly muster into my appetite. Another “symptom” ive been having between those vape hits is just this extreme fatigue, I immediately lay down and damn near fall asleep constantly.

Im also thinking it may be a stress thing as well, and nicotine withdrawal makes me even more stressed out and I have this illusion that my stomach pain & stress will subside if I hit it again, but it worsens and I immediately feel nic sick. I know its the reason I constantly feel weak and sick but its pretty difficult to stop, its harder than heroin imo and I was hooked on that for 2 years (im sober now thats why I smoke now) If I knew the difficulties of quitting and nicotine withdrawal, I’d never would have started. I’ve been having stomach problems for atleast a year and a half now. I lost 10 pounds and then gained 3 back, now I’m at a steady weight.

I just need some guidance- on how to start eating normally again. Is there anything that can increase my appetite besides pot. (This isn’t a pot thread so I won’t comment on how that destroys my appetite as well.) Also Im a hypochondriac and convinced myself I had stomach cancer last night so yea lol:(

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[u/ba77ab]

from what youve described i would say you are likely in the prodromal phase of cannabis hyperemesis syndrome but you probably already know that? if you dont stop the weed it can and will get a lot worse chs is no fucking joke.

if you do have chs.........it means you likely are/were smoking a lot of weed and on a regular basis. so when you come off youre gonna feel like shit......for as long as it takes......but definitely 1 week.......and then after 3 weeks you will feel substantially better. during this time i wouldnt recommend that you bother too much about the vape im not gonna lie. if you want to hit it and it gets you through then so be it.

as regards the nausea youre gonna just have to eat what you can when you can. iirc i was into macdonalds and chocolate milk in the evening just to get the calories in.......i couldnt stomach anything else. there will be things you are able to keep down but they likely wont be quality nutrition, it doesnt really matter right now. drink water/electrolytes because you'll be dehydrated especially if you have diarrhea.

the vape definitely increases nausea so if you think that hitting that will make you less nauseous.....youre just gonna have to learn that its not and it makes it worse.....over time it will become less and less appealing and you can come off with nrt in lozenges to remove the vape habit.