Newbie - tums right before okay?
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Zaphod
Kava Lover
Yes it is okay but it likely won't alleviate the nausea that can be caused by kava. I sometimes find it helps if I eat crappy food afterwords (I tend not to get the appetite suppression like others, but get the munchies and eat like crap). Stomach upset seems to come from two different areas: (1) lots of water, and fibrous material that causes discomfort and bloating and (2) certain kavalactones cause a what I call kava nausea and can hit when you have a lot of kava of any form (extract, paste, microgrind, medium grind etc.). I have not found antacids to help much with either cause.
recentreturn
Kava Enthusiast
Thanks for giving your thoughts. I've actually been wondering about this myself and, to be safe, have been waiting till 20-30 minutes after my last shell to take an antacid (probably the empty stomach thing is giving me problems more than the kava, but sometimes it seems like the kava).
Krunkie McKrunkface
Kava Connoisseur
As the stomach issues aren't caused by acid, not sure an antacid would make any difference one way or another. Likely to be completely harmless, though.
Asuna
Kava Curious
Okay, got it! Would consuming a couple crackers and some ginger ale immediately afterwards help at all? Or would it inhibit the effects?
I’ve seen suggestions on the forums such as making your own ginger tea or having ginger candies on hand, but I don’t have the stuff I need for any of that right now.
I’ve seen suggestions on the forums such as making your own ginger tea or having ginger candies on hand, but I don’t have the stuff I need for any of that right now.
recentreturn
Kava Enthusiast
I take it for heartburn, not the usual kava induced-stomach issues.
recentreturn
Kava Enthusiast
When my brother came from Fiji (he was there on a 2 year program) and first taught me to drink grog, years ago, I recall that he suggested keeping soda crackers on hand. I don't think light snack is anything to worry too much about, so long as you don't eat the whole package.
Zaphod
Kava Lover
Yes. If I get the kava nausea eating usually helps some. I also occasionally enjoy ginger beer (it is not alcoholic) Fever Tree being my favorite. I almost never throw up, which is good in some ways and was really bad when I over drank alcohol in my teens. While I have had some really bad nausea from overdoing kava and been head spinning krunk it has never made me puke. So while I try and avoid it, and will combat it with eating something (cheese, crackers, bread) or just sitting down and chilling out for a few minutes. I don't typically get too anxious or worried about it. I find worrying about the nausea almost causes you to "feel" more nauseous. Sort of a mind over matter...distract yourself for a bit and it usually subsides pretty quickly.