Comment · Wed, May 25, 2016 · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
Reishi cramps/diarrhea, any Reishi gurus here?
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charrednoot · 4 points
About 2-3 weeks into taking Reishi, I started getting a sharp pain somewhere in my stomach area followed by diarrhea lasting throughout the day. I've only done Reishi for that long of a period once (that one time), after which I stopped.
Now I've heard that some adverse, "detoxification" effects could be common a few days in, but... not 3 weeks into it? That being said, I only took 1 capsule a day (as opposed to a suggested serving of 2-4 daily).
I'm fairly certain it was the Reishi because when I stopped taking it and resumed a few days later, the diarrhea stopped and then returned, and I had eaten no other suspect foods that could have triggered it to return.
Do you think this is part of the detoxification process, or is this more likely an individual case of me reacting adversely to it? I enjoy the effects. I get a high on the first or second day (extremely noticeable), otherwise I notice a mild calming/anxiolytic effect and noticeably decreased physiological responses to anxiety. If I just need to fight through some sort of detoxification stage, I'd like to continue using it.
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Debonaire_Death · 1 points
I was gifted Osha root by the owner of a health store in Colorado. You could take a sliver of the root and just chew on it and get an effect, but brewing it into tea made for a pretty good flavor, like partway between cinnamon and cloves, but also with some of the bitterness and numbing effect of kava kava.
Amazing for endurance and clearing out the airways. It's great for sore throats in a spray, too.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
I'll read up some more on it. We are doing a ton of new natural extracts on ND. So it might be a good fit.