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Advice - should I move up?

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ElectricFeeel · 12/06/2025 19:22

I’m on 10mg and side effects have reduced massively but I’m still getting diarrhoea each time I eat. This is the only side effect albeit not a pleasant one. It is working for 4 days out of the 7. I’m also concerned about the shortages of the higher dosages. What do you think I should do?

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Bigfatsunandclouds · 12/06/2025 19:30

Are you consistently losing weight? When you say 4 out of 7 it's working - does that mean suppression, food noise, feeling full after a meal or all of it?

If you are no longer losing and feeling all of the above then I would move up.

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ElectricFeeel · 12/06/2025 19:41

Bigfatsunandclouds · 12/06/2025 19:30

Are you consistently losing weight? When you say 4 out of 7 it's working - does that mean suppression, food noise, feeling full after a meal or all of it?

If you are no longer losing and feeling all of the above then I would move up.

Yes all of those, but days 5,6 & 7 it’s back to being normal again as if the MJ is completely out of my system. I lose about 0.5-1lb in those 4 days and then the remaining 3 days I stay the same or put on 0.5lb. So I’m consistently losing 0.5lb a week

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VelociraptorsVelociRapping · 12/06/2025 19:46

Diarrhoea every time you eat is no way to live. Have you tried a probiotic?

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ElectricFeeel · 12/06/2025 20:16

VelociraptorsVelociRapping · 12/06/2025 19:46

Diarrhoea every time you eat is no way to live. Have you tried a probiotic?

No I haven’t. Could you recommend one please? I have IBS and I’m lactose intolerant so I’m used to daily diarrhoea but getting it every time I eat is a bit much and I’d love to reduce it

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VelociraptorsVelociRapping · 12/06/2025 20:52

I take this one: https://pipingrock.com/en-gb/products/digestive-duo-probiotic-multi-enzyme-30-vegetarian-capsules-46482?srsltid=AfmBOormzWytmjEJczok8TPba0y-XFiG2a6dmVm48X3JDheJKrbaIfaL. The shipping will probably be very high just for that item as it comes from the US but I buy it alongside my son’s melatonin which isn’t available in the UK. I’m sure Holland and Barrett would have something similar.

Histoscientist · 12/06/2025 21:56

It could be food related, heavy carbs, fatty or fried food, spicy food, red meat. I'd keep a food diary and work out what us triggering you. Also look up biokult a probiotic used by the nhs, it worked wonders for me, I went from gluten and lactose free to being able to eat everything.

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ElectricFeeel · 13/06/2025 00:02

Histoscientist · 12/06/2025 21:56

It could be food related, heavy carbs, fatty or fried food, spicy food, red meat. I'd keep a food diary and work out what us triggering you. Also look up biokult a probiotic used by the nhs, it worked wonders for me, I went from gluten and lactose free to being able to eat everything.

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Yep done all that. It doesn’t matter what I eat unfortunately. I avoid my trigger foods in general but with MJ it happens with anything. A grape, piece of lettuce, a prawn! I’ll see if the probiotics help at all. I’ve been reading up on them and I never knew they could help with IBS

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