Hello everyone. Day 16 into my quit. I had a few things to share with you guys.
First off, I made it through three 12 hour night shifts nicotine free. I was worried about the cravings on night shift. It's been about 3 weeks since I've worked nights. It wasn't bad at all. Stayed somewhat busy. Walked alot to clear my head out.
The fog has almost lifted completely. From what I've read, it does come back occasionally, but man it's felt good to be able to think straight again. Energy level is up significantly. Body still hurts some, but I contribute most of that to being old and working a swing shift.
Here is the important thing I wanted to share. High on the list of reasons I wanted to quit dipping was to alleviate my stomach problems. Well, days and days after my quit date, I was still having trouble. Bloated, diarreah, indigestion, you name it. At first I contributed my trouble to withdraw symptoms. They didn't go away though. I was thinking about what else I'm doing different since my quit.......then it dawned on me.......chewing the hell out of sugarless gum and using the sugar free mints!!
So to try and speed up this long story, I did alot of research on the sugar substitutes used in gum, candy, etc. It can cause major stomach discomfort in some people. Xylitol, monotol, sorbitol. Check it out.
Two days without anything sugarless and my stomach is feeling great! I hope this information will help out some other people down the road. And I'm sure the sugar substitute has no affect on some people, but it definitely did on me.
Have a good day!
Tuna
