Noob Question of the Day

[TheFoosh]

So I smoked a cigar last night, CAO Gold to be exact, and I felt kind of nauseous afterwards.... any ideas?
I've heard if you do it on an empty stomach it can mess with you, any truths to this. I had not eaten much that day.

 

[bdc30]

Absolutely can be true.

 

[AlohaStyle]

Yep. Eat something and make sure to drink some water and also sugar can help... drink some coke etc.

 

[TheFoosh]

Ya I went to the fridge and grabbed some milk and a few nibbles of leftovers and felt a bit better afterwards, just wanted to see if that is what had caused it.

 

[Scroni]

You didn't inhale did you?

 

[dizzy]

It happens...

 

[sean]

Nicotine sickness. Food water and some candy are all quick remedies.

 

[rfraser]

Yep, an empty stomach and a smoke can be a little tough on the stomach.

 

[rdomfoto]

That's one of the reasons I like having a cigar after a good meal - no empty stomach. Or enjoy a glass of bourbon or rum with the cigar - the sugars in the alcohol help lessen that effect for me.

 

[sean]

Or enjoy a glass of bourbon or rum with the cigar - the sugars in the alcohol help lessen that effect for me.

This works for me a well, even with gin or scotch.

 

[rdomfoto]

Or enjoy a glass of bourbon or rum with the cigar - the sugars in the alcohol help lessen that effect for me.

This works for me a well, even with gin or scotch.

I've never had a glass of bourbon with some gin or scotch but I could see it. LOL

 

[SpartanFan]

So I smoked a cigar last night, CAO Gold to be exact, and I felt kind of nauseous afterwards.... any ideas?
I've heard if you do it on an empty stomach it can mess with you, any truths to this. I had not eaten much that day.

Empty stomach, but also, smoking past the point when your mind feels like it should stop is a bad thing too. A lot of times I'll have a cigar that's pretty long and I'll have a half hour left but I don't really feel for it, but so I don't waste it I try to force myself to go through with it.

 

[joshthe6th]

Have some food, bottle of water, and you will be good.

 

[Deathskin]

when i smoked my first opus i got really nauseated but then i ate some food. now i know that if i'm gunna smoke a full bodied stick i need to eat beforehand

 

[Argus17]

As others have already said, don't smoke on an empty stomach. With that said, for the first 3 or 4 years of this hobby, the strongest cigars never got me sick, nor even a buzz. I could smoke full body cigars first thing in the morning before breakfast without any ill effects. About a year ago, my favorite full body cigars started to make me nauseated even after a full meal. I'd have to toss them half way through. It got to the point where I had to switch to light to medium light smokes. About 6 months ago, I started taking a quality, raw, whole food vitamin, and now I'm back to my full body cigars, and before breakfast smokes. Something to think about.