Avoiding that yucky feeling. Why does a heavy meal work?

Bob Luken

I have seldom had a problem with strong cigars but it has happened once or twice and I am now more prone to watch what I smoke and when I smoke and I am more aware of the potential for trouble. But what is the science behind the fact that a heavy meal helps you tolerate a strong cigar better? And are we basically referring to the tolerance of just nicotine? And does the type of foods eaten have a different effect? Say, if you ate a only meat but no carbs, would you still be able to tolerate the stronger cigars? And what about sugar? How does a teaspoon of sugar help fight off that yucky feeling?

pokerstar22

ive never noticed a difference from what i eat. a full meal for me just helps me from getting that gut feeling from a strong cigar, it doesn't really help with the feeling in my head.

0patience

RedRex06

I find the same thing happens with caffeine for me. In fact, after my surgery I would take my morning percocet while drinking coffee, and would basically be high as a kite, whereas ONLY the perc and no caffeine was totally normal, just no pain. Maybe the caffeine just helps stuff along?

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MorganGeo

Could it be that it raises your blood sugar to offset the increase in nicotine? Just a guess as I've heard mentioned before to eat a tablespoon of sugar after a stick if it made you feel bad.

kuzi16

... bout to throw in some Mastodon

Gray4lines

kuzi16:

... bout to throw in some Mastodon

Heavy Metal?

kuzi16

Gray4lines

Bob Luken

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PAtoNH

I had a weird experience the other day. I had a Pepin Blue toro with a bit of Cranberry & Vodka… very moderate. I wasn't feeling bad at all but we'd made a very hot & spicy batch of chili and it really threw me for a loop. I don't know why, but the heat of the habaneros, jalapeños, cascabel & ancho peppers kicked everything into high gear. Wacky and disorienting.

Rhamlin

I had a Cohiba Black about a week ago that really knocked me for a loop. Wish I'd have had a good meal instead of the salad I ate before I fired up that baby. But it was still a good smoke much better than the red dot.