CHS food list & some tips
Hey y’all I got CHS so bad (haven’t smoked in almost 2 years) and it was miserable. Had to quit my job , didn’t leave my bed but to go to the ER, my vision was all messed up as well and food was impossible. Lasted an entire year. I figured I’d help with a food list of stuff I was actually able to eat that slowly helped me get back to normal over time.
Beginning stages:
Broth
Watermellon
Liquid IV
Water
tea (without caffeine)
Phase two:
Instant potatoes (start watery)
Cream of wheat (also keep on watery side)
Broth with plain spaghetti noodles
Crackers (soak in broth)
Boiled egg if possible
Phase three:
Potatoes (less watery)
Cream of wheat or oatmeal
Crackers
Boiled egg
Pasta salad (just Italian dressing and noodles)
Cheese cubes
Cucumber slices
Grapes
Yogurt
End:
All of the above and start adding
Yogurt
Quesadilla
Pasta & sauce
Light cereal
More solid foods (don’t push it some lighter foods and a heavier food is a good balance)
Around 7 months I couldn’t stand it anymore so I got on mirtazipine (helps with anxiety) but it’s also an appetite stimulant. It helped so much. Unfortunately once I was feeling better I had to ween off the l medicine ,which gave me a bit of withdrawal symptoms but if i had to go back in time I’d take it again. I believe it helped me curb a lot of the anxiety symptoms and helped w appetite, it also makes you tired so I slept it off as much as I could. (Not medical advice it just worked for me) so sharing my experience. Same with magnesium drops.
Another tip: I was taking super hot baths bc it helped, but I realized I was also dehydrating my already dehydrated self by doing this. Warm baths were the way to go as much as a scalding hot bath was nice it was making things harder in the long run by dehydrating me.
A heating pad on stomach also seemed to help after my baths.
I hope this helps someone. It was very scary and traumatizing and felt never ending but it did end eventually. I hope it gets better for you if you’re currently struggling or have it as bad as I did.