We're worried about the scale and regularity of ketamine consumption we're seeing in various party communities. Ketamine bladder cystitis is very real and quite dangerous, and it's possible to start using ket compulsively. Keep these risks in mind as you self-moderate.
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Note about supplements/protective measures:
1. EGCG (green tea) has shown to be protective in rats, but that hasn't been replicated in humans (yet). Probably won't hurt to drink green tea or take the extract before your sesh, but no guarantees.
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2. Spitting the drip probably doesn't do much because ketamine has to enter your bloodstream to become psychoactive, and therefore will be filtered through kidneys -> bladder anyway. You can spit the drip if you'd like, but again, probably doesn't do much.
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4. People experience cystitis and other ket-related complications at different (unpredictable) rates. Peeing more often, abdominal cramps, blood in urine, etc. are all major red flags that you're pushing the envelope, possibly irreversibly. Try to halt or reduce use if so.
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Any articles or studies about responsible ketamine usage to avoid bladder cystitis ?
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As of right now, we really don't know the hard and fast rule because people haven't been using ketamine this recently/in these quantities until recent years, and not everyone experiences cystitis from the same levels of use. It's hard to quantify.
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it seems--tho is not certain--the problem is worst among people who use illicitly-sourced K. Most illicit K now comes from Myanmar + Pakistan. Is there sth about the illicit K from Myanmar + Pakistan that is esp rough on the bladder? More info on K sources:
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Ketamine, as a compound, is toxic to your bladder and liver depending on how frequently you're administering it in what quantities. There is no reason to attribute the very expected side effect of cystitis to anything other than patterns of use. This stuff fuels xenophobia.
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This is not harm reduction. Ketamine has the potential to be harmful under certain contexts and either neutral or wildly beneficial in others. Many things can be true at once.
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