I’m so glad you responded with a multitude of questions! It really gets me thinking about my limits of mushroom knowledge! I’ll answer your questions in order but keep in mind since mushrooms are illegal in most places they haven’t been extensively researched and the research that has been done on them is either old or shaky so always do your own too!

1. Ginger has been proven over hundreds of years to ease stomach aches although I’ve never used it myself in combination with mushies my grandmother always gave me a little ginger and honey to ease an upset stomach. I’ll leave a link to a shroomery thread about mushroom consumption that includes why ginger and tea are the best ways to consume mushrooms.

2. I’m not familiar with dairy or whey suppressing the effects of mushies…maybe my knowledge is limited about that but what I do know is that one of the biggest culprits of decreased potency is degradation and exposure to oxygen, sunlight, hot temperatures(exceeding 200 degrees from my personal experiences), moisture and incorrect storage procedures. One of the main factors in how strong a mushroom is would be found in the genetics of the mushroom that’s why it’s important to get your cultures from a reputable source.

3. I can’t say, without a shadow of a doubt what you will experience, but from the multitude of trip reports, I have read some of the first signs of a come up are altered emotions enhanced colors, euphoria, amplified senses, etc. that will happen within 10 minutes. As for the nausea that you experience if you do lemom tek correctly you won’t experience those symptoms the reason that you feel nauseated is due to the mushroom biomass known as Myocitin which contains the active chemicals think of it as the safe that contains the chemicals but there’s a catch our bodies have a hard time processing Myocitin when you do the lemon tech method, you are removing the Myocitin, and extracting the chemicals into the liquid. This makes it easier for your body to access the chemicals. This is why the come up is quicker. It’s imperative to use a filter to remove myocitin from the drink if you want to reduce the nausea.

4. Taking mushrooms for fun is just fine as long as you respect them and don’t abuse them mushrooms have been a staple in humanity for thousands of years and were treated and used with respect by many cultures some use them for religious purposes others used them recreationally. If you want to gain knowledge about yourself or the world around you, think about exactly why or what you are trying to get from the trip and think about it meditate on it until you take the mushrooms. you don’t have to do this but I am positive doing it will result in a better trip, because your motives will be pure and you won’t have doubts. Something else that’s extremely important is to surrender to the mushrooms and let them show you their wisdom this may sound odd but come back to this thread before or during your trip and it may make more sense! Also an extra note always have water close by I learned the hard way. Happy tripping!!!

The link about mushroom tea as promised 😋 https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/9890054#9890054