1272. His effect on me was that I was tormented very miserably in the belly with cramps that caused a dull inward pain. This lasted for some time, to the point where I threw up foul stomach acid several times. This is the effect they have on the stomach, not unlike that of mucus from the nostrils if it drains in any quantity into the stomach: it sticks to the food and blocks up the pores, preventing digestion.