GERD

[TonyG2]

hey guys im new to this forum and i came here for help, i found out i have GERD during the summer, which has been a bitch cause of all the restrictions and all, but i really wana know if i able to smoke weed? like will smoking weed worsen my GERD? really dieing to know here, thanks alot guys.

[Storm Crow]

Cannabis actually slows down GERD!

Endocannabinoids and the gastrointestinal tract: what are the key questions?
Wiley InterScience :: Session Cookies (http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/121667871/HTMLSTART?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0)

"Cannabinoid (CB1) receptor activation acts neuronally, reducing GI motility, diarrhoea, pain, transient lower oesophageal sphincter relaxations (TLESRs) and emesis, and promoting eating."

(CB1 receptors are activated by THC.)

www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/9203932
"Transient lower oesophageal sphincter relaxations (TLOSRs) has been found to be the main mechanism of gastro-oesophageal reflux."

They used the English spelling of "esophageal" but that's still GERD (gastro-esophageal reflux disease)! So yes, cannabis helps prevent GERD. There are other studies about this in the "Crohn's/IBS/Bowel disorders" section in my list (linked below).


Granny :hippy:

[TonyG2]

so smoking my weed is ok? and smoking cigs is not rite? btw thanks for the reply

[anon417]

If I don't get replies to this I'll make a new thread.

I have a sleep disorder and pot puts me to sleep every time without a hangover and I've finally been able to put on some weight. It would be a huge loss to me now if I had to stop smoking.

But I've got the same problem now. If I smoke I get lightheaded, feel pain in my chest/left arm, a very peculiar feeling in my throat/jaw and the rest, and in the days following smoking I'll get lesser episodes of it throughout the day. At first I thought it was panic attacks but was diagnosed with acid reflux a little later.

I didn't want to tell my doc that I could just eliminate the cause so I tried taking Prilosec. I quit smoking for two weeks while I did that, then tried started back slowly but the same thing happened. I tried taking it orally instead but the same thing happened only much more intense than ever before. I don't think the problem is my method or the smoke itself for this reason. Nothing other than cannabis causes this problem for me as far as I know.

If you know anything about cannabis causing or aggravating acid reflux/gerd I could really use anything. I've tried searching online but all I find are a few stray threads like this started by people looking for help and never really resolved. I can give it up for good if I really have to but the problems it solved for me will still be there.