IBS sufferers!: Ulcerative Colitis, Chrons.

[Tree_Burner]

SORRY GUYS!! Chrons and U.C. are IBD's (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) and not IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome). Totally different!! Sorry for the mistake and confusion guys!

Peace

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Man, I feel bad for anybody with Irritable Bowel Syndrom or Chron's. Just having a bad bout of gas pain is horrible enough!


But I have learned many things about the digestive system, as I had really bad problems when I was a teenager due to stress and not knowing I had celiac disease. If you really want to go easy on your digestion and make it work effectively, make most of your diet fruits and vegatables. They are SO easy for your body to digest, and they help massively through nutrition and fibre. Keep in mind too that meat is very hard on the digestive system.

Also if you have irritable bowel, try cutting out wheat, a huge amount of people are allergic to it and get these symptoms not knowing what's causing it. Doctors are ignorant about celiac surprisingly often.

[Breukelen advocaat]

I would strongly recommend that anyone with colitis or Chron's get tested for celiac disease.

"It is not uncommon to get different kinds of colitis with celiac disease.The most common association is with microscopic colitis or lymphocytic colitis. " "Since Chron's can cause villous atrophy in the small intestine, it can mask or confuse the diagnosis...... celiac disease and Chron's disease can coexist - thus complicating the diagnosis."
Celiac Disease: A Hidden Epidemic
by Peter H. Green, Rory Jones, Rory Jones

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Hahaha, oh Breukelen I had a feeling as soon as I mentioned the wheat your celiac senses would tingle:thumbsup:

[TheGoodz420]

Hey dude I have a form of colitis, dont know if it is Ulcerative colitis or microscopic colitis as my GI's can get anything straight

At my worse I was on 9 pills of asacol a day, those emema things which really suck, colazal, and entocort. The entocort helped but MJ is what helps the most. It acutally all started or I became symptomatic when I stopped smoking weed after I had been smoking everyday for about 3 years... just a bowl here and there but consistantly everyday. So I stopped because I was graduating college and didnt know what testing I would have done. anyways I got real sick and finally linked the weed to helping the mad D, cramps, gas etc.

I also follow a strict gluten free and dairy free diet which seems to help as well. I am sure you know that some goods my worsen your symtpoms while (caffine, chocolate, lots of sugar, high fructose corn syrup etc)

I live in AZ and really want them to pass the medical Mj here... but I dont see that happening anytime soon.

I also recommend that you get tested for celiac or just cut out all gluten and see if that helps. It help my symptoms about 3 weeks into the diet and now after 9 months I feel pretty damn good. I am really glad to know that people with the same problems (or similar problems) as my treat the same way. So us IBD and IBS and celiac pot smokers should all get together one weekend and chill with tons of gluten free and dairy free munchies!

[JollyGoodFellow]

I have crohn's Disease and What helps me is that I bought a vaporizer. I use it everyday Once when i wake up and once before I go to bed. I also save all of my Vape over. Me and my friend combined our vapeover and made blueberry muffins with it a couple days I ate 7 and couldn't eat anymore becuase I'm very small but I haven't had weed since i ate those and it's been 4 days now and I haven't had any problems. Usually if I don't smoke atleast once a day i get cramps. I'm currently Supposed to be taking azasan and I have remmicade treatments. I'm allergic to the azasan and the White mouse proteins in remmicade. I hate the remmicade becuase I go into convulsions after a dose of it. I've told my doctor but I don't think he cares. So i just vape weed.

[DrizztLink]

I have had idiopathic colitis for most of my life. Since it's not common, the explanation is that it's simply an irritation of the lower digestive tract, rather than the ulcers and sores of ulcerative.

I've been taking 1.6 grams of Asacol daily since it came out of remission earlier this year. Between the original prescription and my colonoscopy, I was taking 2.4 grams daily.

My question is, will any sort of marijuana usage interact negatively with my medication? During the 2.4 time, I had smoked, and went through one remarkably unpleasant high, and haven't touched it since. Was that simply a bad high, or is there something else going on here?

Thank you in advance.

[Nailhead]

^It's ok, much better to bump an old thread than to start a completely new one, also makes it much easier for people searching through threads to get the answer they were looking for.

I'm certainly not a doctor, but I've never heard of marijuana having a bad reaction with other meds being taken. I'm sure its possible, but I just haven't heard about it. I haven't taken Asacol, but I have been taking Pentasa for years which is made by the same manufacturer and have never had any problems with using marijuana with the Pentasa.

I am guessing it is more likely you got either some strong weed you weren't used to, or really crappy quality. How often did you use cannabis before you had this reaction? What type of symptoms did you have? Was it just a bad high or did you have increased symptoms related to idiopathic colitis?

[DrizztLink]

Well, I have no idea what it was I had smoked. I know that it was much, much more than I had ever smoked previously. I'd been an occasional smoker, probably less than 20 times. I believe the end total was near 5 bong rips, and at least that many bowl hits.

After the 3rd hit, I felt like I had fallen into water. Just that feeling like something more is pushing against your skin, especially in the ear area. I lost all track of time, and would space out immediately. My mind and my body felt as though a screen had been put between them. I was less aware of the world, but very aware of what was in my head. I moved like I was drunk.

As soon as I got home(Didn't drive, I'm smarter than that), I got in my bed. My head felt bizarre, and I couldn't control my thoughts. Also, in the back of my mind, I constantly saw some sort of design. As parts of it lit up, corresponding body parts also hurt. Finally, said body parts would be called, mentally, by names that made no sense, but felt more natural than any other possible name I could think of. Also, for some sort of reason, I could make myself throw up without any sort of physical stimulation. That helped me sober up a bit.

That's the best I could possibly describe it. I can't remember chunks, and it's almost indescribable to begin with. The symptoms were unrelated to my disease, but it just wasn't something I wanted to run out and experiment with again, without first gathering information.

[DarkHairedSativa]

I.B.S stands for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Ulcerative Colitis and Chrons disease are most common I.B.S. With U.C. your colon and lower digestive system is attacked by your own immune system causing the colon to become inflamed and causing ulcers and major cramping. Chrons attacks the upper digestive system and actually worse that U.C. because vomiting, nausea, and loss of apatite are more common symptoms than in U.C. Both diseases suck because they really limit your everyday life.

Yeah i was afraid of sexual side effects, although weed is an aphrodisiac. perhaps it's not a bad mix?

My Mom has colitis and a muscle disease on top of it and my friend has ulcerative colitis too.They both smoke to relieve it.But have you guys tried probiotics on top of it?They put back the healthy bacteria that can get stripped from your intestines and colon.I read about a guy who had severe chrones and that's what he used to help him.I buy it at the organic store.Kyolic garlic pills help too.More natural methods opposed to high doses of steroids.just a thought.....:jointsmile: