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The possible causes of Crohn’s Disease that might be reduced by CBD:
Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that is characterized by the inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, anywhere in between the mouth to the anus. This chronic condition can range from mild to debilitating.
Symptoms include diarrhea, fatigue, abdominal pain, cramps and bloating, blood in the stool, anemia, and unintentional weight loss. Crohn’s disease symptoms can be continuous or might come and go every ...
Why CBD helps reduce Crohn’s Disease:
CBD can help reduce Crohn's disease because it can help support and maintain homeostasis, which plays a key role in strengthening the immune system and reducing inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract.
Some studies have shown that cannabis can treat Crohn’s disease. For instance, in the review, “Cannabis for the treatment of Crohn’s disease,” 45% of individuals suffering from Crohn’s disease who smoked cannabis cigarettes were in remission, compared to only 10% of individuals from ...
How CBD works for Crohn’s disease:
CBD plays an important role in fixing and resetting the homeostatic system, which helps the body function normally again.
Scientists believe that cannabis works by providing the body with additional cannabinoids that would support the endocannabinoid system and compensate the cannabinoids deficiency.
Cannabinoids would then enter the body and bind to specific receptors of the endocannabinoid system to perform the required tasks.
How to use Cannabis for Crohn's disease:
Cannabis can be used in the following forms to treat Crohn’s disease:
1- Smoking: this is the quickest way to get the effect of cannabis. It can be rolled into a cigarette or smoked in a water pipe, either as herbal cannabis or hash. When it is inhaled, THC would need between 1 and 10 minutes to reach the brain for someone to feel its effect.
2- Oral use (per oz.): hash oil ...
CBD dosage for Crohn’s disease:
There is no official recommended dose of cannabis for Crohn’s disease. The dosing would vary depending on your condition, weight, gender, and age. The quality of the CBD plant may also affect the dose.
It’s important to always consult with your doctor before using cannabis to avoid taking the wrong dose.
Nevertheless, doctors suggest starting with 50 milligrams (mg) of CBD oil twice daily. One can go up 250 mg per dose if it ...
Taking Cannabis for Crohn's disease: precautions
If you are considering taking CBD for Crohn's disease, there are some precautions that you should take into consideration:
- Alcohol: cannabis should not be mixed with alcohol since it may cause dizziness, drowsiness, and impaired judgment. Alcohol will increase these effects.
- Medications: cannabis can increase the effects of medications that cause drowsiness such as antihistamines, antidepressants, seizure medicine, and pain relievers among others.
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding: women should avoid using cannabis during pregnancy or if ...
Taking Cannabis for Crohn's disease: side effects
Smoking cannabis might have some negative side effects. That is why doctors recommend taking CBD oil rather than smoking cannabis for medical purposes. These harmful effects might include developing:
- Respiratory problems: smoking cannabis can irritate the lungs and increase the risk of several conditions like chronic bronchitis and cancer of the respiratory tract.
- Heart disease: smoking cannabis increases the heart rate and might aggravate existing heart conditions.
- Mental health problems: the THC component of ...
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Many medical and health experts support the use of cannabis for Crohn’s disease, especially because the results have been positive so far, and the outlook on the treatment is very promising. Many individuals have also posted success stories over the internet confirming that cannabis helped them cope with the disease. Nevertheless, this treatment is fairly new
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Can Cannabis Cure Crohn's and Colitis?
- Ahmed, W., & Katz, S. (2016). Therapeutic Use of Cannabis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Gastroenterology & Hepatology,12(11), 688-679.
Naftali, T., Bar-Lev Schleider, L., Dotan, I., Lansky, E., Benjamin Sklerovsky, F., & Konikoff, F. (2013). Cannabis induces a clinical response in patients with Crohn's disease: A prospective placebo-controlled study. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology,11(10), 1276-1280.
- Swaminath, A., Berlin, E., Cheifetz, A., Hoffenberg, E., Kinnucan, J., Wingate, L., . . . Rubin, D. (2019). The Role of Cannabis in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Review of Clinical, Scientific, and Regulatory Information: Commissioned by the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases,25(3), 427-435.
- Tafil, K., Nguyen, T., McDonald, J., & Chande, N. (2018). Cannabis for the treatment of Crohn's disease. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews,8(11).
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