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Canadians Existing with Crohn's Disease Benefit from Using Medical Marijuana
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Dope, cannabis, dope, pot, dope -- no matter what it is called, dope has been demonized for years as being an evil drug. Despite positive research from institutes of study in many countries, medical dope (not to be confused with cannabis for recreational use) is still a matter of strong debate. Oddly enough, the debate is hottest not between the general citizens of a country, but between the medical community and the respective governments. In places where using medical dope is legal, studies are ongoing and often produce results that surprise many in the medical community. Others feel the results only serve to take the fact that dope is not the devil plant propaganda has said it is.

Canadians and Crohn's Disease
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (related to Crohn's disease) are serious problems for more over 170, 000 Canadians. In fact, The us has one of the highest rates of inflammatory bowel disease peyote grow kit (IBD) in the world. Sufferers may have persistent diarrhea, fever, cramps and abdominal pain, and rectal bleeding. Many lose their appetite, which can cause unhealthy weight loss, while some are full of nausea and nausea or vomiting. Crohn's disease may affect the joints, failing liver, skin and eyes, as well, and commonly causes great fatigue.

Crohn's disease is chronic; periods of remission are combined with periods of intense activeness. Unfortunately, the medical community has been unable to find the cause of this disease, although they believe it is related to an overactive immune system, initially triggered by outside influences. The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) states:

"Many scientists now believe that the interaction of an outside agent (such as a virus or bacterium) with the body's immune system may trigger it, or that this agent may affect the intestinal wall, beginning or augmenting it process. inch

They further state that, "Because there is no cure for Crohn's disease, encourage medical treatment is to suppress the inflammatory response. This task accomplishes two important goals: It allows the intestinal tissue to heal plus it lowers the symptoms of fever, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Once the symptoms are brought under control (this is known as causing remission), medical therapy is used to decrease the frequency of disease flares (this is known as maintaining remission, or maintenance). inch -- CCFA

Healing Therapy for Crohn's Disease

A lot of the traditional medication (the medical therapy mentioned by CCFA) used to treat Crohn's disease includes a mixture of anti-inflammatory, antibodies, immune modifiers/suppressants and corticosteroids. Indeed, traditional procedures be a cornucopia of drug concoctions. As with most man-made healing products, each treatment also causes specific to it symptoms. For instance, the immunosuppressive medicines can cause nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea and nausea or vomiting. Steroids also cause these symptoms, with the addition of anxiety and depression, as well as bone thinning, peptic ulcers and other issues with prolonged usage. Mesalamine, an anti-inflammatory, can cause mild side effects like hair loss, headaches and can't wait. However, it can also cause severe side effects such as pancreatitis, blood disorders, fatigue and tremors. Kidney dysfunction and IBD-like symptoms are also possible.

Medical Dope for Canadian Crohn's Disease Sufferers

Thanks to a number of organizations, medical institutes and studies, The us has relaxed the laws on medical dope. It is legal for Canadian Crohn's disease suffers to have a medical dope excemption with a written doctor's prescription.

Many studies have proven that medical dope helps as an anti-inflammatory. Users of medical dope for Crohn's disease found themselves able to reduce -- if not eliminate -- your requirement for steroid treatment and to reduce the immunosuppressive medications, as well as Mesalamine. A study in 2005 by the University of Bath in England noted that "some extracts from cannabis, known as cannabinoids, closely appear to be compounds that occur naturally in our body, and by developing treatments that target this system, we can help the body live through some of the effects of these diseases. inch Although the University doesn't condone or support the use of medical dope, they are focusing on more research to narrow down the actual effects of cannabinoids on Crohn's disease. For actual Crohn's disease sufferers, however, the data is overwhelming. A preliminary study by the Society of Cannabis Physicians, reported at the International Association for Cannabis as Medicine with the following results:

"For all signs and symptoms [of Crohn's disease] assessed in the study, the patients described marked improvements with the use of cannabis. Beneficial effects were reported for appetite, pain, nausea, nausea or vomiting, fatigue, activity, and depression. Patients also reported that cannabis use resulted in weight gain, fewer bar stools per day and fewer flare-ups of less brutality. inch Medical dope has been used to increase appetite, decrease depression, anxiety, nausea or vomiting and weight loss, as well as used as a pain suppressant for many individuals with other diseases. Multiple sclerosis, chronic pain sufferers and cancer patients have all found these benefits with the use of medical dope. Therefore, it is no surprise that cannabis is also being used by Canadians who suffer from Crohn's disease for the same symptoms.
 
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