Crohn's Disease and Vaping Cannabis

I can't be the only one on this forum with Crohn's Disease, so I decided to start a thread about the benefits of vaping cannabis for those with Crohn's.

Crohn's can have different symptoms depending on what part of the bowel is affected. In my case nausea, lack of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, too frequent bowel movements, and joint pain are the primary offenders. I've found that vaping cannabis can dramatically improve the suffering caused by Crohn's.

Nausea/Lack of appetite/Vomiting: Something I deal with on a daily basis. I can literally go from puking my guts out to eating a full meal 5 minutes after vaping some herb.

Diarrhea/Too frequent bowel movements: Even taking my prescriptions and with my Crohn's "under control" I was still having diarrhea and more bowel movements in a day than most people have in 3 weeks. When I vape cannabis, I have almost no diarrhea, and the number of bowel movements are cut in half.

Joint pain: Joint pain associated with Crohn's is similar to arthritis, but with no actual joint damage. I've had occasions where it was so bad, I was walking down the street like an old man when I was in my 30's. Once again, vaping cannabis comes to the rescue and keeps me off of opiate pain killers.

I hope this thread is informative and please feel free to share your experiences!

Hey crohnie, you ever deal with intestinal bloating? That's my main issue that I deal with with cannabis. IDK if I have crohns, ibs, or what, no insurance to check it out, but I have syndromes of it. Intestinal bloating that starts with lower back pain and then turns to other stomach issues.

For my syndromes I used to vape flower and it helped some. It worked better preventively or at the first sign (lower back pain) then when I was actually going through the issue. I've started using oils to deal with the problem and have had dramatically better results. The buds would help alleviate the problem, but oils make it a non-issue. At the first bit of back pain I take a dab and I am completely fine. Also, ive noticed it seems to last longer. When I vaped buds it would give me relief for as long as I was high, maybe not even that long. With dabs, however, it continues to be a non-issue a while after I'm not high anymore.

Cheers Crohnie — I too have it and typically use herb to reduce trips to the bathroom, increase appetite, and reduce nausea. I definitely feel a difference throughout my body during flare-ups as cannabis helps reduce the inflammation.

The higher the CBD content of the cannabis the better it is for inflammation and nausea, so I tend to get buds like Grandaddy Purple or anything crossed with Afghanni.

Also, I've had tremendously good luck with the Paleo Diet in drasticaly improving my symptoms and the way I feel — but it's very difficult to avoid all carbs and sugars unless you're cooking every meal yourself at home.

Definitely seems to be a connection between cannabis and the GI tract.

I have had very good luck with fresh papaya, aloe vera juice, and yogurt smoothies. The seeds from the papaya are very potent and seem to have a very positive impact as well. You just have to get past the taste. Certainly better than dealing with the pain. I dehydrate / save the seeds and eat a handful as needed. Have also been removing the skin from almonds before eating them my soaking in water. Has made a tremendous difference.