Marijuana approval for Crohns

ATLANTA, GA — Lawmakers in Georgia’s House voted 160-1 on Wednesday to give final approval to a bill that will allow access to low-THC cannabis oil for patients suffering from some conditions.

Titled the Haleigh’s Hope Act, House Bill 1, was approved earlier this week by the Senate 48-6. The House had previously approved the bill by a 158-2 vote in February, but changes in the Senate required a new floor vote in the House.

The bill now goes to the desk of Gov. Nathan Deal, who is expected to sign the bill into law as early as Friday.

The Senate Health and Human Services Committee deleted Fibromyalgia from the qualifying conditions in Peake’s original bill, but left in eight medical conditions that can be treated with medical marijuana extracts.

Those conditions include seizures, cancer, sickle cell anemia, Crohn’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease, mitochondrial disease, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease.

I got it in Colorado where we don't need silly scrips :)

I don't like it because of the side effects. I am tired and out of it when I use MJ. Even if I use a vape. I guess i could see it helping with pain and appetite but I eat a ton already. I need to eat less.

I have always had mild gastrointestinal issues for most of my life, but they have always been diagnosed as IBS or just bad nerves (ridiculous!)... Things always got worse during pregnancy or during certain times of the month, but still never were they all that bad, until I became pregnant with my now 5 yr old son at the age of 42, when I ended up suddenly developing constant D (20 or more times per day), passing huge amounts of mucus and blood, nausea, gas, crazy bloating that made me look like I was still 9 months pregnant, and the inability to pass gas without also passing all sorts of other nasty stuff, not to mention the horrible pain and development of gall stones. I had tried several medications, none of which worked, and some which made me sicker and had side effects similar to the symptoms I was experiencing and trying to get rid of. I had been a recreational cannabis user since college, and had quit using it during the times when I was pregnant or breastfeeding ( when things got really bad) and began to wonder if there was some truth to its effectiveness as a medication. I had been flaring and homebound for a year and a half, and barely well enough to care for my young child. Out of desperation I tried to use cannabis again to see what would happen. The first night I used it, I slept through the night without having to wake up and run to the toilet every 45 minutes. That day I had 3 or 4 semi-solid stools instead of 20 or more bowl movements that consisted mostly of watery d, mucus, and blood. Within a couple of days I was confident enough to leave my house for a while, and I didn't have to run to the toilet just to pass gas (in case of embarrassing accident). I ended up having a colonoscopy that eliminated the possibility of microscopic colitis or dysplasia(cancer) but they took several biopsies of grey and tan matter from several separate locations throughout my colon. The only thing the doctors could conclude was that... and I quote this..."you have obviously had some type of colitis in the past, but it is gone now." and told me I have a considerable amount of scarring. So. I am stuck without a real diagnosis, therefor, limited treatment options. The only thing that has worked for me at all is cannabis, but the problem is I am a runner and a fitness trainer... very into the healthy lifestyle... and my grandmother died of lung cancer when I was very young. I sat on her bed and held her hand when she passed, and I don't want to go that way. Smoking really scares me so I have tried ingesting several different ways. Cannabutter worked, but I got really sick of brownies ( besides the mix had trans fats and artificial crap that I honestly believe are bad for my condition) so I tried decarboxulating (I know it's spelled wrong) in the oven, and ingesting it with a pinch in foods such as yogurt. I felt the "high" so I thought I was getting enough of the active ingredients into my system but now after a few weeks I can tell I am starting to flair, and I am feeling pretty miserable. Until I quit smoking and started ingesting I felt almost 100% normal... now I am in a state of panic because I don't want to wind up homebound... and bathroom bound... again! Is there anyone else out there who has had any luck with using cannabis for IBD (ingesting, not smoking)?

I definitely agree with you about possibly having both IBS and IBD (I have been diagnosed with IBS). I can be either constipated or have the D... but go a lot... and sometimes it is hard to go even if it is semi-solid or "D" ...I guess since my digestive track is narrowed from all the scar tissue. because I am faced with a rather stressful situation at the moment, I am hoping that it is just the stress that is causing things to act up, as I am not having all the typical symptoms of a full blown flair up. If I have to smoke it in order to be well and productive then that's what I am gonna do since absolutely nothing else has worked for me... I just wish I could find a better way to ingest it that doesn't involve brownies and junk food. I also wonder if the problems I am starting to see is because I have been ingesting it with yogurt ( It tastes like eating a dead body otherwise)... I heard yogurt is highly inflammatory and had eliminated it from my diet some time back, but just recently started eating it again ( with the cannabis). Maybe I need to find another way to mask the taste.

Zoeycat, cannabis doesn't increase risk of lung cancer.
There are many healthy treats that can be made with canna butter.
First make sure you strain it well when you make it.
It mixes well with peanut butter
I make SCD almond cookies with it.
Add it to tomato sauce
Be creative