Quote Originally Posted by AlexanderSextus View Post
http://www.cannabismd.net/crohns-disease/


See, it aint about getting stoned. With Med. Marijuana it usually never is. It's about the beta-caryophyllene in cannabis that reduces inflammation by turning on your brain's CB2 receptors which reduces inflammation.

I know my stuff man.
Inflammation is only one aspect of Crohn's. It's an immune disease where the body attacks itself. Reduction of inflammation is certainly nice, but it's not going to reassure anyone with a moderate to severe case. Once it gets beyond the mild phase, Crohn's results in numerous uncontrollable bouts of diarrhea per day. It is not uncommon for people to experience this 10 or more times per day, which makes leaving the house or going anywhere without easy access to a toilet very, very difficult. A reduction in pain and swelling doesn't do squat to make that any easier to live with. Nor does it help when the disease eventually forces you to get a colostomy bag because you've had a fistula that resulted in the removal of a large portion of your colon or lower intestine. Simply put, Crohn's causes symptoms which have a huge psychological impact on people that is often more devastating that the disease itself. Saying that someone with Crohn's is "whinging" about it is frankly insulting.

And I know my stuff too. I've probably smoked more weed in a single day than most people have in their entire lives. I've also sat and listened to a doctor tell someone I love that they have Crohn's disease.