{"id":5997,"date":"2017-11-21T02:16:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T07:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lcpllutzlivetotell.org\/?p=5997"},"modified":"2019-08-08T12:56:39","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T16:56:39","slug":"study-proves-cannabis-viable-crohns-disease-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/?p=5997","title":{"rendered":"Study Proves Cannabis Is a Viable Crohn\u2019s Disease Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Study Proves Cannabis Is a Viable Crohn\u2019s Disease Treatment<\/h1>\n
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Brandon Marji<\/a>, Staff Writer<\/h5>\n
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There is an alarming number of people who suffer from\u00a0Crohn\u2019s disease<\/a>. Crohn\u2019s disease is defined as an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It affects the body by causing inflammation in the digestive tract. This leads to severe diarrhea, abdominal pain, weight loss, and severe fatigue. According to statistics, as of August 2017, about three million adults in the United States suffer from IBD. There has been no record of a cure for Crohn\u2019s, until now! Scientists believe that cannabis can treat Crohn\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n

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There is a lot of speculation in regards to the medical use of cannabis. Its social use has overshadowed its medical use over the years. But with laws being passed that will eventually legalize it; it\u2019s now starting to get recognition.<\/p>\n

The root cause of Crohn\u2019s disease is still unknown, but scientists are hoping that cannabis can treat Crohn\u2019s disease and become a viable option.<\/p>\n

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Before I get into the study that illustrates how cannabis can treat Crohn\u2019s disease, let me give you some background on the actual disease. As I mentioned, the cause is unknown. But research shows that the immune system is what triggers the disease. It attacks good bacteria and food in the gut, which causes it to become inflamed.<\/p>\n

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Crohn\u2019s disease severely impacts the everyday lives of people who suffer from it. People take numerous trips to the doctor\u2019s office. If someone is extremely active, that will change if they are diagnosed with Crohn\u2019s. Working will also be extremely difficult, especially if the Crohn\u2019s is triggered during work hours.<\/p>\n

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The signs and symptoms of Crohn\u2019s disease can range from mild to severe. In some cases, the symptoms will develop gradually. In other cases, the symptoms will suddenly appear. When Crohn\u2019s is active, you may experience fatigue, fever, blood in the stool, sores on your mouth, loss of appetite and weight loss, and pain around the anus.<\/p>\n

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In more severe cases, you may experience inflammation of the eyes, joints, and skin. You may also experience inflammation in your bile ducts or liver.<\/p>\n

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Researchers, scientists, and doctors have no way of treating or even curing Crohn\u2019s disease. The reason is that an IBD affects people in different ways because it attacks different parts of the body. In order for a cure to work, it needs to work on everyone. So patients are taking all sorts of anti-inflammatory drugs to try and reduce the symptoms.<\/div>\n
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Just when we thought all hope was lost, researchers published a study in the journal\u00a0Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology<\/em>.\u00a0<\/em>The study illustrates the effects\u00a0cannabis<\/a>\u00a0has on patients suffering from Crohn\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n

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The study included 21 patients suffering from Crohn\u2019s disease. There were 13 men and 8 women. The average age of the patients was 40. Each patient had previously tried treating their disease with anti-tumor agents, steroidal therapy, and immunomodulators. No one was successful with any of these treatments.\u00a0Researchers split the patients into two groups. They began a 10-week study which included eight weeks of treatment and a follow-up two weeks later. One group was given rolled up cannabis containing 115mg of THC, and instructed to smoke it twice a day. The placebo group was given the same instructions, but their cannabis contained no THC.<\/p>\n

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\"cannabisThe results of the study are astonishing. In the THC group, 5 of 11 patients saw complete remission. In the THC group, 10 of 11 patients saw their Crohn\u2019s Disease Activity Index drop from 200 to 100. Each patient from the THC group reported that they were sleeping better and they regained their appetite. The main reason researchers believe cannabis may be the answer is because of the THC. Our bodies naturally produce THC, its called endocannabinoids. People suffering from Crohn\u2019s have low levels of endocannabinoids. But cannabis seems to provide cannabinoids which help reduce inflammation which triggers any one of the Crohn\u2019s disease symptoms.<\/p>\n

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Study Proves Cannabis Is a Viable Crohn\u2019s Disease Treatment Brandon Marji, Staff Writer November 21, 2017 BenSchonewille\/shutterstock.com There is an alarming number of people who suffer from\u00a0Crohn\u2019s disease. Crohn\u2019s disease is defined as an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It affects the body by causing inflammation in the digestive tract. This …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[617],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cannabis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}