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RE: I'm Jeremy - Published Author, Harvard Graduate... and Daily Stoner
Welcome Jeremy! I'm happy to meet you.
I have MS complicated by IBS and I've eaten and vaped cannabis, everyday for the last 8 years. I live in Canada and have a medical license. Our laws have been changing rapidly and we were just awarded the "right to grow" 2 weeks ago. Our government has promised full legalization by Apr. 2017. (It feels like we are on the verge of the "Great Canadian Pot Rush" and it's pretty chaotic from day to day because some laws are being upheld and others not.) I look forward to reading your work and interacting. :)
I, likewise! Sounds like you have it even rougher than I do, although I know firsthand how good relief feels. Congratulations on your country (almost) getting its act together; I hope it inspires action down here!
Actually, since I started eating cannabis, I haven't had an MS episode. It's remarkable because the disease caused me to lose my eyesight twice prior to adopting my cannabis lifestyle. For the most part, if I'm careful with my eating lifestyle, I am able to manage the IBS component without too much trouble. Both conditions are linked to an imbalance in the gut micro-biome or mix of gut bacteria. Cannabis is an adaptogen....is able to change the expression of the bacteria. Hopefully we can share info and help others through Steemit.
That's terrific information! I had read about the plant's adaptogenic properties but I confess that it's been enough of a challenge keeping up with all the changes in the law that also staying on top of every new medical discovery has proven too tall a task. Do you have any posts explaining more information?
Sure. Here's a few:
http://hightimes.com/culture/research-says-cannabis-affects-intestinal-flora-and-may-prevent-obesity/
http://sclabs.com/about-blog/item/131-leaky-gut-syndrome-cannabinoids-and-the-endocannabinoid-system-ecs-as-a-therapeutic-target.html
https://www.medicalmarijuana.com/medical-marijuana-treatments-cannabis-uses/inflammatory-bowel-disease-and-cannabis/
I wanted to add to the IBS issue...have either of you tried eating probiotic foods regularly? (saurkraut, kimchi, raw pickles, etc?) I have known quite a few people with IBS symptoms that disappeared after they started eating foods like this every day. You can buy pill bottle probiotics and get probiotics in liquids like Kombucha but neither seems to work as miraculously. Give it a try!
Thank you for commenting. Yes to all those foods. I make my own kraut and Kombucha. I gave up eating all grains, white potato and rice, 5 years ago. this strategy control sugars and starches which starves out "bad" bacteria so that the "good" bacteria can gain a strong foothold in the G/I tract. I also ingest "human strain" probiotics everyday. The source is cultured from other healthy humans and manufactured in a lab. They are sold in better health food stores and you will usually find them in the refrigerated section. Most probiotics sold commercially are from cow or goat sources. It makes sense to me to colonize my gut with healthy bacteria from the same species.