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Thanks Cataja! I wish our state would legalize it, at least for 18+ year olds. I've never tried it but would like to see if it would help.
Some in the FB support groups that say it helps.
Some in the FB support groups that say it helps.
There might be something here, but the idea of a placebo in this circumstance seems silly. The participants would certainly be able to tell which they received.
That's what I was thinking Scott, 
That's what my doctor said when I asked him. It took him a couple of seconds to compose himself-I think I took him completely by surprise!!
I've been using cannabis for years. For a lot longer than when I was
actually diagnosed with UC. And still after a battle between docs if it's actually UC or Crohns.
For me it has never caused complete remission. It has helped but it is not a cure all.
actually diagnosed with UC. And still after a battle between docs if it's actually UC or Crohns.
For me it has never caused complete remission. It has helped but it is not a cure all.
Smoking is the most ineffective method if your aim is therapeutic. Oil, eating and even juicing fresh leaves are more promising.
Ingesting sounds better than smoking. Even better if I could measure a certain amount in my daily fruit smoothie.
You figure with the Cleveland Clinic being one of the biggest and best hospitals in the world, that marijuana would be tried there. I live right down the street and would love for this to happen. Especially of how strict they are with giving pain meds now, why not go this route?