Hi all

[fatypumbar]

Hello,
Not really sure where too start but, My father has crohn's and has been sick with it for nearly as long as i can remember. He is just into his 60's and once again is in hospital as i type this email. He has been on numerous meds ( don't know all of them ), some worked in a way, most seemed to make things worse.
I'm not as close to him as i probably should be, ( neither of us being very social people ). He is at the stage of having a Colostomy bag and still suffers a lot.
The question i want too ask i guess is there anyone here who has got this far and still finds mmj beneficial? Not sure if i'm clutching at straw's or not, because my dad has always been against marijuana period, He knows i used to smoke it, gave it up 6 years ago :-/ unfortunately it made me think too much after about 18 years of smoking it everyday etc. I'm thinking after doing lots and lots of reading that i may ( here's hoping ) be able to at the very least talk him into "considering" the benefits, mostly of eating it mind you.

Now I hope i don't come across as being selfish , but i myself have not yet been tested, neither have my brothers but i have been lead to believe that it can be hereditary? My main worry is for my younger brothers, even tho i have been over 700km's away from my parents for 6 years or there about's i have seen/heard what it has done to my father especially when we visit them on our holidays etc.

In terms of myself i have basically had Diarrhea at least several times (2-3) a day for approx 18 months or more , seems so long im not sure if its longer, in that period i've maybe had firm stools 5 times at most. My parents tell me i should get a colonoscopy before im 40 to get tested for it. (i havn't told them about my symptons, diarrhea/stomach cramps/slight blood loss) Unfortunately i somehow feel i'd rather not know, and for the pain from my personal view if it gets too much for me im more than happy to either smoke/eat/vaporize some marijuana.
Sorry if that dragged on a bit,

Thanks in advance.
Shane.

 

[Trysha]

Hello Shane,
From your description of symptoms and family history you could be a candidate for Crohn's.
It is never good to lose blood and on that basis alone it would be prudent to agree to a colonoscopy,and just see how things are.
It may not be Crohn's it could be less or maybe worse.
No good second guessing or avoiding the issue.
If it is Crohn's then the sooner treated the better before it gets any worse.
I think some of us would like to run away from the diagnosis but it will catch up to us in the longer term.
It is hard to accept and at first I just did not believe it for almost two years but it has caught up with me now and I have to accept it.
Do something now and find out for better or worse what it is you have wrong with you.
So sorry about your dad.
Feel better soon
Hugs and best wishes
Trysha

 

[David]

Hi Shane and welcome.

1. Medical Marijuana has indeed proven to be beneficial for some. Here is some information on it. In addition, we have an MMJ forum.

2. There is a genetic component to Crohn's Disease. Depending on where you look, siblings have a 5-15% chance of contracting it.

3. You need to be seen by a gastroenterologist. Yesterday.

All my best to you.

 

[Angrybird]

Hi Shane, I can only agree that it is best to be checked out and know for sure if you have and IBD or not, leaving these things unknown/untreated for too long tend to lead to an trip to a&e and it some worst case scenario's an emergency op (it has happened to some here).

I hope the above links that David has mentioned will help with the query about your dad and that he can feel better soon.

xxx

NB Welcome to the forum!