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Bile Salt Malabsorbtion In The Small Bowel.

Discussion in 'Medical Marijuana Usage and Applications' started by PottyPenny, Jul 25, 2014.

  1. #1 PottyPenny, Jul 25, 2014
    I am suffering from small bowel malabsorbtion. I have lost over 90 pounds in a three year period. My barium follow through took 20 minutes.  I still have my gallbladder, no stones. Today I was given cholestagel to bind the bile salts to my stool.  The Dr asked me if I used cannabis, which, as it's illegal here I said no. However I do when in places it is legal. Then  I can eat almost everyday. I have an appetite, my diarrhoea  is greatly reduced despite my eating almost normally and my weight stabilises, I also have much better energy levels and never pass out.
     
    The Dr told me cannabis would make my condition worse, and I should stay away from it.  is he right? That is not my experience, does anyone know? This drug he wants me to take has only been tested on 24 people with my condition. My cholesterol is normal. I am worried about the effects of low cholesterol which include alzimers, cancer, depression and suicide risks. Even the  Mayo clinic says so.  I will also no longer absorb all fat soluble vitamins. he told me to eat bacon and cakes. It sounds like I'm making it up but sadly I'm not.
     
    now I don't know what to do. Does anyone know or have any advice?

     
  2. #2 Old School Smoker, Jul 25, 2014
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  3. #3 snoopdog6502, Jul 25, 2014
    See a new doctor, yours sounds like a quack.
     
  4. #4 PottyPenny, Jul 25, 2014
    That's what I have found.. I was astonished he even asked me as there is nothing about me to suggest I  might. Unless he did a sneaky test? This is an off label use of the drug. I am reluctant to take it to be honest without knowing what's causing the problem. I feel so much better after a little cookie, I must admit I am reluctant to stop. I have enough trouble eating as it is.  x
     
  5. #5 dirtydingusus, Jul 25, 2014
    I agree with everyone here.... your doc is full of
    shit .... or just doesn't want to see.... as mentioned they often get "incentives" to get you buying pills...

    Most (obviously not all) digestive issues are better handled with your diet then meds anyway....
    We all know pharmaceutical companies want to continue treating you.... and have little to no interest in curing you....
     
  6. #6 PottyPenny, Jul 25, 2014
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    he is a world renound expert in Crohns, which I don't have. He has an excellent reputation. I had high hopes of finally finding what's causing this. I am so disappointed. :confused:  I don't pay for treatment. x
     
  7. #7 snoopdog6502, Jul 25, 2014
    He just wants to give you pills and send you out the door.
     
    My doctor told me I could have all the edibles I want.
     
  8. #8 dirtydingusus, Jul 25, 2014
    Unfortunately in our modern environment.... if you know how to do internet research.... you can often learn more about your issues than your doc knows in very little amount of time...
    I have some fucked up intractable epilepsy... had my temporal lobe removed... been on all their pills... everything the docs did made things worse... all their meds created new problems... new types of seizure... now i say fuck them and do not take their pills as all... better to live with the seizures... and sticking with the cannabis... i have far less frequent and less violent seizures....
    Sometimes the doctors only know what they were told... years ago... and dont keep up w new info...
    And many dont know anything other than how to write a skript..... dont be afraid to speak up!
     
  9. #9 Jimmy Carter, Jul 25, 2014
    start eating activated oil, oral ingestion is really the better way to medicate internal issues like that, I prefer a combination of eating and vaping/smoking.
     
  10. #10 Jimmy Carter, Jul 25, 2014
    also I would highly recommend you start eating some probiotics. quality yogurts, fermented foods/drinks etc.
     
  11. #11 PottyPenny, Jul 25, 2014
    I am sorry to hear about your problems, but I agree with you 110%, less frequent and less violent  from something natural that makes you feel good, as a pose a handful of chemicals that make you feel like crap. That's the  same with me.  It's hard to get here. My partner lives in Cali. There I have very few problems. I take my cookie and eat  my dinner, have energy and enjoy life. I sometimes have the runs but nothing  like I suffer here and my weight is stable. I've been home 2 weeks and I'm already 6 pounds down on the weight I went to cali 5  weeks ago and can barely leave the house. Here Jimmy I do both, I vape IF I can get it then store that to make cookies. Thanks everyone. I was really confused and feeling very low. I don't want to switch the runs for alzheimers or want to kill myself, that's insane. I knew you all wold be the voice of reason. :hello:  x
     
  12. #12 00Hassel, Jul 26, 2014
    Bacon, cakes and pharmaceutical drugs? But no cannabis?
     
    IMO you would be better served elsewhere; I "Like This" to several comments as others provided you with great suggestions I will not!
     
    Sometimes when doctors say things as he did to you... I'm inclined to wonder if they even know what the endocannabinoid system is.
     
  13. #13 Jimmy Carter, Jul 26, 2014
    I feel like a lot of times they just want to sell you drugs
     

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