Stomach Problems

Hello my name is Nate. Let me start by saying that I am a full supporter of the medical marijuana movement. I have been consuming marijuana for about 6 years now. At first it started as something fun to do with friends. As I began to smoke more often, I started to notice that the stomach problems I had always struggled with were no longer a problem. I used to have quite painful stomach cramps nearly everyday. Reguardless of what I ate for breakfast I would have this problem for the first couple hours of my day. Sometimes I wouldent even make it out of the shower and to breakfast before the cramps would start. Even skipping breakfast entirely would usually never make a difference. Once I started smoking every morning I started to notice that I no longer had these cramps. It has been so long since Iv dealt with this problem that I almost forgot about all those terrible mornings. Now that I am older I am engaged and while my wife to be is a supporter of marijuana and used to smoke herself she no longer partakes due to her enlistment in the army. Of course since marijuana is still illegal on a federal level there can be none on base. I will be moving to base with her as soon as we are married and she is settled in. Naturally I will need to stop smoking. Or at least I wont be able to smoke at a constant rate. I could still go off base and do as I please with no worry of getting her in trouble. Anyway I have been experimenting with cutting back big time and or quitting. Trouble is that when I eat and then avoid smoking I tend to feel extremely bloated and have acid reflux for several hours after eating. Obisously this sucks.. So much that its just better to not eat anything sometimes. What I'm wondering is if this problem is presenting itself because I actually have a stomach condition that is causing this. If so obiously marijuana is doing the trick but if that's not an option in the future id like to know if there are other ways to solve my problem. The other possibility I'm thinking is that maybe iv just gotten so used to smoking after eating that when I eat now my body is expecting it and reacts badily when I don't smoke. Either way I'm going to the doctors tomarrow to see what he has to say on the subject. Just thought that I would post something on here to see if anyone else is having these problems too. It would be great to hear any sort of input reguardless.

 

Thank you for the responses. Went to the doctors today so I figured I would give an update. Surprisingly my doctor was relatively supportive of the use of marijuana for my problems. He recommended I go to a clinic and see about getting a medical card. Reguardless I wanted to figure out what the actual problem is (if there is one). I ended up getting several x rays of my stomach and they all came back normal. Along with the x rays he also prescribed an anti acid. Hopefully the anti acid will clear up the problem before my follow up appointment in 2 weeks. If not ill be headed to an endoscopy. Thanks again for the responses. I will be updating as the days go by hopefully with some good news.

 

Well its been several days so I figured I would give an update. The anti acid seems to be helping for the most part. I usually start my day around 3:30pm so iv been waiting until about 6pm to take it. It last pretty much all day but I usually still wake up with acid reflux. The bloating problem seems to be doing quite a bit better as well which I have to say I never expected. Although I have still been smoking from time to time I don't see It being enough to be the reason Iv been feeling better. Once Im completely dry I plan to cut back to only smoking at work when its offered. (Can't be rude. haha) with luck I'll still be feeling well enough to pass on having an endoscopy or any further test when I go to my follow up appoint.