JesusLover
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I have Irritable Bowel Syndrome. I've had it since at least 2002; and it slowly has gotten worse 'til today where I am sick over 90% of the time. I went through the process to get my card, sent the money in to the state of Michigan and am currently waiting for my card any day now. ( I've tried smoking twice to see if that would help and it does not seem to, plus I am getting too high in the process. Also my lungs are shot so smoking a joint is out, and I tried a vaporizer for the first time today. It worked great but it did not help my IBS and kind of increased my panicky I'm gonna be sick meter... then I leveled out, went home and went to bed. So, smoking seems to be a last resort as of now. I am now looking into high CBD, low THC strains and am sort of overwhelmed after being out of "the game" for so long (I used to grow back in the late 70's and early 80's etc., but quit growing in the 90's). And Southwest Michigan does not have many open dispensaries around Kalamazoo and consequently I forsee a very hard time obtaining strains specific to my gastrointestinal problem(s), let alone processing it into oils/hash that I can eat. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
And it's not like I can just go over to a buddies house and bog down [already tried it twice], I have to stay specific to my medical needs to treat my area of my body... which is my gastrointestinal tract, or my gut to be simple. Smoking may be an option in the future once I get used to cannabis in my system again and learn my limits.
Things I cannot have:
Milk and all milk products (for sure)
Coffee (acidic?)
Jellies and jams (Citric acid?)
Pop (Citric acid, carbonation)
Gluten (not as bad as the milk but it still affects me)
In reality I can't have 95% of the foods out there.
It might be embarrassing but it must also be noted that back in circa 2000 I had a problem with meth and cocaine for a summer. One day my body just rejected them and I ended up in the hospital. Suffice it to say that if someone rolled a joint with either of these in it (a swifty) it would probably kill me. All the more reason to physically see what I am taking. So you see I can't really "roll" with the same crowd anymore. I am kind of on my own so to speak. I need to make my own path, learn how to grow [again], and treat myself.
Your understanding, help, and expertise is much appreciated. I have no where else to turn to as another forum I joined is full of catatonic, mindless 12 year olds, and not much serious posting.
And it's not like I can just go over to a buddies house and bog down [already tried it twice], I have to stay specific to my medical needs to treat my area of my body... which is my gastrointestinal tract, or my gut to be simple. Smoking may be an option in the future once I get used to cannabis in my system again and learn my limits.
Things I cannot have:
Milk and all milk products (for sure)
Coffee (acidic?)
Jellies and jams (Citric acid?)
Pop (Citric acid, carbonation)
Gluten (not as bad as the milk but it still affects me)
In reality I can't have 95% of the foods out there.
It might be embarrassing but it must also be noted that back in circa 2000 I had a problem with meth and cocaine for a summer. One day my body just rejected them and I ended up in the hospital. Suffice it to say that if someone rolled a joint with either of these in it (a swifty) it would probably kill me. All the more reason to physically see what I am taking. So you see I can't really "roll" with the same crowd anymore. I am kind of on my own so to speak. I need to make my own path, learn how to grow [again], and treat myself.
Your understanding, help, and expertise is much appreciated. I have no where else to turn to as another forum I joined is full of catatonic, mindless 12 year olds, and not much serious posting.