Cannabis For Dysphagia?

PinkKushDreams · Nov 22, 2015

hotrodharley said:
I am unable to diagnose if you were standing in front of me. I was an RN. But I worked in gastroenterology with scopes for several years as an OR nurse in ambulatory surgery. The most common type of dysphagia in young people is eosinophilic oesophagitis. More common in males and for unknown reasons has reached almost epidemic proportions. As with many conditions it is caused by inflammation without the actual causes of the inflammation being known many times.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18564273

I have had this issue going onto a year now ! The doctors and specialists i worked with at my G . I clinic seem to have no idea what is going on . I had many tests but probably not all of them , i did have the scope / endoscopy ... an ultra sound and also a test where they put a tube in through your nose into your stomach with a monitor for 24 hours or 48 hours . I got all these tests done and they still have zero idea what the issue is . They said they saw some irritation to my stomach lining or something to that effect but it could have been from anti biotics i took months before or something ? It's sucks they can't determine the why but more importantly that they seem to have no idea what the issue even is which means they haven't solved it . I have been living this nightmare and the quality of my life has dramatically dropped ever since . I am even more upset that the end result of seeing the specialist was "sometimes these things happen and they figure themselves out" that line keeps playing in my head every day and infuriates me as this is what i was told and then handed a 6 month pill script and never spoke to again ..... i follow up with my doctor and all he does is try and throw lorazepam pills at me . I don't understand what to do ... if this is going to be the quality of life where i can barely even eat a meal or enjoy anything ... i don't know what to feel about that or how long i could do it . I have enough to deal with ( other issues ) as do others that i work through every day and this is just the icing on the cake , overwhelming for me . I am used to constantly eating and exercising and feeling great , enjoying my food and fueling my body .. the way my eating is now on these pills ... i barely have enough energy or mental focus to get out of bed . I think i need to look into new doctors and get second opinions . I thank you for your advice and insight , i will research more into eosinophilic oesophagitis .. i have done mountains of research although it hasn't really helped i don't remember if i came across that condition or not but i should look it up and mention it . Thanks! i remember reading about the dilation , similar to expanding a balloon or something inside to make things easier ... from what i read it's something the people usually have to keep going back to get done . I don't know what i need but i need some sort of help , that's for sure .

qwizoking · Nov 22, 2015

personally i think all your problems are mental, just based on the short interactions youve had here.

the lorazepam may help you, of course bezos are often abused. and like sunni said...i think... its really not a long term drug, or something you want to take daily. but it does have a long half life and stays in tje blood a while, if it does help alot one a day should do you. and is better than some other benzos

i would again, kind of re stating, but i would avoid thc altogether.
you could try a topical rubbed on the area of discomfort, reduces inflammation as well as relaxes muscles.

PinkKushDreams · Nov 22, 2015

qwizoking said:
personally i think all your problems are mental, just based on the short interactions youve had here.

the lorazepam may help you, of course bezos are often abused. and like sunni said...i think... its really not a long term drug, or something you want to take daily. but it does have a long half life and stays in tje blood a while, if it does help alot one a day should do you. and is better than some other benzos

i would again, kind of re stating, but i would avoid thc altogether.
you could try a topical rubbed on the area of discomfort, reduces inflammation as well as relaxes muscles.

I don't think it's mental although maybe it adds to it , makes things worse . I had help when i first got the domperidone and it is the reason i can eat enough to survive . It works well enough to where i don't need a tube to feed or something but it obviously has large effects of life quality since a big part of our life is eating . I have times where the pill does not work as well , especially if i only took 1 of them that day for whatever reason .. if i haven't really had it in my system consistently for a day it has previously been less effective or ineffective . I think that shows the motility pills is doing work and it's less mental since my meds are not for anxiety . I suppose trying a pill once might not hurt to see the difference however i feel with all the advice given and research on those pills .. i will hold off on that avenue for now . I thank you for your reply and kind advice but currently i won't stop with the THC medicating as it really does help me with chronic pain / inflammation and overall muscle tension and soreness from my injuries but i definitely have slowed down my use .. maybe someday i will in the near or distant future get off cannabis use but for now it hasn't seemed to make anything worse ( other than the bad trips i had months ago ) it has only seem to do some good . I don't like being super high since it's over whelming but when i dose just enough for pain and a good high , it has been enjoyable . I thank you again and if anything changes ill be sure to post ... even if that day comes where i have to stop , i will always have lots of love for the plant . I just don't want to quit using it if i don't have to since there are benefits for me in it . It's when the negatives outweigh the positives i will stop or when told to try from a doctor say for therapy reasons . I had to quit using in my teens after it triggered the D/r and D/p and wasn't able to return for 10 years or more when i got into the medical scene to see if it could be beneficial for my pain . I was happy when i could return to something i used to enjoy so much albeit for different reasons and much lower consumption but i really don't like pills and this plant which is natural eliminates pain , helps me with depression and sleep ..... it's a universal medicine for me and many others so if i don't have to stop i don't really want to . I don't get the same high as i did when i was younger but maybe i need to re learn it some how possibly . In any case .. i will quit if i ever need to but that won't be today . Be well and stay medicated .

hotrodharley · Nov 22, 2015

PinkKushDreams said:
I don't think it's mental although maybe it adds to it , makes things worse . I had help when i first got the domperidone and it is the reason i can eat enough to survive . It works well enough to where i don't need a tube to feed or something but it obviously has large effects of life quality since a big part of our life is eating . I have times where the pill does not work as well , especially if i only took 1 of them that day for whatever reason .. if i haven't really had it in my system consistently for a day it has previously been less effective or ineffective . I think that shows the motility pills is doing work and it's less mental since my meds are not for anxiety . I suppose trying a pill once might not hurt to see the difference however i feel with all the advice given and research on those pills .. i will hold off on that avenue for now . I thank you for your reply and kind advice but currently i won't stop with the THC medicating as it really does help me with chronic pain / inflammation and overall muscle tension and soreness from my injuries but i definitely have slowed down my use .. maybe someday i will in the near or distant future get off cannabis use but for now it hasn't seemed to make anything worse ( other than the bad trips i had months ago ) it has only seem to do some good . I don't like being super high since it's over whelming but when i dose just enough for pain and a good high , it has been enjoyable . I thank you again and if anything changes ill be sure to post ... even if that day comes where i have to stop , i will always have lots of love for the plant . I just don't want to quit using it if i don't have to since there are benefits for me in it . It's when the negatives outweigh the positives i will stop or when told to try from a doctor say for therapy reasons . I had to quit using in my teens after it triggered the D/r and D/p and wasn't able to return for 10 years or more when i got into the medical scene to see if it could be beneficial for my pain . I was happy when i could return to something i used to enjoy so much albeit for different reasons and much lower consumption but i really don't like pills and this plant which is natural eliminates pain , helps me with depression and sleep ..... it's a universal medicine for me and many others so if i don't have to stop i don't really want to . I don't get the same high as i did when i was younger but maybe i need to re learn it some how possibly . In any case .. i will quit if i ever need to but that won't be today . Be well and stay medicated .

Mental plays a huge part but I would suggest seeing true specialists in problem gastroenterology. Usually at a teaching hospital if you can't afford the pricey private visits. With a lot of history and evaluation done already it should shorten any diagnostics. You have already been scoped and had manometrics with the results recorded. It's sometimes the case of seeking the right physician.

PinkKushDreams · Nov 22, 2015

hotrodharley said:
Mental plays a huge part but I would suggest seeing true specialists in problem gastroenterology. Usually at a teaching hospital if you can't afford the pricey private visits. With a lot of history and evaluation done already it should shorten any diagnostics. You have already been scoped and had manometrics with the results recorded. It's sometimes the case of seeking the right physician.

I think you are right , i will look into a second option and opinion . Thank you for the kind words .

sunni · Nov 22, 2015

hotrodharley said:
Mental plays a huge part but I would suggest seeing true specialists in problem gastroenterology. Usually at a teaching hospital if you can't afford the pricey private visits. With a lot of history and evaluation done already it should shorten any diagnostics. You have already been scoped and had manometrics with the results recorded. It's sometimes the case of seeking the right physician.

he is canadian he would not pay to see a specialist just adding that in

Cannabis For Dysphagia?

PinkKushDreams

Member

qwizoking

Well-Known Member

PinkKushDreams

Member

hotrodharley

Well-Known Member

PinkKushDreams

Member

sunni

Administrator