Liver Cirrhosis and Marijuana

[fifa2]

Smoking Marijuana with Liver Cirrhosis?

Frowned upon? Or is it okay?

[LAJ123]

Good morning fifa,

There has been research that suggests that marijuana / cannabis is helpful in many different illnesses and conditions.

Cannabis is legal for personal and medicinal use in a few countries but not the UK.

The active ingredient is used in some prescription only medicines for pain relief / muscle spasms in multiple sclerosis and for sickness from chemotherapy.

Until smoking marijuana is legal, its clearly going to be frowned upon and of course nobody here would encourage a criminal offence.

This from The British Liver Trust website

"Cannabis is a psychoactive drug. It can aid relaxation (though may also induce anxiety and paranoia). It is linked to untoward effects on motivation and judgement. It is also linked to the “gateway theory”, where people who start using this drug may move onto other harmful drugs. There are some clinical reports of direct effects on the liver. As such, the use of cannabis is actively discouraged."

If you are having problems coping with the symptoms of cirrhosis then you need to go back to your GP or consultant and discuss other ways to improve your quality of life.

Sorry if that's not the answer you wanted, but please stay in this forum for the support and advice that we are all happy to give when you're having difficulties with your illness.

Jim

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[1football]

Hi

Totally agree with what LA123 says,don’t know your situation but as I understand if your condition goes to possible transplant stage then smoking or other ways of taking marijuana are a big no.please talk to your clinical team as you can’t tell them anything they haven’t allready heard and they won’t judge you but will advise you even if it’s not what you want to hear.

Best wishes

[Bugsy1962 in reply to 1football]

I did it with once with cirrhosis portal hypertension and varices because of the pain i was suffering .two hours later i was coughing blood as the varice burst .i spent the next 7 days in hospitol, and am lucky to be here take it from me dont ever do it...

[jojokarak]

Hi I asked my consultant this before I was on the list and he said it wouldn't cause any more harm as I was using it for sleep as soon as I got accepted on the list I was told to give up all forms of smoking so if I was you I would speak to your consultant as they all give different advice based on our individual needs

[Eurotrash]

I Don't know how the transplant list works.

But that aside, I think that some people who struggle with being sober might benefit from using cannabis as it's not hepatotoxic in the way alcohol is.

I don't encourage breaking the law and personally it really doesn't agree with me, so I don't smoke it.

I think it's an interesting topic to explore though.

[jojokarak in reply to Eurotrash]

It didn't agree with me either but it knocked me out lol I have a few people in my life who use it for various conditions and they wouldn't be able to function as well without it but myself I only used for a short space of time 😉

[Eurotrash in reply to jojokarak]

It makes me anxious but I have a friend with MS who stopped taking meds for pain after starting to vaporize it. Saving herself from lots of side effects. I think there's no excuse not to legalize it for medical use, at least. Everyone who wants to smokes it anyway. Drunk people tend to give you punches and stoners give you hugs...

[jojokarak in reply to Eurotrash]

That's certainly true with the hugs 😂 I think it's only a matter of time before it's legal

[fifa2]

Thanks everyone for your input it is much appreciated. I am in the U.S and well at least here in my state it is legal. I will be sure to ask my doctor for his input before I venture out and try something that might cause more harm than good.

[PCBnPBC]

The big question for me (and I am not sure that it has been answered here) is it is a toxin (right?) so the liver needs to remove it (I presume) so is this not the same issue as alochol?? in fact can marijuana cause cirrosis?

I would like more info. on this, for those addicted to alochol, they need help with addiction, for those who enjoy a slight buzz from a gin n tonic or glass of wine, might pot be a less abusive form of self abuse?

Interested in learning more!

[Phil64]

Maybe a Merry Christmas

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