CBD oil for IBS and anxiety - Day 4

[Merth83]

I've been wanting to try CBD oil for a while now but wasn't sure where to start. A friend of mine who has Crohn's disease gave me some advice and recommended a website to me where she gets hers. I bought a bottle of Full Spectrum CBD oil (tincture) for about $30 and free shipping. It arrived quickly. I started taking the lowest dose of 5 drops under the tongue on Monday. Since Monday I have used it 2-3 times a day as needed.

Results so far:

Anxiety - My IBS is absolutely tied in to my anxiety. I get anxious thinking about having bad poos, and when I have bad poos I get even more anxious. The CBD oil really does a great job of quieting all of my what-if, worrisome thinking throughout the day. The mornings are usually the worst. I tend to go potty before I leave the house, and if I have to go two or more times I start worrying that my whole day will be spent running to the bathroom. Now during my morning routine, I take five drops of oil under my tongue and go about my activities. By the time I'm ready to hit the road (45 minutes commute), I feel calm and alert. Doesn't seem to make me tired at all. My drives to work this week have been so much easier. I love analogies, and the one I came up with for this feeling is: My anxiety is usually like being stuck in a wind storm. It's surrounding me, I can feel it constantly, and I can't escape it. On CBD oil, it's like I'm inside my house listening to the wind outside. I can hear it knocking occasionally, trying to get in, but I just leave it outside. This week should have been an especially anxious one as I'm getting over a nasty sinus infection and I also am having severe lower back pains. Normally any kind of feeling of unease about my health would make me a giant ball of anxiety, but I've been able to come to work every day and focus and not stress over how I'm feeling constantly. It's kind of amazing considering how bad it's been this past year

IBS - So far, I haven't noticed a huge difference in my actual bathroom habits. I haven't needed to take as much Imodium this week. (For the last few weeks I've needed 2-3 pills almost daily, this week I've only taken 3 total.) My gas and bloating hasn't been as bad this week as it was last week. As mentioned above, I really think stopping the anxiety about the IBS is the biggest help. Perhaps as I keep taking it, I'll see more improvements. Will post another update next week!

[bornagain47]

Hi Mertha . I am delighted to hear that oil is working for you . Thank you so much for posting update . Look forward to next update and praying there will be more improvement in IBS symptoms . God bless . Take care . I am going to try it to .

[tigga]

Hi, may I ask what strength oil you are taking, I'm confused about types & different strengthsThanks for reading

[Merth83 in reply to tigga]

This is what I bought. It's 500mg. I only do five drops at a time, two or three times a day. I think I might try upping the dose at night. Apparently taking more at night helps you sleep but taking less at night can make you more alert. I'm still learning the ropes myself. thoughtcloud.net/product/fu...

[tigga in reply to Merth83]

Hi, Merth83, thank you for the info, very helpful!

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[blue19]

Hi, this is most interesting as I too thought I would give CBD oil a go to help with the anxiety, stress and sleeplessness not helped with being menopausal- I got this from Holland and Barrett and I am using the capsules one a day 10mg) still early days yet, it seems to help with the stress a bit better as seem a bit more chilled but the IBS is still the same , Will be interesting to see if it does help with the IBS. Will try and keep posted about how I am doing, all the best Merth83