There
is a growing list of diseases that medical marijuana can help with, and
lately many people have been investigating if medical pot can help
people suffering from Hepatitis-C. So, what are the details?
First,
let’s discuss Hepatitis-C. Hep-C is an autoimmune disease that mainly
affects the liver. If left untreated, it can be a fatal disease, slowly
eroding the body’s ability to digest food properly. In order to combat
Hep-C, you have to take a daily pill regimen to halt the progress of the
disease. Unfortunately, these pills can have a large variety of
unwanted, and very acute, side effects.
One
of the side effects of these pills is extreme nausea, to the point
where simply moving around can make your stomach feel like you’re
trapped on a cruise ship. In order to deal with this (and to avoid
adding more pills into the mix) many doctors are beginning to prescribe
medical marijuana thanks to its ability to easily calm your stomach.
This continues to be the common use for medical marijuana — to nullify
the side effects of a prescription drug without forcing you to take
other pharmaceuticals.
In
terms of helping with the disease generally, medical marijuana is not
particularly useful. While it can dull some of the symptoms, it cannot
halt the disease, and is therefore only a supplement to a treatment
regimen.
If
you have Hep-C and are looking to alleviate some of the side-effects of
your medications, talk to your doctor and see about possible medical
marijuana options in your area.
Originally published at www.medicalmarijuana.com on December 5, 2016.
