Today I evaluated a 26 year male who has suffered from intense abdominal cramping, constipation and intermittent diarrhea for the past 10 years. He has been tentatively diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrom (IBS). He has a significant family history for Crohns disease but has been unable to schedule a colonoscopy due to no insurance. For the past 6 years he has been medicating with cannabis to control his symptoms.

As medical director for medical cannabis of southern california I often evaluate patients who take regular high doses of prednisone. Prednisone is the atomic bomb for inflammatory conditions such as crohns, ulcerative colitis, sever asthma and many other medical conditions. Unfortunately it’s effects do not come without significant side effects. Many patients can get relief of these side effects by using cannabis.