June 23, 20102 CommentsDisease Treatment
corticosteroids,
crohn's disease,
IBD,
immune modulators,
inflammatory bowel disease,
marijuana clinic,
medical marijuana card,
mesalimine,
ulcerative colitis
Today in Irvine I took care of 2 patients who were suffering from Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis that were using medical marijuana to help control their symptoms. Primarily they stated the cannabis reduces abdominal cramping, decreases diarrhea and decreased the amount of “flare ups” that they had in the past 12 months.
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April 8, 2010One CommentDisease Treatment
abdominal cramping,
colitis,
constipation,
crohns diseaase,
diarrhea,
Dr Sean Breen,
IBS,
inflammatory bowel disease,
irritable bowel syndrome,
medical cannabis,
Medical Marijuana,
ulcerative colitis,
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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.
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October 15, 20095 CommentsDisease Treatment
cannabis,
crohn's disease,
Dr Sean Breen,
inflammatory bowel disease,
joint pain,
medical cannabis of southern california,
Medical Marijuana,
methotrexate,
prednisone,
reginal enteritis,
ulcerative colitis,
uveitis
As medical director for Medical Cannabis of Southern California I often evaluate patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Let me discuss a case that I had yesterday.
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