I have a theory on this subject. I myself have been suffering from chronic stomach pain for about 3 years now, and I have been smoking non stop pretty much for the past 14 years. Yeah, my IBS or whatever it is flares up immediately after smoking herb, but I do not think that pot caused this. My theory is that many pot heads also do other types of drugs (whether it be prescribed or otherwise) and it causes stomach problems that, sadly, pot does not help. I will share with you everything besides weed that I have consumed in the past 3 years... When I was living in Austin Texas with my girlfriend, there was a really big spice epidemic. This is when I first noticed the problem. We quit smoking that poison (it really is poison and if anything synthetic cannabis might mess with the receptors in your gut) and for a bit, I was ok. Then I found RC benzos online (etizolam, ect...) and started taking that for about a year to help with stress on top of my kolonapin script. Did you know that there are more gaba receptors in the gut than in the brain? That could be another culprit, for anyone even prescribed benzos for stress. Then, I learned how to make concentrated, pure lsa from Hawaiian baby Woodrow seeds... I have been tripping occasionally (like once a month or so) for the past year. Any who, about 8 or 9 weeks ago, I made a batch of super concentrated lsa, took rc benzos for the anxiety sometimes induced by psychedelics, and on top of everything was drinking with it. When I came out of my trippy little 2 week bender on rc benzos, lsa, and alcohol, I started getting the worst cramps in my sides I have ever experienced. Like hard core leg cramps but in the stomach that would last up to 15 min at a time. My stools were watery, and I could see undigested food. Constant, heavy pain in my intestinal region. Little stomach spasms all over, and constant back pain. Anyway, since then I have been to the doc, the er (because of the crazy amount of pain, i'm not joking), and a gi. I have had ct's, blood tests, urine tests, ect... they found high lipase at first which was a sign of pancreatitis, but since then my levels have normalized and IBS itself can cause elevated lipase. Most recently, I had an MRI of my abdomen, and they ruled out any damage to vital organs. I quit drinking and taking the rc benzos, no more lsa (20 hits of the shit is just sitting in my guitar case lol) and it has been 2 months. Major, major, major pain every time I smoke weed. The bloating is the worst part, its so bad that it hurts to do anything. But again, I do believe that if I only smoked pot and didn't do any other drug, I would be fine right now. I still smoke because it helps so much with my state of mind (i have bad ptsd and depression along with anger issues) that the mental relief still out weighs the physical pain, I just try to smoke less, like maybe one or two bowls per day. I did quit for about 4 days, and when I felt a ton better I started smoking again, and in less than a week I was in the same pain again. But I will acknowledge that it took days of chronic smoking after the 4 day break for me to get this bad again, so I think moderation is key. I wont smoke daily anymore, and that seems to be the best solution for me. I have a colonoscopy and an endoscopy scheduled in 2 1/2 weeks and I'll update if they find anything, but I'm betting they won't. Anyway, this post is for any pot head out there that is questioning, "Why the hell is pot hurting me?" and look at any other substance you have used in the past, even alcohol can cause ibs. Also I just wanted to add it that if you can force yourself to burp, that helps. I've been doing it since I was a little kid to be funny, but I just tried it and it seems to help lol.
Last edited:
