I am no pot snob either
I have Crohn's Disease and I have to stick with heavier narcotic type smokes to relax my digestive system..
With Crohn's you have a couple clinical interventions for the pain.... you can either get surgery or you can take medications like Pentasa or Lialda whenever you have flareups....
When you get surgery, your digestive system will be screwed up the rest of your life, but the pain dissipates because you no longer have open sores in your intestines.
When I take Pentasa, I get headaches, drymouth, ear ringing (when the headache is present)... When I take Lialda, which is the newer medicine, I don't have side effects that are as intense but the headaches are still common...
When I smoke really strong indica dominant hybrids, especially those that are more couch lock like the Ogs, Bubbas, Chems, and other Kush-based strains, I really get some decent pain relief that makes a difference for me... that's all that counts for me...
But I definitely have to be picky because most strains do not help the pain...