mikemikenh
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I'm 18, and I've been smoking regularly, on a daily basis since about my freshman year in highschool. Recently I haven't been able to smoke without having an excruciating pain in my abdomen. I don't necessarily believe it is weed causing my pain, as it's there whether I smoke or not, smoking just seems to intensify it. I've been doing tons of tedious research online, and I've seemed to come across some similar issues, but not quite the same. Again, I cannot stress enough that I do not blame the bud for causing my pain, as it just makes it a more intense pain. From all the research I've done, and all the symptoms I'm experiencing the best conclusion I can come to is that it is a HUGE air bubble stuck in my stomach, causing acid reflux, heartburn and more. [Sidenote: I do not have GERD or a gallbladder problem or even any other digestive disorder.] my best guess as to what caused it is improper breathing during a run I did up and down a huge hill. When I got to the top (mind you I'm not a very athletic guy, but I'm not an unfit person either) I was extremely fatigued on the verge of passing out, throwing up, and then dry heaving. It took me a while to catch my breath and get my breathing back to normal (roughly 30 minutes) but a day or two later I just woke up with the worst pain ever. I've been dealing with it for about two weeks now, and it's kinda felt like something moving behind my sternum, and sometimes under my right ribs. Thought I may have dislocated a rib or something, as it felt like something was moving right underneath my ribs, but after 3 x-rays, and a cat scan they found nothing at all. Not even the slightest anomaly. Now, where the weed comes into play... after being in the hospital for over 18 hours straight in excruciating pain (enough to drop me to my knees and put me in the fetal position with troubled breathing) I went to go home, smoke a doob and go to sleep, well about half way through my doob the pain was so excruciatingly painful I ended up back at the hospital with more IV's and more tests, had a dye injected into my system and more. Blood pressure was dangerously low (cant remember exact number I wanna say it was in the 50's maybe 60's) and my pulse was almost 140. It felt like something was moving in my body.... Once I told the doctors this they did a psych eval on me. Getting off subject here though, so basically the only thing that has made sense to me is that it's a trapped gas bubble/air bubble since they can't manage to see it on any scans and or tests. I don't have insurance, being 18 I can't even afford it haha. But smoking has always helped alleviate my pains, and relax my muscles, but I read online (has to do with GERD but I don't have it) that while weed does relax muscles it can also relax the sphincter in the stomach between it and the esophagus. Which would make sense as to why the pain would start going up into my chest from my stomach when I smoke, ever since the pain started I've even gone as far as to stop smoking weed completely the past couple days hoping it would help the pain, and it has to an extent, but proves that bud is not the underlying cause. I've been belching, A LOT... burping seems bring the pain up to my chest as well, and each time I burp I feel a little relief, but it doesn't come without a price, when the chest/stomach pain is alleviated it's sometimes causing acid reflux/heartburn & trouble breathing. Which makes me feel even more like it's a trapped air bubble. I guess my question here is, what can I do to help get this out of my stomach/chest? I tried drinking soda to help me burp more, attempting to burp it up. I've even gone as far as putting a teaspoon of baking soda in an 8oz glass of water as this is supposed to help break up the gas bubbles, but honestly it was just an extremely nasty drink that just made me puke. Also, along with the acid reflux and everything else. I'm having trouble keeping anything down, liquid or solid. I'm not sick or anything, but I feel like the food and whatnot just cant make it past the bubble. Anyhow, I suppose I've gone on long enough. Anybody have any Ideas? I'd like to return to my daily rituals without having to suffer for it haha. I'm meeting with my primary physician again tomorrow morning, and now that I'm sure its a gas issue, and not a bone issue maybe it can be taken care of. If it is I'll leave a comment or reply letting everyone know what it was that helped, maybe one day someone else will stumble upon this thread themselves and it can help them. As I said before I don't have insurance, I'm 18 and can't afford it, but trying to figure out what it is has cost me over $10,000 in medical bills and maybe it can prevent someone else from having to deal with such things. I'll also list the medication (if any) the doctor prescribed to help with the bubble.
Oh yeah! Also! I thought smoking in general could have been causing it to get worse, as I smoke cigarettes too, cigarettes seem to have no effect on the situation, but weed does. I tried alternative methods of getting my buzz (edibles) and the result was the same. Just plain pooey!
Oh yeah! Also! I thought smoking in general could have been causing it to get worse, as I smoke cigarettes too, cigarettes seem to have no effect on the situation, but weed does. I tried alternative methods of getting my buzz (edibles) and the result was the same. Just plain pooey!