Guest guest Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 Somebody on another forum is saying that her doctor tells her nicotine is good for Crohn's. Anybody ever heard that malarkey before??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 Yep. It's true. Marijuana, too. Mara > Somebody on another forum is saying that her doctor tells her > nicotine is good for Crohn's. Anybody ever heard that malarkey > before??? > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 Studies have shown that it helps UC - not Crohns though. In fact I think they said it makes Crohns worse. Don't have time to find the research now but it should come up if you google it. Lesley > > Somebody on another forum is saying that her doctor tells her nicotine is good for Crohn's. Anybody ever heard that malarkey before??? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 At 01:08 PM 5/18/2009, you wrote: Somebody on another forum is saying that her doctor tells her nicotine is good for Crohn's. Anybody ever heard that malarkey before??? Turet, who owns the original Long Island SCD list (but who has been very inactive because of family issues) is/was a smoker. She mentioned that every time she tried to stop smoking she ended up in a flare. So yes, there may be some validity to the statement -- but I personally think that if you aren't a smoker, the health issues associated with smoking are not something you want to add, if you have IBD already. In other words, if you are a smoker, it may be hard to stop without having an IBD flare. If you aren't a smoker, I think you'd be much better off with something like LDN instead of tobacco. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 The stress from quitting would probably cause a flare. Cigarette smoke has been cited by several as being a contributor to developing Crohn's. See http://ibdcrohns.about.com/cs/ibdfaqs/a/smokingguts.htm > >Somebody on another forum is saying that her > >doctor tells her nicotine is good for Crohn's. > >Anybody ever heard that malarkey before??? > > Turet, who owns the original Long Island > SCD list (but who has been very inactive because > of family issues) is/was a smoker. She mentioned > that every time she tried to stop smoking she ended up in a flare. > > So yes, there may be some validity to the > statement -- but I personally think that if you > aren't a smoker, the health issues associated > with smoking are not something you want to add, if you have IBD already. > > In other words, if you are a smoker, it may be > hard to stop without having an IBD flare. > > If you aren't a smoker, I think you'd be much > better off with something like LDN instead of tobacco. > > > — Marilyn > New Orleans, Louisiana, USA > Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 > Darn Good SCD Cook > No Human Children > Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 That's what the gastro who diagnosed me 15 years ago said. After my stint in the hospital I quit a long time smoking habit and told the doc who said to me, too bad because this is one disease that it actually helps !!! Of course I started smoking again and have since read all the research that smoking is a flare trigger for Crohn's though it does help UC. Ann, Living in Italy Undiagnosed Crohn's since 1977 Diagnosed 15 years Sacroiliitis 25 years Rheumatoid arthritis 25 years Pyoderma Gangronosum 2 years SCD since July, 2008 Meds: None To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 8:08:05 PMSubject: Nicotine helps Crohn's?!? Somebody on another forum is saying that her doctor tells her nicotine is good for Crohn's. Anybody ever heard that malarkey before??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 > > > At 01:08 PM 5/18/2009, you wrote: >> Somebody on another forum is saying that her doctor tells her >> nicotine is good for Crohn's. Anybody ever heard that malarkey >> before??? > > Turet, who owns the original Long Island SCD list (but who > has been very inactive because of family issues) is/was a smoker. > She mentioned that every time she tried to stop smoking she ended up > in a flare. > > So yes, there may be some validity to the statement -- but I > personally think that if you aren't a smoker, the health issues > associated with smoking are not something you want to add, if you > have IBD already. Someone on Healing Crow did this - she says the smoking gave her back her life after 30 years of debilitating IBD. She's happy with her decision. And I believe she wasn't a smoker to begin with. > > > In other words, if you are a smoker, it may be hard to stop without > having an IBD flare. > > If you aren't a smoker, I think you'd be much better off with > something like LDN instead of tobacco. Me too. Am I correct in thinking that smoking also boosts endorphins? Or did I just make that up? (VBG) Mara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 At 05:02 PM 5/18/2009, you wrote: Am I correct in thinking that smoking also boosts endorphins? Or did I just make that up? (VBG) Don't know, and have no desire to find out. I can't be around tobacco smoke -- I get a major respiratory infection with just a few minutes exposure. Harry smoked a pipe when we first met. I actually like the smell of a good pipe tobacco. But I can't tolerate it. So, Harry quit. I didn't ask him to. He chose to. Said he didn't want to make me sick, so he just decided he wouldn't smoke around me. Well, pretty soon, we were together all the time, so it was easier to give up the tobacco than to give me up. <g> — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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