A few entries ago we provided you with some information about the effect of cannabis on our intestines. Today we are going deeper into the topic, because we want to focus on a specific and very troublesome disease, which is bowel syndrome.
Both western and eastern medicine has a history of using cannabis resin and oils to treat gastrointestinal discomfort. Currently, clinical trials are quite limited, but most of them point to the helpful role of cannabis in regulating the work of our intestines. Researchers have shown, inter alia, which endogenous cannabinoids play the neuromodulatory roles in the gut; that activation of cannabinoid receptors inhibits the secretion of gastrointestinal fluid and enteritis; and that cannabis has antiemetic and analgesic properties, as well as can reduce gastro-oesophageal reflux. The CBD Suppositories really work there.
Cannabis soothe colonic spasms and abdominal pain
Let’s take a look chronologically at the most important research in this field. To begin with, Giulia Di Carlo and Angelo A Izzo , who showed in 2003 that cannabis reduces spontaneous bowel movements, thus alleviating colonic contraction and abdominal pain. The 2004 study, conducted by Pamela J. Hornby and Stephen M. Prouty, explains that treatment with cannabinoids for intestinal diseases is possible due to the ability of hemp to reduce nervous pain as well as their anti-inflammatory properties.
The bowel syndrome may be due to deficiency of endocannabinoids
And as you know, cannabis contains dozens of cannabinoids that, like endocannabinoids, easily interact with our cannabinoid receptors. CBD, for example, interacts with receptors in our stomach in a similar way as our cannabinoids produced in a natural way. Until now, researchers dealing with pharmaceutical research on the bad bowel syndrome have focused on finding drugs that target the serotonin system. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter often associated with depression, and serotonin-targeted drugs have only achieved about 15% of the efficacy in treating this disease and have had serious health consequences in clinical trials (according to a review by Dr Russo in 2008).
Treatment with cannabinoids may reduce the sensitivity and inflammation in gastrointestinal disorders
Although there are no studies on the treatment on bad bowel syndrome with CBD, there are many examples of the use of cannabidiol in relieving the symptoms of this disease. One of the most difficult symptoms to control is spontaneous and unpredictable cases of abdominal cramps and diarrhea. These spasms are caused by the so-called excessive mobility, i.e. the condition in which the food moves too fast through the digestive tract. However, bad bowel syndrome often disturbs the regularity of this movement, resulting in food moving too fast. This disturbed time leads to cramps and loose stools. It turned out that cannabinoid therapy slows down this process, relaxes spasms and facilitates the return to proper functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.
