{"componentChunkName":"component---common-build-question-tags-template-js","path":"/question-tag/liver/2","result":{"data":{"allQuestion":{"edges":[{"node":{"id":"Question_8194-markdown","title":"I have tested positive for Hepatitis A. Can I safely use cannabis without harming my liver?","slug":"i-have-tested-positive-for-hepatitis-a-can-i-safely-use-cannabis-without-harming-my-liver","content":"\"Is there a liver safe product? My Hepatitis symptoms have gone away. \"\n_____________________\nIt's good to hear that your hepatitis symptoms have resolved - typically Hep A does resolve on its own without residual issues.  Fortunately, responsible use of cannabis should not pose any further harm to your liver.  In fact, some studies have shown that CBD in particular can be helpful in liver disease because it helps calm inflammation that can lead to liver damage.\n\ndrbultman","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_8098-markdown","title":"I have cirrhosis of the liver, can I still use CBD safely?","slug":"i-have-cirrhosis-of-the-liver-can-i-still-use-cbd-safely","content":"\n_____________________\nI would recommend a CBD:THC ratio of 20:1 tincture used sublingual twice daily every day as this is known to decrease chronic inflammation without making you \"high\".\n\ndrb","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_7961-markdown","title":"Can I use CBD while undergoing chemotherapy?","slug":"can-i-use-cbd-while-undergoing-chemotherapy","content":"\"I'm undergoing chemotherapy ( Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin) for cancer of the duodenum, lymph nodes, and liver.  I was told that while on chemo I should not use ANY herbal supplements. Can I use CBD? Will it interfere with my chemo? If I can use CBD, what ratio (CBD to THC) would support my immune system? \"\n_____________________\nIn my experience with many cancer patients in stage 4 disease hemp cbd with chemo or radiation is very beneficial because it enhances the kill on cancer cells, protects normal cells, decreases inflammation and protects major organs from the toxicity of those therapies including ischemia. Well documented in studies. Hemp CBD does not contain any significant amounts of THC and is available in all states online.\n\ndrblair","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_7939-markdown","title":"Does cannabis harm the liver?","slug":"does-cannabis-harm-the-liver","content":"\n_____________________\nThis can depend on how the drug is taken.  Vaporizing the medication eliminates the need for the liver to metabolize the drug (something called the first pass effect) and in theory this should limit the involvement of the liver and any potential harm.\n\nNP Joshua","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_7898-markdown","title":"Can taking CBD address autoimmune diseases affecting the liver?","slug":"can-taking-cbd-address-autoimmune-diseases-affecting-the-liver","content":"\n_____________________\nResearch studies have shown that CBD is beneficial for treating liver disorders. Studies indicate that CBD is protective of the liver. CBD can prevent oxidative stress and autophagy from alcohol consumption. Additionally, CBD has been found to have anti-inflammatory effects on the liver that aid in the treatment of liver diseases. In a study done on rats with autoimmune hepatitis it was found that CDB reduced inflammation associated with the disease. CBD is currently being looked at as a potential treatment for many liver diseases.\n\nhelenanp","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_7599-markdown","title":"Can CBD help my primary biliary cirrhosis (PCB) liver disease?","slug":"can-cbd-help-my-primary-biliary-cirrhosis-pcb-liver-disease","content":"\n_____________________\nI don't know exactly but I can tell you that CBD has been shown to stop liver fibrosis and inflammation. It has also been an effective antiviral against hepatitis C virus killing 89% in one exposure. An Australian man had a dramatic recovery from liver failure after using CBD for 3 months. I do not recall the origin of his illness. For this kind of problem I would recommend 90mg per day CBD from hemp.\n\ndrblair","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_7282-markdown","title":"Will THC suppoitories help liver cancer","slug":"will-thc-suppoitories-help-liver-cancer","content":"\n_____________________\nYes I think it would help, I would give it a try and I would also utilize \"rick simpson oil/hash oil/ FECO\". You may want to contact http://constancetherapeutics.com and see if they have more information.\n\nandrewvanmd","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_7027-markdown","title":"Are Edibles containing THC causing any side effects that could be harmful?","slug":"are-edibles-containing-thc-causing-any-side-effects-that-could-be-harmful","content":"\"taking a look at THC edibles such as brownies, etc. I know how the thc is processed, i understand everything about the technicalities of processing THC and the effects it will cause. But at the end of the day, is eating an edible any more dangerous than smoking a cigar? or eating too much sugar as a diabetic? Why is there such a war on THC? Smoking, sure, anything inhaled into the lungs like tobacco, cannabis, paper, anything is harmful. But, edibles? What could be an actual causation from indulging one? Liver cancer?? anything? I understand medical marijuana helps those who are prescribed, but I'm asking for a family friend who uses recreationally.\"\n_____________________\nHello there!  I think we have to start off with the nature of your question:  are you asking can there be any adverse effects from THC if it's taken in a non-inhalation form?  The short answer is:  yes (but this can possibly be true of ANY cannabinoid, though CBD is documented to have less \"psychoactivity\".  There is no \"war\" on THC;  THC can indeed be useful as you've pointed out but there are deleterious side effects.  If THC levels are too high in the blood, there are police and ER reports of said effects (i.e. paranoia, excessively high heart rate, etc).  However, you can let you're friend know that there are plenty of MD's who think that THC ratios, in modest amounts of edibles/ tinctures/ vape-pens can be helpful. I personally have seen in  help people sleep, help appetite, help improve symptom mgmt for neuropathic / nerve damage pain.  However, given the nature of your friend's question, I think it would be wise to let them know that they are missing out if they just stick to THC;  there seems to be evidence on the receptor level that having combo's of different cannabinoids together (they study I looked at looked at THC and CBD together) is actually better than just using one or another cannabinoid.  I hope this answers your question;  send your friend over if they have further questions!\n\ndrpark","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_6604-markdown","title":"I have a 4 year old daughter with JRA ","slug":"i-have-a-4-year-old-daughter-with-jra","content":"\"I have a 4 year old daughter with JRA and am becoming frustrated with the drugs doctors have been prescribing her. Would CBD help her and what dosage for a patient this age weighing just over 30 pounds. She is currently on methotrexate and her white blood cells and red blood cells have been declining. Her liver enzymes are elevated from the NSAID's.  \"\n_____________________\nOMG, when the drugs start hurting our children more than the disease, we have to wonder what are we doing in our society? \nFirst, it is well documented that Vitamin D deficiency is rampant and if it goes on long enough it will manifest his multiple different diseases and then the treatment is drugs rather than correcting the problem. \nI do believe CBD would help your child but we're not allowed to recommended it on our site so I encourage you to obtain CBD hemp oil. We do not have any clinical trials with hemp oil but is still a good place to start while you're waiting for her vitamin D results to be returned. Please have her blood level of vitamin D checked and I will include an article on vitamin D for your review. Do not ruin her skin in the sun because that is the only skin she gets in this lifetime but you can supplement with vitamin D3. \nI do not have the exact doses of CBD hemp oil but you want to start her on low doses of CBD several times per day for the first week and then you could try going to twice a day doses. She likely will not get the full benefit of CBD until she has been on CBD for three weeks but she may receive some pain relief before that time. \nI highly encourage you to get her genetic chart done and to remove all toxins from her diet including sugar and glutamates (not gluten, but that may need to be removed also). She really needs to be away from processed food.\nDo either mom or dad suffer with migraines? \nPlease, get her off all dairy because she's very likely is allergic and that can be manifested by her joints being attacked, and that includes cheese and all milk products in any of her foods. If you need additional help you can always contact me and the office has my number.\nThe article I am sending to you about vitamin D includes adult doses, but since she is the child, her doses must be reduced to one third of the adult dose and her blood levels must be monitored.\nAbout Vitamin D, it is an essential hormone not a vitamin:\nMost humans are Vitamin D deficient. Our ancestors lived outside all day, they did not wear clothes or sunscreen and they did not shower daily washing the oils off their skin and they ate a lot of fish when they did catch fish. Vitamin D is necessary to take calcium from your diet and put it into the bones and the tissue where it can be utilized properly. If you do not have an adequate blood level of vitamin D you will calcify tissue that should not be calcified and you're more likely to suffer leg cramps at night.\nVitamin D is necessary for the human body to function normally because in the human body it is a hormone not a vitamin and hormones are necessary to create new healthy cells.\nIf the vitamin D blood level is low in your body, it negatively affects many systems, such as your muscles and blood pressure. With low levels of Vitamin D you may experience thyroid disease, chronic pain with muscle & joint aching, kidney stones & even calcified heart valves, high blood pressure, depression, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, an increased risk of migraine headaches and even a significantly increased risk of breast cancer with a greater risk for metastatic disease and death. \nThe laboratory ‘normal’ for Vitamin D3 is 30-100 (30ng/mL is rickets level) but for optimum health the blood level must be 55-100. Do you want to be just ‘normal’ or would you like to go for optimum?\nThe kidney clearance function for Vitamin D must be monitored so the larger amounts of Vitamin D are not overwhelming the ability to clear any excess Vitamin D from the system and this is the level of the active form of Vitamin D. \nFor a healthy patient with normal kidney function and vitamin D deficiency, I recommend a large dose (called a bolus) of vitamin D3, approximately 40,000 international units to be given with food one time per week  plus 5000 International units of vitamin D3 per day, repeating the sequence for up to four weeks and then do a repeat blood level. For accuracy do not take your vitamin D right before the blood test and do not do the bolus the day before or the day of the blood test. You should notice a significant sense of well-being once your blood level of vitamin D3 is above 55 ng/mL but there is no benefit in going above 100 ng/mL.\nThe blood test is a '25-hydroxy Vitamin D' or abbreviated '25-OH D'\nThe test for kidney clearance of vitamin D is '1, 25-dihydroxy Vitamin D'\nThe tests look almost the same but the tests are quite different in their function.\nLocal laboratories charge up to $250 for the Vitamin D test and insurance rarely covers the test because it has to do with your health not an illness. You may obtain the same test from an online laboratory for about $45, you order the kit a local lab draws your blood for about $15 and it is shipped off to the online laboratory and the results come directly to you. \nSome people are born with genetic snps ( a genetic change in the base sequence of DNA= snp) and those people tend to show emotional distress, osteoporosis, diabetes and even cancer since Vitamin D deficiency may exist even while supplementing Vitamin D3.\nGenetic Information:\n\nIf you would like more information on your genetics and how your body handles contaminants please, order the 23andme.com/drolson test for $199.00, but by ordering under my name you should receive priority testing and a 10% discount.\n\nThe kit will be sent to your home but before you do the test, you will register the kit. Register the kit in a relative’s name (someone who has already passed on). This genetic information on you should be kept private and away from the eyes of any insurance company or attorneys & that is why I say you should register it in a dead relative’s name and date of birth but use your year of birth.  \n\nKeep in mind, Insurance companies match you with your name & date of birth so DO NOT give hem the information they need to find your results. \n\nOnce your kit is registered you may do the test & send it out. \n\nWhen your results are ready, you will be notified by email that your relative’s results are in.\nDownload all the results (under the name upper right and save all information.  Then connect your relative’s information to geneticgenie.org and download the methylation analysis and detoxification panel. Those are the papers I need to see to do a reading for you.  \n\nCall & let me know your results are ready, send the methylation panel to me, and we will arrange an appointment by phone or office visit to go over the results and start improving your interface with the world by letting you know where you have problems with snps in your genetic chart. \n\nRemember, genetics gives us an empty gun, the environmental toxicities fills your gun with bullets and it is what we do on a day to day basis that fires the gun.  Let’s remove your toxins and help your genetic chart work around the snps and you will start to realize health is not about western medical drugs but true health is about your genetic chart working well. \n\nWhen you text me or call, be sure to let me know how we met if you are not a regular patient of mine. \n\nDr Sharon Olson   \nYou may also want to acquire Dr. Amy Yasko's book from Amazon, \"Feel Good, Nutrigenomics\"\nDr. Amy Yasko has a tremendous amount of free information available on her website because she truly cares about people, especially children.\nTry to be positive with your child instead of infecting her mind with negativity and fear. The next book I'm recommending to you will help you maintain a more positive attitude. Remember, children are feeling beings, she feels your anxiety and stress and then she becomes fearful so always calm yourself so your child will have better response to getting healthier.\nI also recommend that you read Eckhart Tolle, \"The Power Of Now\"  and \"A New Earth\" to help stay in present moment in order to resolve your stress & anxiety and this will allow her beautiful spirit shine through so together you can all begin to manifest the life of your dreams instead of a life of illness. \nThings may be stressful but you don't have to wear it or carry it around all the time.\nAlways try to be mindful of how your daughter is responding and ask Drs. not to say negative things in her presence. You have a right to ask them to be respectful to your daughter. Good luck, you can do this, after all your daughter came to live with you because you will protect her.\n\ndrolson","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_11514-markdown","title":"How safe is Medicinal Cannabis for a Liver Transplant recipient?","slug":"how-safe-is-medicinal-cannabis-for-a-liver-transplant-recipient","content":"\n_____________________\nCannabis is very safe. It can be utilized to treat a multitude of symptoms, disorders and diseases. Some studies are showing it is effective in helping with tissue and organ transplantation. Cannabis modulates the immune system,  decreases inflammation, slows down graft versus disease and delays rejection of transplanted tissues.\n\nandrewvanmd","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_11375-markdown","title":"Liver health - amongst tinctures, drinks, edibles, etc..?","slug":"liver-health-amongst-tinctures-drinks-edibles-etc","content":"\"I'm wondering given how many different forms of cannabis you sell if you have received any feedback as to which are healthiest for the liver?\"\n_____________________\nI'll comment on this question as regards to cannabis and the \"healthiest\" choice for the liver. I'll leave Dixie to comment of their specific products.\n\nOver the years there have been multiple studies as to cannabis and the healing effect that it can have on the liver. One of the latest showed that smoking cannabis did not accelerate the progression of liver disease in patients with HIV-Hepatitis C. (http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/57/5/663.long)\n \nThe metabolism of THC to 11-OH THC takes place in the live as well. When a edible is used the liver metabolizes the THC. When cannabis is used under the tongue topically or administered rectally, the cannabis avoids this \"first pass\" metabolism and goes directly to the various organs. So these ways of using cannabis MAY be less taxing on the liver, but there is are no studies that can confirm this.There have actually been some studies that show that CBD2 can have some healing effect on damaged liver that has been caused by cirrhosis.\n\nPerry Solomon, MD\n_____________________\nVaporizers are the healthiest way to consume due to the fact that they are not processed through the liver. They eliminate tar, carbon monoxide, soot, and harmful carcinogens associated with smoking. Additionally, they are healthier for respiratory fitness and eliminate secondhand smoke. \n\nResearch indicates that frequent cannabis smokers report improved respiratory health after switching from smoking to a vaporizing system. https://greendoorwest.com/collections/gear/vaporizers\nMany doctors support vaporizers as the ideal method of consuming marijuana. (in smoking form).\n\nEdibles (https://greendoorwest.com/collections/edibles) and Tinctures (https://greendoorwest.com/collections/tinctures-topicals) avoid lung irritation altogether!\n\ngreendoorwest","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_11208-markdown","title":"Can these help with seizures?","slug":"can-these-help-with-seizures","content":"\"My 4 year old beagle had two seizures in January. He was prescribed phenobarbital and hasn't had any since. We're weaning him off that drug now because it can cause liver damage. I'm hoping these biscuits help prevent seizures in the future.\"\n_____________________\nSo sorry to hear about your beagle! We have had many customers use our chews for pups with seizures. Some have even told us they've weened their pets off of pharmaceuticals because the CBD treatments were enough. \n\nWe highly recommend discussing any adjustment in your pet's treatment with your vet as they'd know best.\n\nIf you'd like to see our testimonials, please email us at info@treatibles.com and our customer service team will send them right over. \n\nBest of luck to you and your pet!\n\njess\n_____________________\nThis study indicates that CBD has anti-convulsant properties and can be helpful with seizure conditions:\n\nhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22520455\n\nlisag","image":null}}]}},"pageContext":{"limit":12,"skip":12,"numPages":3,"currentPage":2,"id":5452,"name":"Liver","slug":"liver","country":"US"}},"staticQueryHashes":["3949754563","4179947113","4202924991"]}