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To: traumer

There's no way that that can help Crons disease nor IBS. Wouldn't do a thing for diverticulitis either.


50 posted on 08/13/2005 1:45:29 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: nopardons
There's no way that that can help Crons disease nor IBS.

Sure it would. Opiods (narcotics) are extremely effective for IBS and related disorders due to the high number of Mu receptors in the guts. Morphine derivates are actually the first line of treatment in the acute treatment of bowel disorders (especially diarreah) in third world countries.

Even Immodium AD sold over the counter her in the U.S. is an opiate. It is Demerol with a molecule removed to prevent most of it from crossing the blood-brain barrier.

If there are indeed cannaboid receptors in the bowel, then there is no reason to believe that an agonist for those receptors would not have some effect.

135 posted on 08/15/2005 6:20:58 AM PDT by Stu Cohen (Press '1' for English)
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To: nopardons
There's no way that that can help Crons disease nor IBS.

Ok. I see where you were going with your reply to me.

I have to ask... how do you know that? Are you all-knowing? While that sounds (and is) sarcastic, I for one would never have thought that mold would help kill infections, nor that willow bark would cure headaches.

150 posted on 08/15/2005 3:31:55 PM PDT by technochick99 (firearm of choice: Sig Sauer....)
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