Crohn's Disease by Christian Safii
I have been suffering from horrible Crohn’s flare-ups since I was nine years
old. The Crohn’s would go into remission, then come back every two years or so.
I am now currently 17, and two years ago my Crohn’s had gotten so bad that my
intestines refused to stop bleeding (even though I was on a high dose of
prednisone, immune suppressors, etc..)I got sick when I even thought of food and
even worse, I was getting horribly depressed. I began to research alternative
medicines in hope of keeping my intestines. I had the best gastro doctors in the
country telling me that my intestines would never heal and that they had to be
taken out ASAP. On vacation to see friends in NY, I discovered marijuana. After
smoking I noticed something astonishing. It had been three days since I was in
pain!!! During the last year my
intestines stopped bleeding, and there has been no more nausea. I finally had a
sense of peace. My intestines continue to heal, and this baffles my doctors
terribly. I plan to go back to school next year, to continue taking all AP,
college- level classes and being a leader for my community while exposing the
truth about the amazing benefits of the medicine that is marijuana.