The flu and bowls

[Classyathome]

I came down with flu like symptoms other day at work - shivering so bad I couldn't talk, and rotating sweating buckets, chilling arctic style. I'm bed bound since.

The various remedies are being used, but I'm also hitting a small bowl (or 4) every few hours, too...

Man, the weed takes the edge off, but I can tell how lousy I feel when weed doesn't make me forget how lousy I feel.

Boss is ticked - sorry dude, I ain't no good for sh*t, I'm stayin' home...

 

[Stoner4Life]

sounds awful, best of luck in hoping
that it runs its course quickly. I'm just
recently getting over an intestinal virus.

 

[Storm Crow]

If it makes you feel better...

If it makes you feel better...

DO IT! A recent study found that those who are angry heal slower. So it stands to reason, that feeling good should heal you faster! Seems logical to me! Enjoy!- Granny

 

[legalizekindtok]

one thing bro... mj slows the body natural healing.... better to lay off till you feel better....

 

[HuffAndPuff]

Classy-
Feel better soon, man. The weed can definitely help in numerous ways, just be sure to wipe down your piece with some kind of anti-viral/bacterial wipe. It would suck if the germs on your piece kept you sick.

I always think of it as 'just the flu, what a bummer' and kinda forget the fact that Influenza-related complications actually kill something like 30,000 Americans a year. I guess be sure to drink lots of fluids! (Something else the cannabis toking would promote!)

Feel Better,
HuffAndPuff

 

[HuffAndPuff]

legalize- Looks like you fell for some government bullshit. I'm not saying cannabis will cure cancer, but I am saying that it shouldn't weaken your immune system. It will improve your mood, can act as an expectorant, and will improve your appetite and thirst, two big concerns when you're dealing with flu. If cannabis fucked up your immune system, would they recommend it to people with the AIDS? Like Lavar Burton, you don't have to take my word for it!

http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_myth5.shtml

Marijuana Myths, Claim No. 5

CLAIM #5:
MARIJUANA IMPAIRS IMMUNE SYSTEM FUNCTIONING

It has been widely claimed that marijuana substantially increases users' risk of contracting various infectious diseases. First emerging in the 1970s, this claim took on new significance in the 1980s, following reports of marijuana use by people suffering from AIDS.

THE FACTS

The principal study fueling the original claim of immune impairment involved preparations created with white blood cells that had been removed from marijuana smokers and controls. After exposing the cells to known immune activators, researchers reported a lower rate of "transformation" in those taken from marijuana smokers. 26

However, numerous groups of scientists, using similar techniques, have failed to confirm this original study. 27
In fact, a 1988 study demonstrated an increase in responsiveness when white blood cells from marijuana smokers were exposed to immunological activators. 28

Studies involving laboratory animals have shown immune impairment following administration of THC, but only with the use of extremely high doses. For example, one study demonstrated an increase in herpes infection in rodents given doses of 100 mg/kg/day - a dose approximately 1000 times the dose necessary to produce a psychoactive effect in humans. 29
There have been no clinical or epidemiological studies showing an increase in bacterial, viral, or parasitic infection among human marijuana users. In three large field studies conducted in the 1970s, in Jamaica, Costa Rica and Greece, researchers found no differences in disease susceptibility between marijuana users and matched controls. 30

Marijuana use does not increase the risk of HIV infection; nor does it increase the onset or intensity of symptoms among AIDS patients. 31 In fact, the FDA decision to approve the use of Marinol (synthetic THC) for use in HIV-wasting syndrome relied upon the absence of any immunopathology due to THC. 32

Today, thousands of people with AIDS are smoking marijuana daily to combat nausea and increase appetite. There is no scientific basis for claims that this practice compromises their immune responses. Indeed, the recent discovery of a peripheral cannabinoid receptor associated with lymphatic tissue should encourage aggressive exploration of THC's potential use as an immune-system stimulant.

HuffAndPuff

 

[Harry Gypsna]

so ye maybe it could stop you recover quickly from a cold....but only if you do 1000 bongs a day and happen to be a rat

 

[HuffAndPuff]

Bingo! So Now you know. And Knowing is half the battle.....

 

[Classyathome]

so ye maybe it could stop you recover quickly from a cold....but only if you do 1000 bongs a day and happen to be a rat

Whew - I've never ratted anyone in my life...

Funny thing about the 1000 bongs a day tho'

 

[THCV]

cold or flu, i find herb ALWAYS makes it better. most importantly it takes your mind off of being sick incredibly well, and makes you eat. hence the term "medical marijuana"--the flu is a perfect indication for an MJ prescription!

however, one suggestion: eat it or vape it. smoking with any respiratory illness will def slow down the healing of your lungs. but bathe the lungs in THC and terpene vapor and I swear it heals me faster...

 

[donutsandwich]

th eonly piece i ever hit anymore is my grav, since it conserves weed so well. i hit that when im sick and it defeinitely feels like an expectorant!! especially on those more expansive herbs... stay high and feel better classy

 

[Sheriff Bart]

yes, dont smoke when sick
inhaling all that shit into your lungs induces an immune response as well, and when your body needs to be fighting an infection it doesnt want to have to go help the lungs out too in cleaning them and etc.
eating it is probably the best option (works better as an anti-inflammatory and etc. then too, and it lasts longer and i find it eases body aches better since the effects are more physical)

 

[easyskanking]

I was sick about two weeks ago.The herb helped out so much. I smoked less than normal though. I had my dad who is a doctor check me out cause i was sick for over a week and had hardly any energy at all. I might have had pneumonia or something like it he said.
Hope you get better man.

 

[legalizekindtok]

huff and puff its in your literature too....

Studies involving laboratory animals have shown immune impairment following administration of THC, but only with the use of extremely high doses. For example, one study demonstrated an increase in herpes infection in rodents given doses of 100 mg/kg/day - a dose approximately 1000 times the dose necessary to produce a psychoactive effect in humans.

the original poster said four bowls every few hours... if he's smokin anything of quality.. yes he's slowing his immunity as it states in your post........ may i ask where you got this info?? dont take me wrong i think medicinal uses will be a big part of our future, but there are others who arent reading government books who agree with me... to me if you are tokin some well grown and high thc content mj then four whole bowls is impairment. one bowl every few hours of quality shit keeps me good. im no light weight and have been smokin for 17 yrs. now!

 

[Fat Albert]

I got the flu about three weeks ago. It had been several years since I had the actual flu, and I had completely forgotten how much the flu SUCKS ASS. You think that the flu is just like a bad cold, until you actually get it. I never feel like I want to DIE when I have a cold. The other thing that's a hallmark of the flu is the 'hit by a ton of bricks' feeling. I was fine in the morning, and by late afternoon it was like night and day (no pun intended). Perhaps the worst part is the fever: you can't really sleep, and what feels like sleep is actually delirium, complete with visits from mythical beasts and lucid dreams that can take you to hell and back.

I didn't smoke this last bout with the flu, because I'm waiting on taking a drug test (Day 34, BTW!) It's a good thing I didn't, too, because I had one of the most painful productive coughs I can remember. You know, the type of cough where you're afraid to cough because it hurts so goddamn much.

Hope you feel better!
Fat A

 

[thcbound]

I guess I'm lucky... I never get sick. Never had the flu, and only once did I have a cold. Of course I am very health conscious and I don't even smoke pot anymore... only vaporize!

 

[whodi]

Good for you!!!!!!

 

[Guest]

I vaporize like thcbound, there is nothing better than a full vape, too bad it takes a whole gram to fill the volcano to the top!

 

[thcbound]

Jesus ...Excel you are crazy to fill up the entire Volcano chamber!!! I barely cover the screen with a thin layer and I get ripped off my ass!! lol

 

[Guest]

hahah medicinal! I am using midgrade shwag stuff, aka shwag but not the really hairy "is there even thc on this" kind.