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How Long Does Marijuana Stay In Our System After Consuming It?

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Posted on Mon, 13 Jun 2016
Question: Hi,
I am pregnant (17 weeks) and quitting marijuana. Is there anything I can take to help it leave my system quicker? What do you recommend?
Thanks!
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Answered by Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe (51 minutes later)
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Detailed Answer:
Hello, and thanks for your question.

Let me congratulate you on quitting marijuana! This is one of the best thing you can do for both your and your child's health.

Marijuana stays in the system for about 72 hours after last use. For heavy chronic users, it can stay in fat cells in the body for up to three months, but this requires very heavy use and is rare. For most people it leaves the body in 3 days.

There is nothing you can do to speed up marijuana's exit from the body. Marijuana is metabolized by the liver and nothing can speed up this metabolism. Just stay hydrated and eat healthy and it will leave you body naturally in due time.

Please remember to rate and close this answer when you are finished and satisfied.

In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly at my private link below. After you ask a direct question, it would be my pleasure to be your dedicated personal physician on this website. My name is Dr. Sheppe, and I am an XXXXXXX doctor working in New York City at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 for Psychiatry in the United States (tinyurl.com/psyrank). For a personalized comprehensive evaluation, treatment recommendations, and individual therapy, ask me at HealthCareMagic at this private link: tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers
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Follow up: Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe (1 hour later)
Thank you very much! Does aerobic exercise help the body metabolize it?
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Answered by Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
You're welcome! Aerobic exercise will not speed up marijuana's metabolism, no. But exercise is good anyway!

Please remember to rate and close this answer when you are finished and satisfied.

Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Deepak
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Follow up: Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe (1 hour later)
Ok, thank you for all the info!
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Answered by Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe (0 minute later)
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You're welcome!

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Deepak
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How Long Does Marijuana Stay In Our System After Consuming It?

Brief Answer: Consultation Detailed Answer: Hello, and thanks for your question. Let me congratulate you on quitting marijuana! This is one of the best thing you can do for both your and your child's health. Marijuana stays in the system for about 72 hours after last use. For heavy chronic users, it can stay in fat cells in the body for up to three months, but this requires very heavy use and is rare. For most people it leaves the body in 3 days. There is nothing you can do to speed up marijuana's exit from the body. Marijuana is metabolized by the liver and nothing can speed up this metabolism. Just stay hydrated and eat healthy and it will leave you body naturally in due time. Please remember to rate and close this answer when you are finished and satisfied. In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly at my private link below. After you ask a direct question, it would be my pleasure to be your dedicated personal physician on this website. My name is Dr. Sheppe, and I am an XXXXXXX doctor working in New York City at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 for Psychiatry in the United States (tinyurl.com/psyrank). For a personalized comprehensive evaluation, treatment recommendations, and individual therapy, ask me at HealthCareMagic at this private link: tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers