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Is The Losing Weight And Diarrhea Due To Marijuana Usage?

i am a nurse and my fiance for the past year has lost 70 pounds and monthly has these 5 day bouts of cyclical vomitting and diarhea. He is a chronic marajuana user and has been for 20 years. i beleive that his health problem( than doctors are just calling gastroparalysis have to do w his marajuana use.

Thu, 29 May 2014
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HI THERE THANKS FOR ASKING THIS ON HCM, THE DIARRHEA AND VOMITING IS PROBABLY DUE TO A GASTRICPARALYSIS AS SUGGESTED BY OTHER DOCTORS. MARIJUANA USUALLY CAUSES INCREASE IN APPETITE SO THERE ARE LESS CHANCES OF WEIGHT LOSS UNLESS YOUR HUSBAND IS VOMITING EVERYTHING HE IS EATING. MY ADVICE IS THAT YOU TAKE YOUR HUSBAND TO A REHAB CENTRE AND MAKE HIM STOP THIS HABIT.HOPE THIS HELPED.
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Is The Losing Weight And Diarrhea Due To Marijuana Usage?

HI THERE THANKS FOR ASKING THIS ON HCM, THE DIARRHEA AND VOMITING IS PROBABLY DUE TO A GASTRICPARALYSIS AS SUGGESTED BY OTHER DOCTORS. MARIJUANA USUALLY CAUSES INCREASE IN APPETITE SO THERE ARE LESS CHANCES OF WEIGHT LOSS UNLESS YOUR HUSBAND IS VOMITING EVERYTHING HE IS EATING. MY ADVICE IS THAT YOU TAKE YOUR HUSBAND TO A REHAB CENTRE AND MAKE HIM STOP THIS HABIT.HOPE THIS HELPED.