Medical Cannabis for Chronic Pancreatitis

Chronic pancreatitis is a disease in which the dominant and most debilitating symptom is pain - persistent, severe, located in the upper abdomen, often radiating to the back. It comes with digestive problems and a decline in quality of life.

When standard pain treatment is not enough, some patients ask about medical cannabis.

Pain in chronic pancreatitis can be exceptionally hard to control and has a neuropathic component. Cannabinoids act on the pain-sensing system, so medical cannabis is sometimes considered as support when other drugs do not give enough relief.

We describe the mechanism of action on pain more fully in chronic pain.

Cannabis does not treat pancreatitis and does not replace gastroenterological care or treating the cause. An important note: a common cause of the disease is alcohol, which must be strictly avoided during therapy - we write about this in cannabis and alcohol and drugs.

Therapy is run in agreement with the treating doctor.

A consultation makes sense when chronic abdominal pain persists despite treatment and lowers quality of life. The doctor will assess the indications and carefully select therapy.

We describe the rules in the guide dosing.

The first visit is in person - in Krakow, Bydgoszcz, Torun or Kielce. You book a slot at 731 000 645.