Medical Cannabis for Ulcerative Colitis

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that can seriously disrupt life - abdominal pain, diarrhoea, urgency and general weakness return in flares. Some patients, seeking relief, ask about medical cannabis.

It is worth separating two things at once: treating the disease and easing the symptoms.

Medical cannabis does not replace gastroenterological treatment - the anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive or biologic drugs that control the disease itself. You should not drop these in favour of cannabis.

Its role is symptomatic: in some people it may ease abdominal pain, improve appetite and sleep and reduce discomfort, which translates into better quality of life.

Data on UC are mixed - cannabis can help with symptoms, but it has not been shown to treat the inflammation of the bowel lining. So it is used cautiously and as a complement, not a substitute.

We cover related bowel diseases in Crohn's disease and irritable bowel syndrome.

A consultation makes sense when pain and discomfort that lower quality of life persist despite treatment. Therapy is run in agreement with the gastroenterologist, with the dose carefully selected.

We describe the rules in the guide dosing medical cannabis.

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