Issues when taking the “Oil” by Jake Samuel: I thought it was worthwhile to discuss and share thoughts on why some people have severe physical issues when they take “the oil.” This is not talked about elsewhere because everyone seems to want to paint a lovely picture of using cannabis oil for healing and give the impression that it’s all about rainbows and lollipops. The science of marijuana is not that.
This medicine is not just physically challenging at times, it’s also emotionally and, yes, spiritually challenging. Anyone who tries to sell you on the idea that it’s a “cake walk,” has either never used the oil or had oil that was potent-less. So, why is the oil giving you symptoms like vomiting, nausea, no appetite and runny stools?
Here’s a handful of possibilities I’ve come up with from real world examples:
1. You THINK you have FECO (Full Extract Cannabis Oil) but you really don’t. Yep. Some oil makers lie. They’ll tell you whatever you want to hear and flat out lie to you, telling you they are making your oil with grain alcohol when they are really dowsing the bud/leaf in naphtha, ISO or nail polish remover. So, you think you’re getting FECO and you’re really getting something that hasn’t been purged correctly and that is water soluble which holds bacteria . Yep. That’ll make you sick. Guaranteed.
2. You have FECO but it was made from a strong Sativa strain or a bunch of Sativa strains. [Your oil should only be made with calming Indicas.] If you want to feel as if you’re heading to the moon and back on a roller coaster that the Devil is steering, take a 1/2 gram of a Sativa oil. Go on. You’ll be grasping the closest thing or person you can find and holding on for dear life. As your tumor grows, becomes sore and hopefully dies!!
Sativa are great to smoke or vape. But using them in oil or edibles is not a great idea if you are the least bit sensitive to cannabis and the psychoactive punch it produces.
3. You took too high a dose from the start. There’s a reason why you need to start with “one rice grain size dose” and move up from there. Even if you are a seasoned cannabis user, this oil is a whole different ballgame. I know long time cannabis smokers who take a couple “drops” of the oil and become terrified from the intensity of the experience.
I realize that some patients need to take high doses more quickly because of their health conditions but it really does pay (even in those dire cases) to start SLOWLY and move up from there. It makes NO sense to shove a gram or more into someone who is already very sick and debilitated and make them vomit all day long. Who does that help?
The stress and trauma from this approach is like swinging a baseball bat at a flea trying to kill it. Start with that single rice grain dose or maybe two and see how that sets with the patient. If that’s no big deal, increase the dose accordingly.
4. You are smack dab in the middle of a “healing crisis” and need to pull back a bit. In the alternative medical world, we know all about “the healing crisis.” Not so much in the conventional medical world. They don’t seem to have any understanding of how the body detoxifies when it’s sick. They seem to forget that all those toxins have to go somewhere. They either are released via the skin, the bowel, the urine, or in extreme cases, vomiting. VOMITING IS NOT WHAT YOU ARE STRIVING FOR.
This is NOT about “purging yourself to better health.” But if you are really sick and toxic, then vomiting is probably going to happen. The more relief you can give your body at this time, the better. When you’re in a healing crisis, hold off on heavy red meat consumption (yes, GRASS FED red meat is fine in moderation when you are healing….don’t buy into all the bogus info on red meat) and get more raw juices with all those healing enzymes into you.
Lots of alkaline water is critical at this stage too, in order to release all that toxic waste from the body. Far infrared saunas or wet saunas are also highly recommended during this stage since that will pull more from the skin, therefore taking the “load” off the bowel.
5. You are taking a drug that is antagonist to the cannabis oil. Boy, is this something to be aware of! Being in the alternative medical world as I am, I forget that *most* people are taking an array of Big Pharma drugs. And I’m quickly learning that a lot of those drugs do NOT compete well with cannabis.
The drugs in question range from anti-anxiety drugs, bipolar meds, anti-psychotic meds, even drugs like Chantix (stop smoking drug) can be a really bad mix with cannabis oil. I hate to say this but my experience is proving out that if a patient is on any of these drugs, it’s best to use the cannabis oil in SMALL dose to wean the patient off the meds and THEN commence EVENTUALLY with the heavier program of 1/2 to full grams or more daily. These types of drugs do nothing to help one get better.
In fact, they usually halt the progress of the oil or subdue it greatly. Besides, cannabis CAN REPLACE most if not all anti-anxiety, depression meds. When you get into psychosis and “bi-polar” (which is still not clearly defined, BTW), it gets murkier. But a lot of these “mental” disorders can be reversed with a hardcore, deeply nutritional diet. Yes, REVERSED, I’ve seen it, it’s not a fantasy, folks.
You can change your mental health by RADICALLY changing your diet. These are five real world examples I’ve dealt with in regard to this question and concern. That’s what I was looking for the healing crisis from cannabis oil. So What is this reaction? Also known as the “Herxheimer Reaction.”
This reaction occurs when the body tries to eliminate toxins at a faster rate than they can be properly disposed of. The more toxic one’s bodily systems are, the more severe the detoxification, or healing crisis. It is characterized by a temporary increase in symptoms during the cleansing or detox process which may be mild or severe.
You may feel worse and therefore conclude that the treatment is not working. But these reactions are instead signs that the treatment is working and that your body is going through the process of cleaning itself of impurities, toxins and imbalances. Sometimes discomfort during the healing crisis is of greater intensity than when you were developing the chronic disease. This may explain why there may be a brief flare-up in one’s condition. Often the crisis will come after you feel your very best.
Such reactions are temporary and can occur immediately — or within several days, or even several weeks, of a detox. Symptoms usually pass within 1-3 days, but on rare occasions can last several weeks. If you are suffering from a major illness, the symptoms you experience during the healing crisis may be identical to the disease itself.
Most people feel somewhat ill during the first few days of a cleanse because it is at that point that your body dumps toxins into the blood stream for elimination. With a more serious condition there may be many small crises to go through before the final one is possible. In any case, a cleansing & purifying process is underway, and stored wastes are in a free-flowing state.
So What Causes This Reaction: The healing crisis is the result of every body-system, in concert, working to eliminate waste products through all elimination channels and set the stage for regeneration. The end result: old tissues are replaced with new ones. When any treatment or cleansing program causes a large scale die-off of bacteria, a significant amount of endotoxins (toxins within the bacteria itself) are released into the body.
The more bacteria present, and the stronger their endotoxins, the stronger the cleansing reaction. When any treatment or detox causes the organs of the body (particularly the liver, which is a storehouse of drug and poison residues) to release their stored poisons and toxins, a cleansing reaction may occur. Any program, such as fasting, which causes a rapid breakdown of fat cells (which are a storehouse for toxins), can cause a healing crisis as toxins previously lodged in the fat cells are released into the blood stream.
Symptoms: The healing crisis will usually bring about past conditions in whatever order the body is capable of handling at that time. People often forget the diseases or injuries they have had in the past, but are usually reminded during the crisis.
There are a wide variety of reactions that may manifest during a healing crisis, the most common are: Increased joint or muscle pain Diarrhea Extreme fatigue and/or its opposite, restlessness Cramps Headache (believed to be caused by buildup of toxins in the blood) Aches, Pains Arthritic flair up Insomnia Nausea Sinus congestion Fever (usually low grade) and/or chills Frequent urination and/or urinary tract discharges Drop in blood pressure Skin eruptions, including: boils, hives, and rashes.
Also Cold or flu-like symptoms Strong emotions: anger, despair, sadness, fear, etc. Suppressed memories arise Anxiety Mood swings New phobias develop Easing Your Way Through the Healing Crisis: Drink plenty of fresh water (especially water), juices, and herbal teas to flush the body of toxins. Some professionals recommend distilled water as the best. Drink from 2 to 4 quarts(liters) per day. This will help flush the toxins out of your system and speed along the detoxification.
Cannabis purges..toxins come out in four ways… pee…poo… sweat…puke. Pimples usually on the area of the thin skin on your head …. under arm… behind the leg
If you are feeling fatigued, or sleepy, your body is talking to you, and telling you to rest. Be kind to yourself, and get the rest that you need. Symptoms frequently disappear immediately after a good bowel movement, use an enema to provide relief. For other symptoms: meditation, EFT, acupuncture or a good massage might be helpful to speed up the healing process, and reduce the discomfort. And, on rare occasions, a reduction of the dosage or temporary cessation may be required.
Important: Always ensure your health by having a thorough medical check up: don’t assume that if you have any of the above symptoms that you are in a healing crisis: you may not be in a healing process, you may have a medical health problem. Does THC feed estrogen + cancer? Yes just like flaxseed..or flax seed oil it promotes growth…. so use a one to one ratio CBD to THC.
…All cancer you want 100% indica….breast cancer anything hormone driven…1 to 1… ratio and weight control..appetite suppressant plants high in THCV…(malawi gold….100% sativa)… don’t use lemon kush or citrus strains to make suppositories … it burns the tissues!!!
A cancer free life style is tough.. I have had doubt also…but every thing I read and learned..says this will be the outcome.. so I kept at it by increasing dosage and achieved the desired outcome. Many people can not commit completely…it is an everyday struggle to eat healthy..no sugar no red meat no fish no chicken … no alcohol … and no dairy… because it causes inflammation & mucus … and a whole lot of other side effects. Also be positive mentally spiritually and physically because what happens … it opens the door to the mind … a door otherwised closed to new possibilities? Thanks Jack Kungel for your wisdom 🙂