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Smoking Cannabis while battling the common cold.

ganja god said:
dont underestimate the power of your mindset when fighting illness. People generally dont understand that the mind, body, and soul are really just manifestations of the same thing and therefore what happens with one effects the others. So the positive vibes from the bud could actually help him fight the illness better than if he didnt have the positive stoned outlook.
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While this may hold true for some people, it is certainly not true for most people I know. I agree 100% that body/mind/spirit are very intimately related, but you said it yourself, people generally don't understand this. Mind over matter goes both ways.

I used to do this almost every time I would feel ill, provided my throat was not too bad. It certainly helped me much more than "cold medicine" or some similar nonsense, but a lot of people I know would opt for more "modern" medicinal techniques.
 
Depends how fucked up your cold is. I usually always smoked heavily while, but I once had a bong on a day I fell sick, I won't go into detail because it was really disgusting and painful.
 
Wiping

Wiping the mouth piece is a really good idea, even if it is just with your shirt or something.. You don't know what people carry around. I found out two of my friends I smoked with a lot have herpes (of the mouth), never told me. Would have been nice to know. And it is better to be safe than sorry.
I wouldn't judge you I'd probably feel more comfortable doing the same thing, because you don't want to offend people but you should put your health first.. But I am a germaphobe and therefor appreciate sanitation.
 
If someone gets fucking offended by you wiping/sterilizing your piece during cold season, tell them to get their own pipe. I absolutely recommend having sterile wipes if you share a lot, or at least what I do, just use the lighter to sterilize the mouth piece, along with a quick wipe with the shirt. That said, this doesn't work 100%, especially if you don't remember to do it every time...had a buddy who doesn't smoke a lot come through last week with a cold, I toked with him to help him feel better but I ended up catching his fucking cold lol. I absolutely love smoking when sick, it takes my mind off of it and relieves the sinus pressure a bit, but don't make yourself cough too hard...take smaller hits, not giant bong rips...if you've got a smoother strain, smoke that instead.
 
ilikewater said:
Wiping the mouth piece is a really good idea, even if it is just with your shirt or something.. You don't know what people carry around. I found out two of my friends I smoked with a lot have herpes (of the mouth), never told me. Would have been nice to know. And it is better to be safe than sorry.
I wouldn't judge you I'd probably feel more comfortable doing the same thing, because you don't want to offend people but you should put your health first.. But I am a germaphobe and therefor appreciate sanitation.
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damn thats nasty
 
do a medical dose of bud (1-2 hits) it will not get u stoned but it will make you feel better.
 
Didn't read the thread, but will say:

AWFUL idea IME. Maybe you will respond differently. Cannabis amplifies my congestion tenfold, which in turn gives me sinus infections, and prolongs recovery.
 
smoking weed while I have a cold always makes me feel better, but it's gonna cure me or anything. It's kind of like smoking when i'm really hungover, I always think it will make me feel worse but it's always the opposite.
 
weed always makes me feel better when sick :) made me feel 100x better when i was sick just last week
 
Make some edibles...my experience has always been that if I smoke when I have a cold or something, I feel better while I'm high, but then afterwards my sinuses are totally fucked and it seriously draws out the length of my sickness...If I just stop completely for a few days, I'm usually good to go, but if I smoke when I'm sick, it won't go away until I give myself those few days of no smoke inhalation. Eating weed on the other hand, makes me feel much better and doesn't seem to have much effect on the overall length of my sickness.

And if you wanna keep some wipes around, do it...if someone tries to judge you for it, tell 'em to fuck off and find their own pipe.
 
Wolfy90 said:
would smoking Cannabis help battle the common cold
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No.

From my experience, and I've been smoking for 10 years - smoking ganja is never good for a cold, it will make it take a lot longer to go away. A LOT.

It might make you feel better while you're smoking it, and while you're high, but as soon as you start coming down you should feel a bit shitter, or simply just as shit...especially if you're all phlegmy.

It would be better to eat it, or save your stash til you're better.
 
Just dont be that guy who rolls the blunt while their sick, and the whole syphe ends up sick

Ya digg?
 
Honestly one time I had strep throat and smoked a spliff and, the next mourning i was better... dont believe me? try it.
 
Pot lowers your immune system silly bears. It won't help you beat it but it will help you forget about it.

Yeah grab some wipes or just byob.

xD
 
I've also heard that it may prolong your illness (and that may or may not have been the case with me several times), but I still usually smoke at least a little when I'm sick, particularly if I've got a bad headache, no appetite, can't sleep or something easily cured with ganja.
 
it definitely wont contribute to your recovery from the cold, but it can make the symptoms more dealable, like make you feel less miserable. smoking weed continuously for days actually makes me devolop cold-like symptoms, like give me a stuffy nose and a congested feeling. theres something about smoking weed that weakens your immune system, its kind of a nutrient drainer... but thatll never stop me from smoking though. LOL
 
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