CANNAHEALTH Digestive Health | Page 22

Can Cannabis assist with digestive issues? After a pancreatic cancer diagnosis this year, I am monitoring my digestive health more than I ever have before. What I put in my body in terms of nourishment is more important than it has ever been for me. Pancreatic cancer occurs within the tissues of the pancreas which is a vital endocrine organ located just behind the stomach. Pancreatic cancer is difficult to diagnose and the diagnosis is often made late during the course of the disease. My pancreatic cancer was diagnosed in stage 2 which is early in this particular cancer disease process. Usually the symptoms are not noticed, or diagnosis is not made until the patient is in stage 4. I realize my research, monitoring of disease symptoms and an immediate conversation with my doctor may have made me very fortunate. I also had the late stage

Pancreatic cancer &

That Gut Feeling

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