03-22-2017, 07:22 AM
Pregnant women are smoking weed to fight a rare condition, whether you like it or not
by Fernando Hurtado
March 22, 2017
Against doctor's orders, pregnant women are turning to medical marijuana to fight a life-threatening condition that causes them to throw up 30 times a day.
Despite unknown health concerns, thousands of pregnant women are smoking marijuana to save their life and that of their unborn baby.
Jessica (we changed her name out of privacy concerns), 36, had hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), a rare, but severe, morning sickness that causes weight loss and dehydration, typically from throwing up--a lot.
"Usually about 10-15 times day was the average. It's like having a terrible hangover all the time without having drunk any alcohol."....
<a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="http://circa.com/scitech/health/pregnant-women-are-smoking-weed-to-fight-a-rare-condition-whether-you-like-it-or-not">http://circa.com/scitech/health/pregnant-women-are-smoking-weed-to-fight-a-rare-condition-whether-you-like-it-or-not</a>
by Fernando Hurtado
March 22, 2017
Against doctor's orders, pregnant women are turning to medical marijuana to fight a life-threatening condition that causes them to throw up 30 times a day.
Despite unknown health concerns, thousands of pregnant women are smoking marijuana to save their life and that of their unborn baby.
Jessica (we changed her name out of privacy concerns), 36, had hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), a rare, but severe, morning sickness that causes weight loss and dehydration, typically from throwing up--a lot.
"Usually about 10-15 times day was the average. It's like having a terrible hangover all the time without having drunk any alcohol."....
<a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="http://circa.com/scitech/health/pregnant-women-are-smoking-weed-to-fight-a-rare-condition-whether-you-like-it-or-not">http://circa.com/scitech/health/pregnant-women-are-smoking-weed-to-fight-a-rare-condition-whether-you-like-it-or-not</a>