Could cannabis help ease symptoms of chronic kidney disease?

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Using cannabis to treat symptoms of ­chronic kidney disease (CKD) may hold promise, but a lack of related knowledge and acceptance among treating doctors may be slowing down progress. Nephrolgists were asked about current prescribing habits, attitudes and overall comfort level with medical cannabis products. Authors of the most recent CKD study acknowledge possible limitations include possible non-response bias and lack of specific data on practice considerations. Medical students in Israel reported feeling unprepared despite being more supportive of using medical cannabis (MC) to treat pain than their counterparts in Thailand. More than half of respondents, 55.5 per cent, pointed out that “changes in legality of cannabis did not influence their decision to prescribe cannabis.” Comfort level with medical cannabis seemed to be a very real consideration.

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Using cannabis to treat symptoms of ­chronic kidney disease (CKD) may hold promise, but a lack of related knowledge and acceptance among treating doctors may be slowing down progress.

Although CKD — which involves a gradual loss of kidney function — has no cure, there are things that can be done to “relieve the symptoms and stop it getting worse,” notes information from U.K.’s National Health Service.

“Advanced chronic kidney disease can cause dangerous...

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