Do You Still Smoke While Sick?

[toughmudderdave]

I've had this damn cold for five days now and it feels like it is getting worse. I guess jumping in all the ice filled lakes at the Tough Mudder didn't help things any, ya know? LOL...Anyway, how many here continue to burn when they've got a bad cold? Does it prolong the cold? Make it more bearable? Just curious 'cuz I'm feeling pretty crappy. Thought I was OK yesterday, but today it's coming back with a vengeance.

 

[Green lung]

It helps with pain relief and takes your mind off being uncomfortable.





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[NugarifiK]

If its just a stomach ache I will as cannabis always seems to help. But if there are cold/flu symptoms, no way. Of course that's just my .02

 

[lost in a sea]

if the ganja your smoking dilates airways well for example, maybe allowing you to get catarrh out more efficiently and breath better, and has any other positive effects then yeah but there is loads of varieties i can think of that wouldnt help at all..

 

[toughmudderdave]

Heh...Thanks folks....Maybe I'll just drink this bottle of Pinot Noir to my head instead. **grin**

They always say that when one has a cold, drink plenty of fluids, right? Hell...make that two bottles then!!! LOL!

 

[jm420]

i smoke no matter how sick i am,usaully its the beer i cant handle with a bug or flu

 

[Sir_Syzurp]

I smoke while I am sick, but it depends what type of sick. If I am not able to keep food down or even get hungry I will force myself to smoke just so I can get some nutrition in. It helps balance out my nausea and relax my muscles light enough to take the edge of the aches away and of course stimulates my hunger.

On another note though in a general sense if your battling a sore throat and stuffy nose smoking may be more detrimental than beneficial. Any time you drink alcohol, smoke a cig, take a puff or dab, drink a soda etc. you will lower the amount of active antioxidants in the body also at the same time increasing free radical release in turn increasing your bodies work load, instead of focusing on healing it has to protect while antibodies populate.

I am not saying cannabis itself is detrimental, just the act of smoking it. I would say if you are looking to medicate keep some edibles around. They work wonders for my body aches.

 

[Stoner4Life]

yup,
but I'm a pretty sickmudderdave.......

 

[yortbogey]

when in doubt~just jagger it out.....

 

[Harry Gypsna]

I'm 3 days in to an awful cold, I had one single paper joint yesterday, and the same again today, smoked a couple of tokes at a time.
Although the actual act of smoking sucks with a cold/cough/sore throat I find it does bring some relief especially to the pounding head I always get.
Well done with the toughmudder, not something I could even imagine myself attempting.
Have you considered oral ingestion.. When I had my wisdom teeth out, I made a little bit of cannabutter and made hot chocolate drinks with a goodly dollop of the butter in.

 

[toughmudderdave]

Well done with the toughmudder, not something I could even imagine myself attempting.
Have you considered oral ingestion.. When I had my wisdom teeth out, I made a little bit of cannabutter and made hot chocolate drinks with a goodly dollop of the butter in.

Thank you. I'm afraid of edibles. That shit fucked me up way too severely a couple of times and it WAS NOT fun.

 

[BudToaster]

no ... i vape. actually, i don't get sick due to aerobics on the NordicTrack -- kills viruses and all types of infections. Usually. mitigates allergies, too. Usually.

 

[teemu shalanie]

yah only 1 way to get better , only time I cant hit it is when I drink myself in to a dry heiving mess, then gotta give it till lunch,.... those r painfull days lol hahha
TS

 

[paulycali]

You betcha

 

[sso]

yeah, even with a really sore throat and or lung cough.

why?

cause after about 3 hits of most weed (the first making me cough out a lung. )

i feel much better in the lungs and throat and in fact wont feel my symptoms much or at all, for the rest of the day (As long as i keep toked up.)

and i feel that this speeds up recovery to boot.

 

[Harry Gypsna]

Thank you. I'm afraid of edibles. That shit fucked me up way too severely a couple of times and it WAS NOT fun.

If you do try it again, just do a tiny bit, for example if you had cookies of average size, try 1/8th of the cookie and go from there. Having something else in your stomach will help mellow it out a bit too.
I've had couple of freaky times with edibles myself...

 

[benzo]

as soon as i know im getting a sore throat and cough, i make edibles.

and eat the edibles till im better. smoking just makes it worse.

 

[supermanlives]

tequila and a few medicated cookies. dont forget the lemon slices and salt.

 

[Jellyfish]

No, not if I have a cold or flu.

 

[RetroGrow]

Cannabis is an immunosuppressant, so probably not a good idea.
However, I do it as it's a good expectorant when you have the flu.