Does smoking cause Crohn’s disease

Does smoking cause Crohn’s disease

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When it comes to the cause of Crohn’s disease, the most popular theory is that the body’s immune system reacts abnormally in people with Crohn’s disease, mistaking bacteria, foods for being foreign. There’s no evidence smoking is linked to …

Can smoking or diet cause Crohn’s disease?

http://www.irishhealth.com/clin/crohns/basics_3.html#smoking

Smoking is not an initial trigger of disease and no specific dietary factor has been implicated as a cause.

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Can we get a dispensation?

Q: My husband and I are expecting our 4th child. We are catholic and have been using natural family planning. I have some health issues that make it difficult for me while being pregnant. I have Crohn’s disease, hypothyroidism, and am very prone to kidney stones and urinary tract infections. I also have asthma which has gotten worse over the years. My husband doesn’t have any health issues except mild asthma that is actually improving since he quit smoking. I feel that we are done having children, but the church frowns upon any acts that could stop us from procreating. I can’t have any surgeries until 6-12 months after having the baby because my body needs more time to heal on the inside. Have crohn’s can weaken my immune system and cause me to get an infection easily. My husband could get a vasectomy now before the baby is born. I want to have the time and energy to care for and spend time with my family and the children we have now, including the one on the way. If we have more children, that may be difficult. Plus, we barely have room for the 4th child in our home and can’t afford to make more room or get another house right now. Is it possible that we could get a dispensation for us to do something permanent to not have anymore children? I want to feel supported in our decision.I should add that we are not trying to pick and choose which parts of our religion that we want to believe in. I don’t want to put my health or any future child’s in danger by getting pregnant again. I want to be able to take care of my children and family. We would be up for adoption or fostering children in the future if things change financially for us. I also run a day care so, having more children means, less children that I am allowed to care for other than my own. I also should add that I am 26 and my husband is 28.I am again going to mention that we were using natural family planning, but my cycle is sometimes unpredictable because of my health issues.

A: In my opinion (and you won’t like it) is that if you are going to believe in a religion, you have to accept the whole package. Perhaps the Catholic church is not the right one for you? You really can’t pick-and-choose which parts of a religion you want to follow and which parts you want to ignore without being hypocritical. My whole point is, you have some beliefs that do not match those of your chosen religion, so I thought you might find a religion that is a more comfortable fit. I’m certainly not against what you want to do – I think it’s a wise decision on your part.

Do you think Marijuana should be legalized?

Q: My mom and my brother are starting to regret voting for obama because he will not legalize it. Marijuana is not a bad thing. People say that is helps people with glaucoma, joint pain, even cure cancer. And there’s a video on youtube. A woman has a disease called crohn’s disease and my brother gave me an example. If you eat glass, then try to go to the bathroom, it is excruciating pain. If she smoked marijuana then she’d be fine. There’s also another video on there of a man that has smoked 6 joints and he could smoke them that whole video and be perfectly FINE! My brother said that if a guy drinks 6 shots of any liquor, it doesn’t matter what it is, then he would be on the floor dying. My brother said that marijuana is not legalized cause it’s not money. There’s another video on youtube about obama talking about marijuana and he was snickering about it. It made my brother angry. Since my brother has been talking to me about this, I agree that it needs to be legalized. He said every 39 seconds a man is arrested cause he has possession of marijuana, even it’s just a little tiny bit. I thought that was pathetic. What’s your opinion?I made a little accident in here. My mom doesn’t really care about the marijuana thing. My brother does.

A: It does not cure cancer, but it certainly should not be illegal. And not because it’s safe or because it’s useful; but simply because there is no logical justification for its prohibition.