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I have ulcerative colitis (an autoimmune disorder) and my doctor said that there are some correlation with smoking and reduced symptoms. I asked if nicotine gum was an option since I didn't smoke and she said that gum or patches showed no such correlation.

All in all she did not recommend that I start smoking.

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I wonder if snus products correlate with reduced symptoms. I've read lay theories around that it may be the carbon monoxide in the smoke?

Anecdotally, I have not found snus, gum or lozenges to have any impact on symptoms, ie ideally as an emergency measure during flare-ups. Next time I will try smoking and track my symptoms.

PS: I'm not sure if there is any overlap between vape and cigarette smoke, but THC edibles never helped me, while vaped THC is a godsend. I especially like Delta-8, as it gives less of the negative subjective effects.

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