New case report sheds light on cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome and the need to avoid diagnosis delays

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By the time the woman was hospitalized, she was a regular user of heating pads as heat therapy. The 27-year-old woman, a daily recreational cannabis consumer, was unaware she had CHS — symptoms of which include ongoing nausea, repeated vomiting, stomach pain, decreased food intake and dehydration, notes a recently published BMJ case report. But, as per the report, the woman told doctors, “I tried to quit, but I can’t. At the time, doctors also found that she was unable to tolerate oral intake and her abdomen had skin discolouration. A fatigued and dehydrated woman had to be hospitalized for nausea, vomiting and chronic abdominal burns from using heating pads to treat painful symptoms later diagnosed as being related to cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS).

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A fatigued and dehydrated woman had to be hospitalized for nausea, vomiting and chronic abdominal burns from using heating pads to treat painful symptoms later diagnosed as being related to cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS).

The 27-year-old woman, a daily recreational cannabis consumer, was unaware she had CHS — symptoms of which include ongoing nausea, repeated vomiting, stomach pain, decreased food intake and dehydration, notes a recently published BMJ case report.

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