Invited Commentary

Emerging Role of Chronic Cannabis Usage and Hyperemesis Syndrome

Authors: Heather Francis, PhD

Abstract

In "Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: Literature Review and Proposed Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm,'' Wallace and colleagues1 have reviewed recent findings regarding the role of excessive cannabinoid usage and the resulting hyperemesis syndrome. This topic seems to be very recent as the authors propose that cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) was first described only 7 years ago and the diagnostic symptoms are largely unknown throughout the medical profession and among cannabis users. Symptoms including cyclic vomiting, abdominal pain, nausea, gastric pain and compulsive bathing to ease pain may be candidates for patients suffering from CHS.

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