A severe vomiting sickness with chronic cannabis abuse
March 20, 2009Marijuana, a commonly abused drug among high school and college students is linked to a severe form of vomiting syndrome and compulsive bathing behavior. This form of severe vomiting sickness is increasingly recognized with widespread abuse of marijuana. The syndrome usually subsides with strict abstinence from marijuana abuse.
This obscure clinical manifestation of severe vomiting sickness due to chronic abuse of marijuana, recognized by Dr. Sontineni and his colleagues at the Creighton University of Omaha, NE, was published on March 14, 2009 World Journal of Gastroenterology.
Recent research into the neurobiology of cannabis has led to the identification of different receptor types including two specific types that mediate neuropsychiatric and immunologic effects.
According to Dr. Sontineni, doctors and health care workers currently under recognize the syndrome leading to delayed diagnosis and expensive diagnostic investigations. Increasing consistent use of marijuana among United States populations, particularly young people, over several years will see a steady rise in the number of cases diagnosed each year.
The syndrome was first recognized in Australia around the Adelaide hills. The exact mechanism leading to generation of these symptoms, why it appears only after several years of marijuana abuse and why compulsive hot showering behavior relieves the symptoms is still under scientific investigation.
The recognition of this novel syndrome and increasing physician awareness is supported by the Department of Medicine at Creighton University Medical Center. Similarly, scientists and doctors at other institutions worldwide are beginning to identify more cases with this new syndrome as a result of chronic marijuana abuse among populations.
Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology
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If you were allergic to daffodils and smoked those you'd get the exact same symptoms, hot showering relief and all.
A lot of allergies have a delayed onset, like shell fish.
So much for a free country....like it ever was....
Exactly, Lucky. I've been smoking about twice as long, and I'm here to tell you it's clear sailing ahead. This article is nothing but evil FUD.
Everyone's biology is different. I'm sure this article is legit, notice the lack of statistical average for use vs. effect.
It just goes to show the lack of research on the substance. I'm sure the article and it's rammifications are legitimate, however, not so for all users.
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When will the governments stop being a puppet to the drug corporations and give us our freedom of choice back? Well suppose I have the freedom already but being able to buy from a shop instead of a dealer would be a nice luxury, aswell as not being labelled a criminal for enjoying a chill.
Steam from hot showers can relieve these coughing fits and alleviate the nausea triggered by them.
I am willing to bet that smoking by combustion and severe coughing was common to every case reported.
This is just another reason why we need to educate ourselves on the proper way to take cannabis, and this is either through ingestion or vaporization.
I tend to think it is partly psychological though, because a lot of times I start to get the illness moments before I even smoke.
During and after I smoke I will become violently ill, grasping both arms around my stomach and grimacing. Sometimes it will lead to uncontrollable vomiting.
One of the oddest things, is a lot of times when I have nothing in my stomach the vomit will be foamy and white.
I really hope this study goes somewhere, because I really want to know what it is all about.
How is the cannabis being taken? Is it by smoking? My theory is that the damage to the throat and lungs combined with the heavy residue left by burning is causing this condition.
What happens when the cannabis is eaten or vape'd? Do the symptoms appear?
I think we should force the govt. to accept a 10 dollar an oz. federal tax on pot in order to get rid of the sickening financial crisis, and to stop the turf war killings.
It is being smoked.
This is a good theory. I may try and use a vaporizer.
Treat your body right and take your herbs the right way.