Boulder County sees more patients with vomiting condition tied to chronic pot use

[TexasTowelie]

Cyclic episodes of nausea and vomiting. Disregulation of temperature perception. Abdominal pain.

The culprit of these symptoms could be weed.

Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, a relatively new condition that first appeared in medical literature in 2004, affects chronic users of marijuana who have smoked or used cannabis daily for years.

"It causes frequent visits to the emergency department," said Dr. Timothy Meyers, medical director of emergency services for Boulder Community Health. "People feel terrible when it happens."

Read more: http://www.dailycamera.com/top-stories/ci_32351978/boulder-county-sees-more-patients-vomiting-condition-tied

[htuttle]

1. If you suffer from this, hot showers often make the symptoms subside

Nobody knows why yet.

I've heard it characterized as an abdominal migraine.

[mr_lebowski]

2. Entirely possible that chronic pot use is not completely benign for all persons

It is a drug after all. Aspirin is not suitable for persons either, and certainly neither is alcohol, just as a couple of 'for instances'.

[qazplm135]

3. moderation is usually a good thing

there are very few things that you can use to excess without some sort of consequence, even things ordinarily harmless.