cannabinoid hyperemesis should be recognised as an effect of chronic cannabis abuse

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sauid ishaq gastroenterology department, russells hall hospital, dudley, birmingham city university uk

sanaa ismail gastroenterology department, russells hall hospital, dudley, birmingham city university uk

saad ghaus gastroenterology department, russells hall hospital, dudley, birmingham city university uk

roop-e- zahra gastroenterology department, russells hall hospital, dudley, birmingham city university uk

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here we describe the second reported case of cannabinoid hyperemesis in uk. a 42 years old patient presented on more than one occasion with vomiting, abdominal pain, fever and dehydration and treated as sepsis with antibiotics. extensive investigations including upper gi endoscopy, colonoscopy, chest x-ray, abdominal ultrasound, abdominal ct scan, barium swallow and echocardiogram; all reported normal. once the diagnosis of cannabinoid hyperemesis was established, he was advised to abstain from cannabis use resulting in complete resolution of his symptoms.

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gastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench

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