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The report focused on nine patients who were chronic cannabis users who presented with cyclical vomiting illness. One woman in the study reported that warm baths provided the only relief from the nausea, severe vomiting, and stomach pain, and reportedly burned herself in a hot water bath three times trying to get relief.
Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) is a chronic functional condition of unknown pathogenesis.CVS is characterized as recurring episodes lasting a single day to multiple weeks. Each episode is divided into four phases: inter-episodic, prodrome, vomiting, and recove
There are many causes of chronic nausea. [1] Nausea and vomiting remain undiagnosed in 10% of the cases. Aside from morning sickness, there are no sex differences in complaints of nausea. After childhood, doctor consultations decrease steadily with age. Only a fraction of one percent of doctor visits by those over 65 are due to nausea. [6]
Nausea and vomiting disorders B3a. Chronic nausea vomiting syndrome (CNVS) B3b. Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) B3c. Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) B4. Rumination syndrome; C. Bowel disorders. C1. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) IBS with predominant constipation (IBS-C) IBS with predominant diarrhea (IBS-D) IBS with mixed bowel habits (IBS-M)
Gastroparesis (gastro- from Ancient Greek γαστήρ – gaster, "stomach"; and -paresis, πάρεσις – "partial paralysis") is a medical disorder of ineffective neuromuscular contractions (peristalsis) of the stomach, resulting in food and liquid remaining in the stomach for a prolonged period of time.
[10] Gastritis is believed to affect about half of people worldwide. [4] In 2013 there were approximately 90 million new cases of the condition. [11] As people get older the disease becomes more common. [4] It, along with a similar condition in the first part of the intestines known as duodenitis, resulted in 50,000 deaths in 2015. [5]
Although functional dyspepsia is typically chronic, the symptoms are generally sporadic, even during periods of severe symptoms. [ 6 ] Those with FD typically refer to early satiety as a vague abundance of gas after eating or discomfort, but in reality, what they truly mean is that they find it difficult to finish a normal-sized meal because ...
Vomiting is a common condition affecting about 50% of pregnant women, with another 25% having nausea. [53] However, the incidence of HG is only 0.3–1.5%. [ 4 ] After preterm labor, hyperemesis gravidarum is the second most common reason for hospital admission during the first half of pregnancy. [ 16 ]