Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome in an Athlete

Brady Fleshman; Kim Kaiser

doi:10.3122/jabfm.2021.04.200586

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome in an Athlete

J Am Board Fam Med. 2021 Jul-Aug;34(4):811-813. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.04.200586.

Authors

Brady Fleshman¹, Kim Kaiser²

Affiliations

¹ From the Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (BF); Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (KK). fleshmanb@health.missouri.edu.
² From the Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (BF); Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (KK).

PMID: 34312273
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.04.200586

Abstract

Cannabis (marijuana) is an increasingly prevalent substance used in college-aged adults. Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) is 1 outcome of chronic cannabis use, which presents as cyclic intractable vomiting that can be temporarily relieved with hot baths or showers. This case discusses a collegiate football athlete who presents with intractable vomiting, and it underscores the importance of a detailed history to discern CHS from other more common diagnoses. The report will highlight key diagnostic characteristics, pathophysiology, and treatment options for patients with presumed CHS.

Keywords: Athletes; Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome; Cannabis; Case Report; Football; Marijuana; Nausea/Vomiting; Sports Medicine; Substance-Related Disorders; Young Adult.

MeSH terms

Athletes
Cannabinoids* / adverse effects
Humans
Universities
Vomiting / chemically induced
Young Adult

Substances

Cannabinoids