Do not smoke marijuana in excess, It can cause cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome

haha, ive passed many of those up in the northern us but never stopped. are they any good?

h2alo1 said:

My doctor is an asshole. I've been smoking at least 5 days now and i have no bad symptoms. Weed helps me hands down without a doubt. They really had me thinking marijuana caused my problems. After reading all these posts i researched it heavily. I conclude the doctors are dumbasses because Ibs runs in my family for one. They never tried treating it , so what does that tell you? I also noticed i might be lactose intolerant. I mentioned all of this in my first couple er visits. The doctors of today really do kind of suck. So now i backtracked to those problems. I cut out all dairy, and i feel better. It's sad i can't rely on medical professionals for help.

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Hiya mate, like I just said in my PM,

I am really pleased you seem to be making some progress with your problems. The more i am researching CHS the more I find stories where doctors are all to easily claiming cannabis is causing all sorts of problems. Thats obviously not to say it doesnt cause some people problems but to diagnose a cannabis causing illness that is not scientifically proven is in my opinion ludicrous and very dangerous.

I have always said people owe it to themselves to abstain from everything if they're having health issues. People might find its not cannabis causing the problems but for one example cannabis makes them hungry and they then eat dairy products or junk food which in turn gives them IBS. You see, its not cannabis causing IBS....there is a definite correlation but certainly not a causation. You wouldnt eat junk food if you didnt get stoned but you also wouldnt get IBS if you didnt eat junk food (not you obv, just generally). An adult way to handle things is to get regular exercise, avoid foods that may set off your IBS and dont smoke cannabis on an empty stomach. However if the doctor gave you this advice he couldnt blame everything on cannabis, which incidentally is the latest revolution in pain relief...........something that could cost the current pharmas ALOT of money.

Sorry, I am just speculating there. I may be proved wrong and cannabis causes these problems but after reading how some doctors have reached their conclusion of cannabis hyperemesis, like I said above, it shocks me that actual doctors are diagnosing the illness. There is just no evidence at all.

All the best pal with your continued improvement and I hope you find a balance that works for you. Dont completely rule out cannabis is adding to problems ofcourse....I wouldnt be so hypocritical to say such a thing, it isnt for everyone, but dont think because a doctor has said it that it is true

Peace and thanks for coming back and reporting how your getting on. It really helps with these types of threads!

h2alo1 said:

My doctor is an asshole. I've been smoking at least 5 days now and i have no bad symptoms. Weed helps me hands down without a doubt. They really had me thinking marijuana caused my problems. After reading all these posts i researched it heavily. I conclude the doctors are dumbasses because Ibs runs in my family for one. They never tried treating it , so what does that tell you? I also noticed i might be lactose intolerant. I mentioned all of this in my first couple er visits. The doctors of today really do kind of suck. So now i backtracked to those problems. I cut out all dairy, and i feel better. It's sad i can't rely on medical professionals for help.

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Sounds like your doctor is negligently stupid. A lawsuit could probably be considered. I know, probably not worth the effort.

hahaha..... stupidity syndrome.....doctors trying to give marijuana a bad rap I vaporizer 4-5 grams a day.... plus I eat strong mj carmels atleast 3 times a week 20 + yrs of daily use

I call BS! I an a very very heavy smoker. I had stomach and upper gi ulcers when I was 17. At that age I had just discovered beasters. Meds fixed the prob and been fine since. Now as I said I smoke a lot. Like a half a week minimum. I smoke all day and have for atleast 10 yrs. I'm now 31, no stomach issues. I agree with h2alo1's theory of ibs or similar issues from what people are eating, munchies are a bitch.

i finally found out what is wrong with me. damn!

ultraviolet pirate said:

haha, ive passed many of those up in the northern us but never stopped. are they any good?

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Whitecastle is awful man, never go there. I would seriously consider roadkill as an appetizer before stopping at one of those grease pits.

I have been good until today. I switched back to getting the bud that i had a suspicion about due to its easy availability and it's my best friend's. I smoked about a quarter since Friday. I have been almost as sick as i was before. The bud also crackles like crazy when it burns. I got bud before that from a college friend, and when i smoked that bud i had no issues at all. Is there a place i can send the bud to be tested without getting arrested? I live in pennsylvania. Thanks for the help.

I forgot to mention that it's ironic that a friend i know that smokes this same bud got diagnosed with the same thing i did. Isn't that a coincidence?

h2alo1 said:

I forgot to mention that it's ironic that a friend i know that smokes this same bud got diagnosed with the same thing i did. Isn't that a coincidence?

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Hi mate,

Really sorry you have been ill again I would be very surprised if it was contaminated weed causing you to vomit but then that doesnt mean it isnt ofcourse.

Interesting that your friend has also been diagnosed with CHS though, and ofcourse that you are smoking the same weed. What strain is it out of interest? Is it the same Doctor who has diagnosed you both? Are your symptoms identical? How long has he suffered?

Also, I have asked before but I dont think you answered, how close are your symptoms to CVS? When you vomit do you vomit all day constantly? Does the nausea die off throughout the day only to come back the next morning? or are you in a full episode like with CVS?

Sorry, it seems like loads of questions. Like I said before, it certainly isnt to prove you wrong. I just want to learn more about the patients of the doctors who are diagnosing CHS and how close your symptoms are to CVS.

Peace

I just researched CVS. Sorry i saw your question, but i forgot to answer it. My symptoms are almost identical to the symptoms of CVS. When i get a flare-up i take a lorazepam. I don't want to smoke when i get a flare-up in case it makes it worse. as far as that goes, it's very inconsistent. My symptoms start in the morning when i wake up and lately, the nausea has been lingering all day. When they first started, i would get sick in the morning and be fine after like 4 hours. I've hardly been vomiting this flare-up. I just have nausea all day. I'm trying to figure out if nausea is the right word for it because my stomach growls, but when i go to eat or drink, it comes right back up. My symptoms are identical to my friends. It's always different weed. The bud sometimes smells my car for days, but i think that's the bud that makes us sick. The next time i see him, I'll ask him what doctor diagnosed him. I don't see him much. He's been suffering a couple years with this problem.

are you the same guy who claimed to have been effected by a e pill expiernce for years after

sounds like substances and you have issues . .. . ive been smoking to excess for years . . . and only when my stress or eating habits are out of wack do these symptoms ever happen

h2alo1 said:

I have been plagued by gi problems for the past couple years. The doctor told me that in the states where marijuana is legalized for medical use, more people are getting diagnosed with cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, ?

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Good thing I've been smoking recreational!

Hiya mate,

Thanks for getting back to me When you say your symptoms are almost identical, what do you mean? Which ones are different if you dont mind me asking? With CVS we are sick for days and sometimes weeks, I am guessing from what you have typed you do not experience these horrific vomiting episodes but you do actually have some of the other symptoms listed?

I am asking really because I would try and point you in the right direction with treatment or atleast ask your doctor to check out CVS but like I said, I am not convinced by what you have said that you suffer with it. I am guessing you saying your symptoms are "almost identical" you dont either though?

I wouldnt rule out cannabis causing your problems, directly or indirectly though. I have read it can cause gastroperesis which is also something else your symptoms could indicate. If your eating late on a night your stomach may not be able to digest the food hence you waking up feeling like death? Just speculating ofcourse. Maybe you need to test a few things in your life and do some exclusion diets?

Good luck mate...I am sure you will get to the bottom of it. Yeah it would be great if you could get some more information about your friend too

Peace

I have not did anything besides smoke bud since december 7th, 2009. That was when i tried the e pills. I only did them once. samwell i got an mri for that. they said my brain isn't structured right.

I'm almost positive it's the weed i was smoking. I stopped smoking 2 days ago and i feel 10x better than i did. I think the weed was either laced or i need to smoke sativa dominant strains to avoid strains high in cbd.

My symptoms are not identical in that I don't always vomit. Sometimes i just get that tight feeling in my stomach area. You know when people say it feels like they have knots in their stomach or something like that. That what it feels like.

Saw you mentioned lactose. My gf thought she was lactose intolerant and had terrible stomach problems for 2 + years (beginning when she quit smoking). Once she started dating me she became a head again and voalah... All stomach issues have disappeared. Bad me for putting her on, but good me for knowing it makes everyone feel better!

h2alo1 said:

My symptoms are not identical in that I don't always vomit. Sometimes i just get that tight feeling in my stomach area. You know when people say it feels like they have knots in their stomach or something like that. That what it feels like.

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Hiya mate,

Thanks for clarifying that. The awful vomiting episodes are the main part of CVS and the fact you dont have that proves to me that you dont suffer from CVS, so I will stop going down that route now lol

I still stand by what I said though. An exclusion diet is where i would start. Its hard work but you might find certain foods actually start your stomach problems. It might be bad weed mind but I would be inclined to look elsewhere at the same time. Many people are lactose intolerant and they present with similar symptoms to you, do you eat alot on an evening before going to sleep, munchies as such?

h2alo1 said:

The symptoms are generally being sick in the morning such as throwing up and abdominal pain. The symptoms usually come in cycles.

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I've had these symptoms in the past and ever since I substantially slowed my smoking down I have not suffered from them hardly at all. There were several days where I wouldn't even be able to eat breakfast due to the sickness and abdominal pain..Never linked these issues to marijuana but it definitely isn't an absurd theory to me.