Table 4.

The diagnostic characteristics of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome^a

Diagnostic characteristic	Frequency (%)
Severe nausea and vomiting	100
Cyclic vomiting over months	100
Age < 50 at onset of illness	100
Cannabis use at least weekly	97.4
Symptom resolution after stopping cannabis	96.8
Compulsive hot bathing that relieves symptoms	92.3
Abdominal pain	85.1
Reported daily cannabis use	76.6
Reported regular cannabis use > 1 year	74.8
Male predominance	72.9

^aTable adapted from Sorensen CJ, DeSanto K, Borgelt L, Phillips KT, Monte AA. Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment-a systematic review. J Med Toxicol. 2017; 13(1): 71-87