One particularly unusual and well-documented aspect is that many sufferers find temporary relief from symptoms by taking hot showers or baths, often for extended periods. This behavior is so common that clinicians consider it a helpful diagnostic clue.
3. Recovery Phase
If cannabis use stops entirely, symptoms begin to resolve and may disappear over days to weeks. However, if cannabis is used again, even after a period of abstinence, symptoms often return.
Why Is CHS Often Misdiagnosed?
Because CHS symptoms — nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain — overlap with many other gastrointestinal disorders, it is frequently misdiagnosed initially as food poisoning, cyclic vomiting syndrome, gastritis, or other stomach conditions. Continue reading…