Conditions
Nausea & Vomiting
Conditions
Nausea & Vomiting
Description
Nausea and vomiting involves involuntary but coordinated contractions of the stomach, respiratory, and esophageal muscles to eject the stomach's contents through the mouth.
Nausea and vomiting are also common occurrences following chemotherapy, as the toxic pharmacological agents do not differentiate between cancer cells and healthy cells. Retching and vomiting occur because of toxins detected by the brain. A signal travels from the vomiting center (area postrema), down cranial nerves, salivary glands, and diaphragmatic and gastrointestinal muscles, which initiates vomiting.
Symptoms
- Feeling queasy
- Anticipation of vomiting
- Mouth full of saliva
- Gagging
- Retching
- Involuntary diaphragmatic contractions
- Ejecting stomach content (throwing up)
- Feeling anxious
- Bitter/sour taste in mouth
- Retching
- Involuntary diaphragmatic contractions
- Ejecting stomach content (throwing up)
- Feeling anxious
- Bitter/sour taste in mouth
How Cannabis Can Help
High THC flowers with inhalation grants symptom relief often within five minutes. Indica, sativa, or hybrid fare similarly and must be individualized. THC and CBD target CB1 and CB2 receptors as well as 5-HT1A and TRPV1, producing therapeutic effects on reflex N/V. 18 clinical trials with gold-standard double-blind placebo-controlled trials uniformly support the time proven records especially in the setting of chemotherapy-induced N/V.
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Sources
CannaKeys, THC & CBD for Nausea and Vomiting
Project CBD, Legacy Medical Cannabis Conditions
National Academies Sciences Engineering Medicine, The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research. The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research