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Scromting: Is It A New Medical Slang Of 2025? Here's What Experts Are Saying

<strong>Scromting</strong>: the blend of two nightmares - screaming and vomiting. It sounds surreal, but it is as real as it could get. In an interview with the New York Post, Sydni Collins, 23, shared that she was "puking all morning." "I would let out yells or cries because nothing would come out. I was just dry heaving," she shares. This is how she ended up in the hospital with a feeding tube. What she was experiencing is called cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (<span>CHS</span>), a debilitating condition that triggers episodes of relentless nausea, abdominal pain, and severe vomiting in chronic weed users. She has been smoking weed daily as a teenager, since she was 16. 

In the US, there are more than 2.5 million teens and 1 in 10 of them are casual cannabis users, with an additional of 600,000 teens considered to be addicted to it. Emergency rooms in the country have seen a steady rise in CHS cases over the last decade. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have also added CHS in its official diagnostic codes. 

In Collins story, she became the trendsetter, because during her first hospital visit, she did not receive the diagnosis. However, her inability to eat a full meal afterward is what led to 7 ER visits in just one month. When she was finally admitted, she was only 87 pounds. She shared she would be in fetal position on the beds for hours, because that was the only way her stomach did not hurt. This is when she was finally diagnosed with 'superior mesenteric artery syndrome', which is a rare digestive disorder. 

Misdiagnosis is common because there had been an absence of a diagnostic code for CHS. 

Dr David Streem, medical director of the Cleveland Clinic's Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center told USA TODAY that he has treated a range of patients with CHS over the years. He said that the condition is so severe that even the strongest anti-nausea medication that are given to chemotherapy patients, like Ondansetron, did not stop it. 

However, there is a debate on CHS patients, and marijuana advocates like Paul Armentano, who is the deputy director of cannabis reform organization NORML, tells USA TODAY that CHS is actually "very rare" and that a lack of research on the syndrome has led to its misunderstanding. Armentano says, "The very fact that we're rebranding what was known for two decades as cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome as scromiting. Scromiting is clearly sensational." It is made up, non-scientific, and sensational, says the cannabis advocate. 

<h2>What is CHS or Cannabionoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, also known as the slang Scromting?</h2>

It is a side effect of prolonged use of marijuana. This results in nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. 

As per Rome Foundation, a patients must meet the following criteria:<ul><li>Cyclical vomiting</li><li>Presentation after prolonged marijuana use</li><li>Relief of vomiting after the cessation of marijuana use</li></ul>

CHS was first reported in Australian medical literature in 2004. This is when a small study, published in BMJ analyzed 19 patients with cyclical vomiting after prolonged marijuana use. 

While the research on what actually suddenly causes this syndrome is very limited, Armentano asks questions on if synthetic cannabis products, or a specific type of it leads to such a medical condition. 

Stream said for treatment, IV drip of substance such as droperidol and haloperidol are often used in emergency rooms for CHS. Stream also said that Capsaicin, commonly referred to as hot pepper cream could also be rubbed on the abdomen for some temporary relief, along with hot showers or baths.

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Scromting: the blend of two nightmares - screaming and vomiting. It sounds surreal, but it is as real as it could get. In an interview with the New York Post, Sydni Collins, 23, shared that she was "puking all morning." "I would let out yells or cries because nothing would come out. I was just dry heaving," she shares. This is how she ended up in the hospital with a feeding tube. What she was experiencing is called cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), a debilitating condition that triggers episodes of relentless nausea, abdominal pain, and severe vomiting in chronic weed users. She has been smoking weed daily as a teenager, since she was 16. In the US, there are more than 2.5 million teens and 1 in 10 of them are casual cannabis users, with an additional of 600,000 teens considered to be addicted to it. Emergency rooms in the country have seen a steady rise in CHS cases over the last decade. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have also added CHS in its official diagnostic codes. In Collins story, she became the trendsetter, because during her first hospital visit, she did not receive the diagnosis. However, her inability to eat a full meal afterward is what led to 7 ER visits in just one month. When she was finally admitted, she was only 87 pounds. She shared she would be in fetal position on the beds for hours, because that was the only way her stomach did not hurt. This is when she was finally diagnosed with 'superior mesenteric artery syndrome', which is a rare digestive disorder. Misdiagnosis is common because there had been an absence of a diagnostic code for CHS. What Are Experts Saying?Dr David Streem, medical director of the Cleveland Clinic's Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center told USA TODAY that he has treated a range of patients with CHS over the years. He said that the condition is so severe that even the strongest anti-nausea medication that are given to chemotherapy patients, like Ondansetron, did not stop it. However, there is a debate on CHS patients, and marijuana advocates like Paul Armentano, who is the deputy director of cannabis reform organization NORML, tells USA TODAY that CHS is actually "very rare" and that a lack of research on the syndrome has led to its misunderstanding. Armentano says, "The very fact that we're rebranding what was known for two decades as cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome as scromiting. Scromiting is clearly sensational." It is made up, non-scientific, and sensational, says the cannabis advocate. What is CHS or Cannabionoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, also known as the slang Scromting?It is a side effect of prolonged use of marijuana. This results in nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. As per Rome Foundation, a patients must meet the following criteria:Cyclical vomitingPresentation after prolonged marijuana useRelief of vomiting after the cessation of marijuana useCHS was first reported in Australian medical literature in 2004. This is when a small study, published in BMJ analyzed 19 patients with cyclical vomiting after prolonged marijuana use. While the research on what actually suddenly causes this syndrome is very limited, Armentano asks questions on if synthetic cannabis products, or a specific type of it leads to such a medical condition. Stream said for treatment, IV drip of substance such as droperidol and haloperidol are often used in emergency rooms for CHS. Stream also said that Capsaicin, commonly referred to as hot pepper cream could also be rubbed on the abdomen for some temporary relief, along with hot showers or baths.