What is 'Scromiting'? ER Doctors Are Seeing it More

They found that indeed, cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS)—which can include a symptom colloquially called “scromiting,” a portmanteau of “screaming” and “vomiting”—seemed to be on the rise in emergency departments nationwide. In 2025, the condition even got its own ICD 10 code, allowing doctors to enter it more specifically into medical records. The condition is still poorly understood, and recently, physicians publishing in JAMA wrote a primer on the disorder.What is cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS)?An important backdrop to the rise of CHS is a condition called cyclic vomiting syndrome, or CVS, says Dr. Thangam Venkatesan, a professor at the Ohio State University who is an expert on CVS and an author of the new paper. “It has episodes of nausea, vomiting, belly pain, headache, and this affects both children and adults,” she says. During episodes, people vomit or retch four or five times an hour, and episodes can last several days, before abating for weeks or months. Understanding and avoiding triggers is key to treating the disorder.CHS was first described in 2004 in Australia, when doctors carefully followed patients with cyclical vomiting who were habitual cannabis us...