{"id":994659,"date":"2026-08-11T16:08:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/994659\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T16:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:08:18","slug":"er-visits-for-scromiting-disorder-up-nearly-400-since-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/994659\/","title":{"rendered":"ER visits for ‘scromiting’ disorder up nearly 400% since October"},"content":{"rendered":"

A case of the munchies is the least of some cannabis users\u2019 problems.<\/p>\n

Some regular tokers are being hit with debilitating stomach pain, severe nausea and constant vomiting mixed with screaming<\/a> \u2014 a condition that\u2019s earning the unfortunate nickname \u201cscromiting<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

And ERs are seeing far more cases identified since October of last year.<\/p>\n

\"YoungERs are seeing a spike in visits from \u201cscromiting\u201d weed disorder that causes constant vomiting mixed with screaming. Halfpoint \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

The scary symptoms are a result of cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), a gut-wrenching disorder that also triggers relentless nausea and abdominal pain \u2014 with vomiting or retching striking up to four or five times an hour,\u00a0according to the Cleveland Clinic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And those affected are showing up in emergency rooms more often \u2014 or, at least, they\u2019re being identified more often. <\/p>\n

From January 2023 through September 2025, a CDC report<\/a> found that the rate of ER visits involving CHS remained largely steady. But from October 2025 through May 2026, it jumped 370%.<\/p>\n

The biggest reason for the sudden increase? A specific ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for CHS was introduced in October 2025, making the condition easier for doctors to identify and track.<\/p>\n

The change was immediate. In one month alone \u2014 from September 2025 to October 2025 \u2014 CHS-involved ER visits jumped from 3.35 per 10,000 to 11.26 per 10,000. It notched up further to 13.10 per 10,000 by May.<\/p>\n

The code has created more awareness of the condition, which previously may have been misdiagnosed as something else.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most common misconception about CHS is that it is even a real condition,\u201d John Puls, a psychotherapist and master\u2019s certified addiction professional, told The Post<\/a> in December. \u201cMost physicians, especially in emergency rooms where patients often end up with CHS, attribute the problem to some other type of G.I. issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"AThe increase of \u201cscromiting\u201d ER visits could be linked to a new diagnosis code, with a distinct spike since last October. Yakobchuk Olena \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

Previously, the syndrome was thought to occur in heavy cannabis users, especially those who indulged on a daily basis for years. But emerging evidence suggests symptoms can occur much sooner than previously estimated \u2014 potentially within the first year of cannabis use, according to the CDC authors.<\/p>\n

And younger people \u2014 especially those ages 15 to 24 and females \u2014 accounted for a disproportionate share of CHS-involved ER visits.<\/p>\n

The form of cannabis consumed may also make an impact on how quickly symptoms start.<\/p>\n

A study published in\u00a0Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research<\/a> found that those who used electronic vape cartridges developed chronic vomiting much faster than smoking or edibles.<\/p>\n

The findings come as\u00a0vaping usage increases, with at least 15 million teens now using electronic cigarettes.<\/p>\n

For those who suffer from CHS, \u201cscromiting\u201d episodes can hit within 24 hours after smoking or consuming edibles.<\/p>\n

According to prior research, ER cases had already doubled between 2017 and 2021<\/a>, affecting around 2.75 million people in the US.<\/p>\n

Complications from this condition can arise, including erosion of tooth enamel, acute kidney injury, electrolyte imbalances, dehydration, weight loss and even seizures, kidney failure or death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A case of the munchies is the least of some cannabis users\u2019 problems. Some regular tokers are being…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":994660,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[35],"tags":[1749,83332,210,1141,1142,3584,3344,104816,16978,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-994659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health-care","tag-cannabis","tag-chronic-illness","tag-health","tag-health-care","tag-healthcare","tag-hospitals","tag-marijuana","tag-nausea","tag-study-says","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117077746854881491","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/994659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=994659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/994659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/994660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=994659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=994659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=994659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}