Scromiting — or the screaming and vomiting brought on by chronic cannabis use — is worse than childbirth, according to TikTok users who say they’ve experienced both.
“This s–t’s wild, it’s some of the worst physical pain I’ve ever experienced in my life, and I birthed him, a 9-pound baby,” said vanillasunshineee205, pointing to her son.
“I was crying and screaming, like I can’t take this anymore, I’m just begging God, please make it stop,” she said.
Scromiting — the colloquial term for Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome — can initially last up to 48 hours, with people reportedly puking up to 30 times a day. Chronic pot smokers can then suffer from its nausea and severe abdominal pain for years.
Stoners have taken to social media to warn others of the torturous condition.
“I almost died from it, I couldn’t eat or drink for a week. I was throwing up 24/7,” claimed lizhaniford, who said she was smoking three to four times a day for more than four years.
She said it took her a long time to connect her condition to smoking weed.
“I threw up at first, and I continued to smoke, threw up again, continued to smoke,” she said in another video.
Another user re-enacted a scromiting episode for her 18,000 followers.
Scromiting leads to severe dehydration and loss of electrolytes and can be fatal. According to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois and published in the Jama Network Open medical journal, it also is on the rise.
The disturbing analysis showed that related emergency-room visits since 2016 have increased dramatically since the pandemic.
Another TikTok user posted photos of herself in a hospital bed after a particularly bad episode.
“Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome is not something I wish on anyone. I am a week sober and have been to the hospital twice,” wrote witchykatie86 in her caption.
Bathing in hot water can help relive the symptoms of CHS, but the only real solution is to stop smoking completely. Once halting marijuana use, scromiting symptoms will lessen, although they can take years to fully disappear, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
Other social-media users who experienced the pain of scromiting have become sober influencers, employing their TikTok pages to raise awareness for Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome.
“Smoking nearly killed me,” said ms.womanist3, adding she’s been sober for more than six months.
“The only thing to stop the reoccurring sickness is you have to stop smoking,” she said.
