Sydni Collins, 23, has opened up about a frightening condition linked to chronic cannabis use that left her battling relentless vomiting, severe stomach pain, and even feeding tubes.
The young woman, who has used a weed pen almost daily since she was 16, experienced what doctors call cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) — and what some ER staff have nicknamed “scromiting”, because it’s a terrifying combination of screaming and vomiting.
“I’m not what you would think of as your typical stoner … and people outside of my friend group and close family didn’t even know I smoked,” Sydni told The New York Post. “The only way to figure out if [my symptoms] were from weed is if I stopped. So I did, and I got better.”
Sydni first noticed severe nausea and vomiting during a spring break flight in her senior year. She described it as nonstop vomiting for the entire flight.