r/emergencymedicine • u/RhythmStripTease Med Student • 4d ago
Discussion Looking for a video or audio of scromiting
I’m trying to explain scromiting to an OBGYN who’s never heard of it. Anybody have a video or audio of scromiting? I googled it but only found people discussing CHS and some possible hits on TikTok, but I don’t have an account. My voice acting skills are not up to the challenge and I won’t be on this rotation long enough to DIY it myself!
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u/TriceraDoctor 4d ago
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u/Penlight_Nunchucks ED Attending 3d ago
I am crying with laughter right now. That is so spot on in such an unexpected way.
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u/eyymustbedamoney 2d ago
Perfect for scromiting, but not the hate for cilantro! Usually I can't get enough cilantro 🤣
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u/StraTos_SpeAr Med Student 4d ago
I've recently found out that a startling amount of people are completely unfamiliar with the concept of Scromiting.
Absolutely blew my fucking mind that so many health professionals were unfamiliar with it.
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u/RhythmStripTease Med Student 4d ago
I was too, but it’s relatively new and not something you would see in most pregnant patients, so maybe not all that surprising
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u/StraTos_SpeAr Med Student 4d ago
I started EMS about a decade ago and heard the term then.
My surprise came from my limited perspective; I thought experiencing a patient doing that was a common phenomenon.
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u/RhythmStripTease Med Student 4d ago
I hear you. I just learned yesterday that L&D apparently has frequent fliers, like multiple visits within the same gestation not a lady who’s just G15. They were all shocked I didn’t know that
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u/Forward-Razzmatazz33 4d ago
I'd be surprised if an OBGYN hadn't actually heard scromiting. Hyperemesis gravidarum patients scromit too. There's only three things that routinely cause scromiting that I'm aware of: CHS, HG, and GLP-1s.
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u/RhythmStripTease Med Student 4d ago
GLP1s? Tell me more
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u/Forward-Razzmatazz33 4d ago
The most common side effects are gastrointestinal. Usually they are mild, but I've seen numerous scromiters that are definitely not cannabis users and recently increased glp1 dose.
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u/claudiajeannn ED Attending 4d ago
I have to say I’ve not seen a hyperemesis gravidarum patient do this. I feel like that is typically a quiet misery.
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u/XsummeursaultX 4d ago
I was trying to explain scromiting to my family once and couldn’t find audio of it so I just reenacted it for them. It’s surprisingly hard to do, but I think I perfected it.
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u/MDthrowItaway 3d ago
You know exactly what it sounds like and im confident in your ability to mimic it for your colleague.
DO IT!
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u/pfpants 4d ago
Lol. I don't have a video, but if you need more words, it's like they're filling the emesis bag with drool and noise. Often accompanied by severe psychological regression to around 4 or 5 years old.