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Medical staff coined the term scromiting because sufferers often scream while vomiting.
Dr. Chris Buresh, an emergency medicine specialist, explains the difficulty in treatment: “There are currently no therapies approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and standard anti-nausea medications often don’t work.”
Doctors sometimes turn to unusual remedies – from hot baths and showers to rubbing capsaicin cream on the stomach, or even Haldol, a medication usually reserved for psychotic episodes.
“That’s something that can clinch the diagnosis for me, when someone says they’re better with a hot shower,” Buresh said.
“Patients describe going through all the hot water in their house.”
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