Repeated regurgitation
and rechewing of food for a period of at least 1 month following
a period of normal eating habits characterizes's Rumination Disorder.
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- Eating Disorder: Rumination - Article by Cynthia R R Ellis,
MD. The term rumination is derived from the Latin word ruminare, which
means to chew the cud. Rumination is characterized by the voluntary
or involuntary regurgitation and rechewing of partially digested food
that is either reswallowed or expelled. Not
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- General Encyclopedia - Rumination Disorder - Rumination
disorder is repeated regurgitation and rechewing of food. Symptoms
must persist for at least 1 month. There does not appear to be upset,
retching, or disgust associated with the regurgitation, and it may
appear to cause pleasure.3/5
Rumination
Disorder in Infants and Children (WebMD) - Rumination disorder
is an eating disorder in which a person -- usually an infant or young
child -- brings back up and re-chews partially digested food that
has already been swallowed. In most cases, the re-chewed food is then
swallowed again; but occasionally, the child will spit it out. 3/5
Rumination
Syndrome - EndoNurse - Rumination syndrome is an unusual disorder
that involves regurgitation and rechewing of partially digested food
— which is then swallowed again or spit out. It can be involuntary
or voluntary.1 However, the disorder is not harmless — it has
the potential to damage the upper digestive system from teeth to esophagus.
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Rumination
Syndrome in Children and Adolescents: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis.
Journal of Peadiatrics. Rumination syndrome is characterized by the
effortless regurgitation into the mouth of recently ingested food
followed by rechewing and reswallowing or expulsion.1,2 Individuals
with classic rumination syndrome typically do not experience heartburn,
abdominal pain, or nausea when the regurgitation occurs. An Article
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