Rumination disorder, also known as rumination syndrome, is a rare and chronic condition. It affects infants, children, and adults. People with this disorder regurgitate food after most meals.

Rumination syndrome is uncommon, so unless there’s constant regurgitation, the regurgitation is more likely due to acid reflux or GERD. Infants and children have small esophaguses, so acid ...

Detection and characteristics of rumination syndrome in patients presenting for gastric symptom evaluation. Neurogastroenterology & Motility , 2021; DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14103 Cite This Page : ...

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have found that rumination syndrome, which may cause gastrointestinal issues, often goes undiagnosed, The Print reported Jan. 3. The study, ...

Biofeedback-guided control of abdomino-thoracic muscular activity can help reduce the number of regurgitation episodes in patients with rumination syndrome, according to the findings of a recent ...

American Journal of Gastroenterology. Rajindrajith, S., et al. (2012) Rumination syndrome in children and adolescents: a school survey assessing prevalence and symptomatology. BMC Gastroenterology.

Rumination syndrome is a behavioral problem, in which patients effortlessly and repeatedly regurgitate food into their mouths while eating and sitting upright. It is a learned behavior that is ...

Rumination disorder (also called merycism) 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 ...

Rumination disorder, or rumination syndrome, is an eating disorder ... especially in young children. However, many people with this condition do require treatment. A 2019 literature review ...