Rumination syndrome

rumination disorder

class of disease

Subclass of	eating disorder, physiological condition, health problem, disease
Health specialty	psychiatry
ICD-9-CM	307.53
NCI Thesaurus ID	C92567

Rumination syndrome, anaa merycism, be a chronic motility disorder wey be characterized by effortless regurgitation of chaw meals dey follow consumption, secof de involuntary contraction of de muscles around de abdomen. Der be no retching, nausea, heartburn, odour, anaa abdominal pain wey be associated plus de regurgitation as der be plus typical vomiting, den de regurgitated chow be undigested. Na de disorder be historically documented as e dey affect infants per, young kiddies, den people plus cognitive disabilities (de prevalence be as high as 10% insyd institutionalized patients plus various mental disabilities). Dem increasingly dey diagnose am insyd a greater number of otherwise healthy adolescents den adults, though der be a lack of awareness of de condition by doctors, patients, den de general public.

Rumination syndrome dey present einself insyd a chaw of ways, plus especially high contrast wey dey exist between de presentation of de typical adult patient widout a mental disability den de presentation of an adult plus a mental disability. Like related gastrointestinal disorders, rumination fi adversely affect normal functioning den de social lives of individuals. Na e be linked plus depression.

Little comprehensive data wey dey regard rumination syndrome insyd otherwise healthy individuals dey exist secof chaw people be private about dema illness wey dem often be misdiagnosed secof de number of symptoms den de clinical similarities between rumination syndrome den oda disorders of de stomach den esophagus, such as gastroparesis den bulimia nervosa. Dese symptoms dey include de acid-induced erosion of de esophagus den enamel, halitosis, malnutrition, severe weight loss den an unquenchable appetite. Individuals fi begin regurgitating within a minute dey follow ingestion, den de full cycle of ingestion den regurgitation fi mimic de binging den purging of bulimia.

Diagnosis of rumination syndrome be non-invasive wey base on a history of de individual. Treatment be promising, plus upwards of 85% of individuals wey dey respond positively to treatment, wey dey include infants den people plus cognitive disabilities.

External links

• Pediatrics - Rumination Syndrome - The Mayo Clinic. Website provides an overview of the effect of the disorder on children.
• Rumination disorder - Web MD. Provides a general overview of the disease.