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| | #Redirect [[Rumination disorder]] |
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| '''Editor(s)-in-Chief:''' [[C. Michael Gibson]], M.S.,M.D. [mailto:mgibson@perfuse.org] Phone:617-632-7753; Mark Warren, M.D., M.P.H.; Fellow, Academy of Eating Disorders [mailto:mwarren@eatingdisorderscleveland.org]
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| ==Overview==
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| '''Rumination''' is an [[eating disorder]] characterized by having the contents of the [[stomach]] drawn back up into the [[mouth]], chewed for a second time, and [[swallowing|swallowed]] again.
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| In some animals, known as [[ruminant]]s, this is a natural and healthy part of [[digestion]] and is not considered an eating disorder. However, in other species (including humans), such behavior is atypical and potentially dangerous as the [[esophagus]] can be damaged by frequent exposure to [[stomach]] acids.
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| Rumination is also associated with eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, and can be the result of one's apprehension and nervousness after eating a normal meal. For those with purging behaviors, rumination can take place when the option of getting rid of a meal via throwing up is not available (thus, one might feel worried and visibly upset).
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| Rumination has also been reported in developmentally normal children and adults who experience regurgitation of previously swallowed food, without disgust, nausea or an acidic taste. The food is either chewed and reswallowed or spat out. Remission of these episodes is seen in some cases while others persist. Many claim this as a pleasurable habit. No [[wikt:untoward|untoward]] effect is noticed in many cases.
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| [[Category:Overview complete]]
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| [[Category:Disease]]
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| [[Category:Psychiatry]]
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