Rumination syndrome

Also known as: Merycism

Effortless repeated regurgitation of recently eaten food.

Medical specialty: Gastroenterology
Subspecialty: Gastroenterology / Functional GI disorders
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: yes, including infants
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Learned abdominal wall contraction with raised intragastric pressure.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (5)

abdominal discomforthalitosispostprandial regurgitationre-chewingweight loss

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