Rumination is an eating disorder in which the sufferer brings up partially digested food and rechews it before swallowing it or spitting it out. An eating disorder is a compulsion to eat or avoid eating that negatively affects both one's physical and mental health Digestion is the breaking down of chemicals in the body into a form that can be absorbed Food is any substance usually composed primarily of Carbohydrates Fats water and/or Proteins that can be eaten or drunk by an For the band see Saliva (band; for the village in Azerbaijan see Səliva.
Rumination disorder (originally childhood rumination disorder) primarily affects children and typically occurs within the first 3-12 months of age and can lead to the child becoming malnourished. Malnutrition is a general term for a medical condition caused by an improper or insufficient diet. While rumination disorder may begin in childhood or infancy, adults may also have this chronic disorder.
There is presently no known cure nor cause. While those diagnosed with this condition in childhood may 'grow out of it', it is by no means a medical fact that they are bound to do so by adolescence or adulthood.
In some animals, known as ruminants, this is a natural and healthy part of digestion and is not considered an eating disorder. Physiologically a ruminant is a Mammal of the order Artiodactyla that digests plant-based food by initially softening it within the animal's first stomach known Digestion is the breaking down of chemicals in the body into a form that can be absorbed 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. The esophagus or oesophagus (see American and British English spelling differences) sometimes known as the gullet, is an organ in In Human anatomy, the stomach is a J-shaped hollow muscular organ of the Gastrointestinal tract involved in the second phase of Digestion, following
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. Anorexia Nervosa is a psychiatric Diagnosis that describes an Eating disorder characterized by low Body weight and Body image distortion 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).
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 untoward effect is noticed in many cases.
Dental effects of Rumination: Tooth tissue loss (erosion) by the acidic nature of the gastric contents.
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