Fifteen-minute consultation: Childhood rumination syndrome
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Robert Winter; Sophie Velleman; Anthony E. Wiskin
- Source
- Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition. :edpract-2020
- Subject
- Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Stomach
digestive, oral, and skin physiology
Reflux
Rumination syndrome
Disease
medicine.disease
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
medicine.anatomical_structure
Weight loss
030225 pediatrics
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Gastroesophageal Reflux
medicine
Humans
Rumination Syndrome
medicine.symptom
Functional bowel disorder
Child
business
Referral and Consultation
Adolescent health
- Language
- ISSN
- 1743-0593
1743-0585
Rumination syndrome is a functional bowel disorder where stomach contents effortlessly regurgitate into the mouth. It is an entirely separate entity to gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and requires behavioural rather than pharmaceutical management. Symptoms usually respond well to treatment, though in extreme cases, patients may experience significant weight loss and require inpatient admission.