What is rumination disorder?

Rumination disorder is an eating disorder that involves the regurgitation of small amounts of food from the stomach that are rechewed and, in most cases, again swallowed.

How do members experience rumination disorder?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with rumination disorder*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for rumination disorder*

Who has rumination disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 10
30s 11
40s 5
50s 5
60s 2
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 13
Female 21