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Health Encyclopedia: Rumination Disorder

Symptoms
  • Repeated regurgitation of food
  • Repeated rechewing of food

Signs and tests

The health care provider must first rule out physical causes of regurgitation, such as hiatal hernia and pyloric stenosis, which can be misdiagnosed as rumination disorder.

Rumination disorder can cause malnutrition. Laboratory tests (such as serum electrolytes, endocrine - hormonal functions, and a blood test for anemia) can measure the severity of the malnutrition and determine wh...

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Percent Daily Value
These numbers tell you how much of the daily recommended intake the food item meets for a 2,000 calorie diet. For example, if a food label has 18 percent daily value of total fat, than one serving of... Read more »
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...choroid (the layer of blood vessels behind the retina). The RPE acts as a filter to determine what nutrients reach the retina from the choroid. Many components of blood are harmful to the retina... Read more »
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How to Survive Festive Feasting
...vegetables than we normally would. Serve them steamed, microwaved or roasted to preserve more of their nutrients, and cook without adding salt. If you want to add extra flavoring try using pepper,... Read more »

Medications

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...a daily multivitamin supplement containing these nutrients is recommended. Take the multivitamin... Read more »

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...a daily multivitamin supplement containing these nutrients is recommended. Take the multivitamin... Read more »

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