Rumination Syndrome.. what?

I have never ever heard of this syndrome and probably not seen one.Did you know that. You will never know you may see one. Did you know Brown Sequard suffered with this syndrome? I knew him for other descriptions.. What is this syndrome? Rumination is a syndrome characterised by repetitive regurgitation of food from the stomach. The food is then partially or completely re chewed, swallowed or expelled..

Pathophysiology of Rumination

The first case reports of rumination syndrome are from the early 17th century. Many famous people in history have had this syndrome; the most notable was a physician, Edouard Brown-Sequard, who acquired the condition as a result of experiments he performed on himself. He would swallow sponges tied to a string to evaluate the acid response of the stomach to various foodstuffs. He learned to regurgitate the sponge to analyze its contents, and eventually developed habitual regurgitation with his meals. You can read a abstract, case history and how patient underwent all the investigations GI guys knew, before diagnosis was made.

pproach to patient with suspected rumination