Rumination disorder can be diagnosed when a person knowingly brings the food back into the mouth and re chews or swallows it or even spit it out.  This disorder is also known as merycism. In fact this disorder is most commonly seen in infants and has its links with mental retardation. The child actually brings the food back to its mouth and re-chews the same or even spits it out during the process of rumination. It is also seen in many cases where the child suffered from an illness or goes through irritable mood that was associated to vomiting and this occurred just before the rumination disorder was diagnosed. Rumination disorder is also observed in some cases where we can see eating disorders among adults as well as teenagers. Causes Of Rumination There is no common consensus on what could be the causes of rumination disorder. The reason why it is seen in infants and adults may not be the same. In infants the causes of rumination can be due to the lack of physical contact or good nurturing. If you take efforts to soothe or stimulate the child, we can see the child get rid of this disorder.  Of course there are some biological factors that are also considered today as possible causes for triggering this disorder. Rumination Signs And Symptoms Rumination signs include the effort made to regurgitate the food. In the case of infants we can see the child attempts to get the food back by putting ...

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