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Would like to talk to other people with rumination syndrome
Digestive Health | Last Active: Nov 15, 2023 | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
Hello @rumination and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I am so sorry your daughter is going through this. As a mother, this has to be tremendously challenging as well.
I found an existing discussion with members who may be able to help support you and your daughter go through this journey. Member @help123 actually shared last in this discussion that her son had been diagnosed. I am hoping the pair of you can connect. You can see I moved your post here:
- Would like to talk to other people with rumination syndrome: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/would-like-to-talk-to-other-people-with-rumination-syndrome/
It sounds basic, however, has your daughter tried chewing gum? That is one thing mentioned here: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rumination-syndrome/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20377333
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My son was diagnosed with rumination syndrome after dealing with “vomiting” with no nausea, gagging etc. It’s something he dealt with for years, but it was assumed food was getting stuck. He had his throat stretched twice which made things much worse. He tried many medications, nothing seemed to help. He learned breathing techniques and these seemed to help the most. As strange as this sounds, he went off to college, and skipped his allergy shots for a few weeks and things started improving for him. He has been having less symptoms/episodes & actually gained the weight he had lost. I’m really hoping it was that easy & his symptoms never returned. I don’t have any fast treatments, but to look at something that changed in your life when the symptoms started. For him, it was an increase in allergy serum he was given. It was a fluke that it was figured out for him.