Coping with ruminant disorder in young children

Rumination disorder is an eating disorder commonly experienced in babies or young children. When a child has a chewing disorder, part of the ingested food will vomit and be chewed. In most cases, babies will swallow this food, but some will spit it out.

If your baby begins to experience symptoms of a daily ruminant disorder that lasts for at least a month that has never been previously reported, he will be diagnosed with a ruminant disorder. These symptoms usually appear with or shortly after eating.

What are the symptoms of infant ruminant disorder?

 Symptoms of ruminant disorder in infants and young children include:

Food reflux is repeated over and over;

Children lose weight;

Children suffer from bad breath and tooth decay ;

Repeated abdominal pain and indigestion;

Baby lips are dry and cracked.

In addition, children with a ruminant disorder often experience tension and back pain, headaches or abdominal cramps. These symptoms will occur when the baby is trying to push up the contents of the abdomen to be digested again.

What causes children to have ruminant disorder?

At present, the main cause of ruminant disorder in children has not been determined, but it can be mentioned a number of factors such as:

Medical conditions or life stresses affecting the child;

When the mother does not have time to take care of her baby, she feels comfortable doing the act of chewing food without control. For some kids, children love to do so for attention.

How common is chewing disorder in children?

Chewing disorder often occurs in infants and young children (3 to 12 months) or babies with poor cognitive ability. This phenomenon is rare in older children, teenagers and adults. Boys are more likely to develop this disorder than girls.

How is chewing disorder in children treated?

Treatment for a ruminant disorder mainly focuses on changing the child's behavior. There are a number of methods for parents to help their young children treat the disease. You can actively help your baby change position during and right after eating. Parents should pay much attention to their children when feeding their babies. You can make jokes for your baby while your baby is eating. This will make your child feel happier and more comfortable when eating. When you see your baby has a chewing disorder, parents can distract the baby so that he or she will forget the reflux feeling or you can give your baby a taste of sour food when the baby starts vomiting.

Currently, there is no medication used to treat ruminant disorder and there is no way to prevent it in infants and children. However, to limit the risk of illness in children, you need to be careful with their eating habits because bad habits can cause serious complications.

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