Common Indicators Of Rumination Syndrome

Feeling Full

Many patients who have rumination syndrome may also exhibit frequent episodes of feeling full. An individual normally feels full because food is not moving along the digestive tract as it should be. Essentially, feeling full can merely mean the stomach is not emptying at the rate it should. Because individuals with rumination syndrome do not receive a proper amount of nutrients regularly, they often acquire one or more vitamin and mineral deficiencies. When there are deficiencies of specific vitamins or minerals vital to the processes of digesting and metabolizing food, the body will have trouble carrying out those functions. The process of digestion in the stomach and the small intestine slows down, and the patient will feel full longer than normal. The increased amount of abdominal pressure known to play a role in causing the regurgitation that occurs in rumination syndrome patients can also make an affected individual feel full often.