The core feature of Rumination Disorder involves regurgitation and subsequent rechewing or spitting out of swallowed food. Which of the following best describes this process?

The core feature of Rumination Disorder involves regurgitation and subsequent rechewing or spitting out of swallowed food. Which of the following best describes this process?

• A. Regurgitation and rechewing
• B. Pica
• C. Tic Disorders
• D. ADHD

Answer: (A)

Regurgitation of recently swallowed food followed by rechewing or spitting it out is the defining feature here. This pattern—food that is brought back up after swallowing and then chewable or spit-out—fits Rumination Disorder, a condition where regurgitation occurs repeatedly and is often accompanied by rechewing or re-swallowing. Pica involves eating nonnutritional substances, which has nothing to do with regurgitating food. Tic disorders are characterized by sudden, repetitive movements or sounds, not by regurgitation of food. ADHD is about attention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, not the regurgitation behavior described. So the described process best reflects Rumination Disorder.

Regurgitation of recently swallowed food followed by rechewing or spitting it out is the defining feature here. This pattern—food that is brought back up after swallowing and then chewable or spit-out—fits Rumination Disorder, a condition where regurgitation occurs repeatedly and is often accompanied by rechewing or re-swallowing.

Pica involves eating nonnutritional substances, which has nothing to do with regurgitating food. Tic disorders are characterized by sudden, repetitive movements or sounds, not by regurgitation of food. ADHD is about attention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, not the regurgitation behavior described.

So the described process best reflects Rumination Disorder.