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Table 1 Symptoms associated with rumination syndrome

From: Rumination syndrome in children and adolescents: a school survey assessing prevalence and symptomatology

Symptom

Rumination syndrome (n = 110) Number (%)

Controls (n = 2053) Number (%)

Abdominal pain

21 (19%)

252 (12.3%)

Abdominal bloating

19 (17.2%)

181 (8.8%)

Nausea

3 (2.7%)

133 (6.5%)

Loss of appetite

11 (10.0%)

159 (7.7%)

Loss of weight

13 (11.8%)

162 (7.9%)

Headache

10 (9.1%)

183 (8.9%)

Limb pain

9 (8.1%)

208 (10.1%)

Light headedness

6 (5.5%)

163 (7.9%)

Photophobia

2 (1.8%)

91 (4.4%)

Pallor

5 (4.5%)

51 (2.5%)

  1. p > 0.05 for all comparisons between rumination syndrome and controls.