Not us, but I've read other posts where something about vomiting as a protest or as a result of being upset. Maybe it's sensory? Good luck with this! Life is never boring, is it? Yuk. Kids.ohh man! Thats a real rough 1!!
I wonder how he does it, i mean, as far as i knew that kinda thing was involentary. I never heard of that before. Definatly needs to be discouraged somehow multyple reasons, probably main reason is his health, i mean, stomach acid reaks havoc on the body, anywhere but the stomach, and sometimes even in their. Id punish him for that, i mean, if u can see hes doing it on purpose. Man... thats a tough 1, wish ya luck, maby the Dr will have advice??
This has a name, but I forgot what it is called. I think tzoya's son does this.
edited to add I think it is called rumination. I thinkMy almost five son has been regurgitating food. Hours after a meal I notice he's chewing on something and it turns out to be a chunk of something he ate. Yuck. Also, he'll regurg "vomit" and hold it in his mouth. At first I thought it was reflux but it seems to be voluntary. He seems to do this when he's excited. Does anyone else's child do this? Yes. Rumination. Usually that word is used to mean thinking about something over and over again, like rethinking something that happened earlier -- something we all do. As in "he ruminated about the details of the meeting." In this case, it means re-enjoying food over and over again. My son does this, mainly with French Fries. If he regurgitates too forcefully, he throws us the food. I've noticed that the fries in the upchuck are barely chopped up. That leads me to believe he swallows them nearly whole, with the plan of "re-enjoying" them later. I have not addressed this much since I have SO many other things that I need to address with him. It's a sensory thing -- a kind of stim. But, in my son's case, it's not to reduce stress. He simply enjoys it. He will stop (of at least try to hide the behavior) when I tell him to.
You could simply ignore the actual rumination and then, when he swallows it, ask him to brush his teeth. In operant conditioning (the basis for ABA), they say that even a neutral consequence can help shape behavior. I don't know if this will work, since I totally ignored the rumination in my own son (though I did tell him to quit throwing up and he eventually did), but I know that a girlfriend would make her son wash his hads every time he touched his crotch and it taught him to do that in private, where his mother wouldn't see and wouldn't make him wash.
About the teeth -- my 16yo sometimes still ruminates. He has the world's most perfect teeth. Not one cavity and no braces. Of course, all our teeth are different based on our genes. Some people's teeth might be more sensitive. My guess is that brushing after ruminating might do the trick, though. YOu might also try to see if your son ruminates more after a particular food and cut that food out if possible. Good luck.
Rumination, huh? Have to look that up. Yeah, these are big chunks of food like he didn't chew them up before swallowing. It's kinda gross. The whole"hold vomit in the mouth" thing is worrisome. Not good for the teeth among other things. This is what worries me the most. I don't know how he does it. He used to burp when he was excited but now its progressed to this. I think I'll talk to my pediatrician.