Snatiation
Snatiation is a term coined to refer to the a medical condition originally termed "stomach sneeze reflex", which is characterized by uncontrollable bursts of sneezing brought on by fullness of the stomach, typically immediately after a large meal. The type of food consumed does not appear to affect its occurrence. It is reported, based on a preliminary study, to be passed along genetically as an autosomal dominant trait, as first described by Ahmad Teebi and Qasem Al-Saleh in 1989.[1] The term "snatiation", coined shortly thereafter in a humorous letter to the Journal of Medical Genetics by Judith G. Hall, is a portmanteau of the words sneeze and satiation.[2] Similar in nature to this condition is gustatory rhinitis, which involves rhinorrhea induced by certain foods, such as spicy foods.[3]
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References
- ^ Teebi, A S; al-Saleh, Q A (1 August 1989). "Autosomal dominant sneezing disorder provoked by fullness of stomach". Journal of Medical Genetics. 26 (8): 539–540. doi:10.1136/jmg.26.8.539. PMC 1015683. PMID 2769729.
- ^ Hall, J G (1 April 1990). "The SNATIATION reflex". Journal of Medical Genetics. 27 (4): 275. doi:10.1136/jmg.27.4.275. PMC 1017036. PMID 2325110. Hall also provides the humorous backronym, Sneezing Non-controllably At a Time of Indulgence of the Appetite—a Trait Inherited and Ordained to be Named.
- ^ Raphael, Gordon; Raphael, Mindy Hauptschein; Kaliner, Michael (January 1989). "Gustatory rhinitis: A syndrome of food-induced rhinorrhea". Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 83 (1): 110–115. doi:10.1016/0091-6749(89)90484-3. PMID 2643657.
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