Tachyphagia

What it means

Excessively rapid eating of food.

Although there is no universally accepted definition of what constitutes excessively rapid eating, one publication states that a meal lasting less than 15 minutes represents tachyphagia. The term also comprises bolting of food, which refers to eat food so quickly that one hardly chews or tastes it.

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category