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erronis

(17,628 posts)
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 07:20 AM Sep 2024

Thanks to Reddit, a New Diagnosis Is Bubbling Up Across the Nation

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/cannot-burp-belch-syndrome-botox-esophagus-injection/

This is fascinating - a possible cure for those of us who can't burp!

In a video posted to Reddit this summer, Lucie Rosenthal’s face starts focused and uncertain, looking intently into the camera, before it happens.

She releases a succinct, croak-like belch.

Then, it’s wide-eyed surprise, followed by rollicking laughter. “I got it!” the Denver resident says after what was her second burp ever.

“It’s really rocking my mind that I am fully introducing a new bodily function at 26 years old,” Rosenthal later told KFF Health News while working remotely, because, as great as the burping was, it was now happening uncontrollably. “Sorry, excuse me. Oh, my god. That was a burp. Did you hear it?”
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Thanks to Reddit, a New Diagnosis Is Bubbling Up Across the Nation (Original Post) erronis Sep 2024 OP
Fascinating! Delphinus Sep 2024 #1
A can of soda is cheaper and works for me every time. usonian Sep 2024 #2
Unfortunately some people can't burp at all - even with your favorite beverage(s). erronis Sep 2024 #3
Look up Le Petomane usonian Sep 2024 #4
LOL. N/T FSogol Sep 2024 #9
They say a burp is the grossest bodily function... Wounded Bear Sep 2024 #5
Waste of a good fart Fichefinder Sep 2024 #6
Better to burp and taste it vanamonde Sep 2024 #7
But you can't light a burp erronis Sep 2024 #8
Depends on what you've been drinking. n/t FSogol Sep 2024 #10
That must be absolutely miserable Warpy Sep 2024 #11
If you're prepared, move the phone down and let them know how you really feel. erronis Sep 2024 #12

Delphinus

(12,176 posts)
1. Fascinating!
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 07:53 AM
Sep 2024

I can't imagine not being able to alleviate bloating by burping.

And to have it found on Reddit ...

erronis

(17,628 posts)
3. Unfortunately some people can't burp at all - even with your favorite beverage(s).
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 08:56 AM
Sep 2024

The muscles in the esophagus just will not open at all even with pressure from below. So the gas needs to get out the other way.

usonian

(15,579 posts)
4. Look up Le Petomane
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 09:03 AM
Sep 2024
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_P%C3%A9tomane

He made a living from flatulence.
Mel Brooks used the name in Blazing Saddles.

No disrespect to the bench-challenged.

It's why there is no smoking allowed near Trump.

(I just burped)

Happy, healthy Friday!

Wounded Bear

(61,176 posts)
5. They say a burp is the grossest bodily function...
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 09:20 AM
Sep 2024

after all, it's a fart your asshole rejected.



Hell, I think I learned to belch on command in grade school. Lot of knowledge gained in the back of a school bus.

Warpy

(113,131 posts)
11. That must be absolutely miserable
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 07:35 PM
Sep 2024

Being able to burp on demand is a useful skill. Republican Party reps and other scammers don't tend to call back when you burp at them and hang up.

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