Burping belching is as common and natural a bodily function as passing gas farting. Excessive burping can sometimes be accompanied by discomfort or bloating. Belches contain oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. Usually, burping is a result of swallowed air building up in your esophagus, the tube that connects your throat to your stomach. This buildup of air is often brought on by:. Other causes of burping are often accompanied by additional symptoms such as abdominal pain or heartburn.
These include:. Excessive burping can be a symptom of an Helicobacter pylori H. These symptoms are reasons to see your doctor, who will most likely treat this type of infection with antibiotics.
Meganblase syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by intense air swallowing following heavy meals. This can result in a large bubble of gas in the stomach that causes pain as well as excessive belching. It can also increase the feeling of fullness and cause shortness of breath, which may be mistaken for a heart attack. If heartburn is an occasional occurrence for you, over-the-counter OTC medications can relieve mild symptoms.
If the symptoms of heartburn are frequent or severe, you might have acid reflux or GERD. When you breathe in air, the muscles in your chest contract and your diaphragm moves downward, making more space for your lungs to expand and fill in the air.
Conversely, when you breathe out, your diaphragm moves upward and pushes air out of your chest. However, this pattern can get out of place. This loses the normal rhythm of your diaphragm and the muscles in your chest. When you breathe in air while your diaphragm loses its normal pace, you will most likely send a rush of air into your lungs. When this happens, your vocal cords will abruptly close to stop it. Thus, you make the weird hiccupping sound. Hiccups or known in medical terms as synchronous diaphragmatic flutter SDF or singultus, can happen for no apparent reason.
When it occurs, the usual remedy is for you to wait until it resolves on its own. Other treatments may include acupuncture, hypnosis, or triggering a gag reflex. Unfortunately, there is only a little research about how effective these remedies are. They may or may not work for you. You can always try to calm down and wait for the hiccups to go away.
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This one happens to be called the anus. As the gas builds up in pressure, often with a little help from your butt muscles, it causes that sphincter to finally open up. And the anus structures vibrate just like the structures in your throat during a burp.
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