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

[erronis]

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?”

[Delphinus]

1. Fascinating!

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

And to have it found on Reddit ...

[usonian]

2. A can of soda is cheaper and works for me every time.

Or beer.

[erronis]

3. Unfortunately some people can't burp at all - even with your favorite beverage(s).

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]

4. Look up Le Petomane

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!

[FSogol]

9. LOL. N/T

[Wounded Bear]

5. They say a burp is the grossest bodily function...

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.

[Fichefinder]

6. Waste of a good fart

[vanamonde]

7. Better to burp and taste it

than fart and waste it.

[erronis]

8. But you can't light a burp

can you?

[FSogol]

10. Depends on what you've been drinking. n/t

[Warpy]

11. That must be absolutely miserable

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.

[erronis]

12. If you're prepared, move the phone down and let them know how you really feel.