We CANNOT burp!: Recent Posts

We CANNOT burp!: Recent Posts http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ We CANNOT burp!: Recent Posts en Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:02:44 +0000 freelancejy on "No burping for 33 years" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=26#post-351 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:45:08 +0000 freelancejy 351@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ My name is Jana and I never really burp. I do something more like a hiccup. I also feel like I can't breathe sometimes which makes me yawn a lot. Glad to be here and see that I am not alone. ldgnicole on "Research" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=8#post-350 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:36:47 +0000 ldgnicole 350@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ I am so happy to hear that the dr I went to is from the same hospital in Chicago!! ldgnicole on "Your symptoms" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=5&page=3#post-349 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:27:58 +0000 ldgnicole 349@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ Hey everyone.. For me.. I have the following issues right now and just recently went and got a 2nd opinion regarding all my stomach/chest issues. So far the new dr is listening!! Thank god. For me I get the gurgling in my chest and it annoys me. My husband can hear me sometimes even across the room. He understands it but when I am around others I find it embarrassing and I cant really explain it. My husband use to tell me "just burp" you will feel better but never could understand me when I would say "but I can't". Now finding this page I feel like I am not crazy after all. Every once in a while I will experience sharp pains in my chest.. almost as if something is lodged in my espophogus or something. And I can actually feel my food traveling to my stomach after I swallow. It does not happen all the time but it does happen here and there.. enough to worry me. I also have learned that drinking hard alchohol now triggers this.. and if I drink anything too fast I get what feels to me like a shortness in breath.. I explain it to people that it feels like something heavy is laying on my chest and I feel like I am gonna have a heart attack or something. People tell me ohhh thats acid indegestion and I have been given numerous scripts for it.. but I dont think that is what it is. On top of these issues.. I am experiencing extreme gas stomache pains.. I take way too much simethicone from the store. But its the only thing that helps the stomache aches temporarily. I am also experiencing constipation which in turn is causing more stomach aches.. as well as bloating and fullness. I just had an endoscopy and sigmoidoscopy done on Weds.. the dr took some biopsies of some "irritated" spots she noticed. But she said she did not see anything in my espophogus that would cause the issues I am having. She said once the biopsies come back.. the next step might be to have a manometry and a gastric empty stomach study done. Buy Dog Treats on "How to initiate the gag reflex?" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=20#post-348 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:22:12 +0000 Buy Dog Treats 348@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ To save from gagging we have Psychological trick With your left hand, fold your thumb inside your palm and wrap your fingers round, squeeze a little but not too hard and your gag reflex should be gone, this works with 4 out of 5 people. Buy Dog Treats on "Introduce yourselves" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=7&page=2#post-347 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:20:01 +0000 Buy Dog Treats 347@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ Hi I am Elizabeth from Asia. I am a Web Operator and General discussion of forum is my hobby. I think that forum ais a place where we get each solution of our problems. jique on "Diagnosis/cures" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=6&page=6#post-346 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:54:51 +0000 jique 346@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ Hi everyone, Does anyone know more about this doctor in Chicago? Is he/she just research or is he/she clinical too? Have any of you seen this doctor? What do you think? I've been having problems (IDENTICAL to ones already described) for years and I need help! If anyone can give me more infomation on this doctor, I would greatly, greatly appreciate it! Thanks! dreamflight4 on "Diagnosis/cures" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=6&page=6#post-345 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:16:16 +0000 dreamflight4 345@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ Hi I am new here and not real familar with how this site works but here goes anyway. I have had this not burping off and on all my life. I have been diagnosed with Gerd, as well as acid reflux. I take Nexium and have for years. I recently have had this problem almost every day now for the last 2 weeks. This last time was the worst I have ever had. It lasted 4 days. I tried the gag reflex thing and did get some relief from doing that, but shoot I could do that all day. And still not get much relief. I do believe this is hereditary as both my grandmother and mother suffered the same thing. My grandmother had to have stretching of her throat a couple of times a year. The called it the nut cracker syndrome, has any one ever heard of this? Any way, I have been miserable for days now. I have tried gagging, anti gas meds. And muscle relax meds as well. I do believe it goes with anxiety as well. I was taking ativan for anxiety and when I took this I did not seem to have this occur very often. So I am asking my dr to put me back on it. I am so glad to find this place it has been so great to see that I am not crazy. Or have some rare condition. I have had endoscopic several times, more than I can count anymore, they always say I am fine and that everything down there is normal. Was diagnosed with hiatial hernia. Then told not I didnt have that. So who knows. I have appt with my regular dr. in couple of weeks I am going to talk to him about it. But I think I just need to go back on my ativan. I am also going to try the activated charcoal and see if that helps also. I am very lucky to have a husband who understands and who doesnt care if I burp or release by making myself gag. So please it is possible to have relationship and have this condition. I am very lucky for sure. Thanks to everyone for sharing it helped me very much. Julie aka dreamflight4 Thanks Burpless on "Diagnosis/cures" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=6&page=6#post-344 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:25:43 +0000 Burpless 344@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ What a trip!! I am 45 years old and have the exact same problem as all of the rest of you with the last little twist. Smoking Maryjane also makes my "bubbles" worse. I really never thought of this as big deal. I knew I couldn't burp and it caused me some chest pains and a big ole fat belly for a relatively thin person but until yesterdays Dr. visit for a sore stomach and possible H. pylori infection/ulcers. Then I started to read this blog and low and behold it is a big deal and I'm not the only one. I am so glad to have read all of you posts. I go to my very first gastro apointment on Monday and I live on an island where the guy only flies in once a month so I'm glad to have all of this info and the ability to avoid a lot of @#$%^& just because! I hope that with the amount of people out there with this problem medics will come up with a sollution cause it truely does suck ! Good luck and comfort to us all !!! Tundra on "Diagnosis/cures" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=6&page=6#post-343 Sun, 30 May 2010 11:21:02 +0000 Tundra 343@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ I have the same exact problem but with quite a unique twist to it. As a baby my mother said she had to pat my back extremely vigorously to get any burps out and it continued in that fashion until i was about 16 or 17 when I slowly gained the ability to burp. I don't do anything special other than having to sometimes force it out but theres usually no real problem. If I drink a large amount of soda or beer in a short time all the symptoms come back exactly the way that is described by all of you except it ends with me gagging out all of the air involuntarily and embarrassingly. But here is the twist, when I smoke marijuana all symptoms come back 100% with absolutely no physical means to burp and my abdominals tighten to the point where it feels like a workout the next day. Marijuana being the psychoactive that it is leads me to believe that the problem is mental or possibly has something to do with the nervous system? I'm not sure but maybe this will give some more insight on the problem. Hope somebody finds the answer to this soon because I love Maryjane edit: I forgot to mention that as the high goes away I regain the ability to burp which usually results in 1-2 extremely large burps. Also it's very very very rare that I belch and any attempt leads to vomiting. I always have to do small under my breath burps which can sometimes last for 3-4 seconds if enough gas builds up. frances24 on "Your symptoms" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=5&page=3#post-342 Fri, 21 May 2010 05:34:49 +0000 frances24 342@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ Hello, I'm 30 years old female, been diagosed with IBS most of my life, i feel it's a cop out by the doctors who just don't know what's going on. I have extreme bloating, i go from a size 10 to a size 16/18 regularly by the evening. I can't burp, i'm positive that this is the problem, I'm just full of wind that I can't easily get rid of. I don't drink anything fizzy as, like many of you I have on many occasions had to put my fingers down my throat which results in the scarisest noisiest longest belch that is quite emabarassing especially if out an about in a public loo. I work in a special needs school where many of the physically disabled students have a gastrostomy (are tube fed). When they have bloated stomachs we can simply dispel the air by letting it out through the tummy tube. I am wandering whether I could have a tiny tube inserted into my stomach so I can do the same. It's ruining my life at prsent. I was asked when the baby is due last week!! I am just hoping that there will be an easier, less drastic way of treating the problem. frances24 on "Colds and Pepto Bismol" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=14#post-341 Thu, 20 May 2010 15:00:13 +0000 frances24 341@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ Yes I have a cold at the moment and am breathing a lot though my mouth, my tummy is swollen like a balloon! darthjujuu on "Diagnosis/cures" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=6&page=6#post-340 Tue, 18 May 2010 00:41:03 +0000 darthjujuu 340@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ just wanted to add that unlike every other post on here, i SUDDENLY and OUT OF NOWHERE became afflicted with this condition. i'm a 24 year old male, definitely drink way more beer than i should (until about a week ago) and have been absolutely plagued with this sudden and strange inability to burp, resulting in all the horror you've all described already. BUT, it occured COMPLETELY out of nowhere. I used to be able to slam a beer and then ROAR out a magnificent huge satisfying belch...now if I eat a hot pocket i'm in agony for the next several hours trying to find a way to release what would have been in ordinary circumstances an unnoticed burp. i have ABSOLUTELY no idea what could have suddenly caused this. but the UES description seems most accurate...where I used to just rifle them out, they now get stuck just before my throat and i struggle to force them out "the old fashioned way" and get only gurgles and acid reflux instead. zantac and tums help put the fire out but i'm still dying to burp. i am now terrified that i'm stuck with this new found hell for a long time as we've still no definitive solution. tickling my gag reflex only results in vomitting, 100% of the time. which, a few nights ago, i did completely voluntarily out of desperation to get this air out of me. this sucks majorly. WannabeBurper on "Diagnosis/cures" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=6&page=6#post-339 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:44:53 +0000 WannabeBurper 339@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ Hi everyone. Well it seems nothing short of a miracle to me. After about three weeks of renewed effort on my mission to learn how to burp, I have succeeded. It's not perfect, but in the twenty minutes after eating or drinking, there is a window where I can do some burps and get rid of at least some of the gas/air - I would estimate I can get rid of about a third of it, which is enough to very noticeably relieve the extent of discomfort felt later when the gurgles are up to full speed. I can't burp if the gurgles are generated due mostly to anxiety or exercise/activity, but I'm working on it. I’ve been burping for a bit over two weeks now. I followed to the letter what Bob wrote - his post is listed as anonymous, but it’s on page 5 and signed as Bob. Sit/stand straight or slightly forward, gently pull shoulders back (not up at all), tuck chin down, then as a gurgle comes up, stick chin forward a little and half yawn. For about two weeks I practiced this without success, but then I added in what Jordan wrote (Jdon – also on page 5) and lo, a burp. The first couple were squeaks, but I knew exactly what they were. I started doing some exercises to loosen up my shoulders and upper back so that getting my shoulders back but still relaxed was easier and I really think this helped because after that the burps started being a bit bigger, although they sounded rather like someone sat on a sleeping cat. I also turn my head from side to side… anything to loosen up, improve posture and help relax. I can’t add much to the methodologies given by Bob and Jordan – I practiced these exactly as described and began having success. I now know how it feels when everything is properly aligned and I don’t have to worry about the procedure so much or bob my head, I just get myself feeling right, get my posture good, and wait to see if it will turn into a burp. While I can’t add anything physically to the methodologies, I think there are a couple of mental tips I can add. The first thing is that I started to admit to myself that anxiety plays a role in my non-burping. I mentioned this in a previous post, and it was the first time I allowed that thought to really come into my mind – that maybe I get a bit anxious as the gurgle comes up because it feels big and painful and I’m worried it must be more than just air. I don’t like to think of myself as an anxious person – I’ve been successful in my working life and achieved a lot. It is very distasteful for me to think that I could in some way be causing this pain and embarrassment and doing this to myself. It seems illogical to hurt yourself and cause yourself discomfort and embarrassment. Am I some sort of idiot? But once I let myself acknowledge that I was worried, I was better able to concentrate on being relaxed and just allowing the air to come up if it wanted to. I think acknowledging the role of my own anxiety in the situation really helped. The second thing is that since reading Bob and Jordan’s posts, I’ve become quite determined, and developed an unwavering belief that learning to burp was possible. I’ve stuck with it even when practicing was hurting ‘cause the gurgles were coming up and really giving me hell as I tried to do everything to let them out. Now, when I want to burp but its just not quite happening, I just reset my mind to thinking, “a burp will happen if it’s ready to, I believe it will”. Sounds really psycho-babble but I’ll do whatever it takes to be allieved of the impending gurgle and breathing discomfort. So, after 36 years of being a non-burping female, I am now able to voluntarily burp after eating and drinking. Like I said, it’s not perfect, but its so much better than before, and I have the confidence to stick with it. The feeling of a proper burp is indescribable – I’m over the stage of sitting there in shock, or dissolving in uncontrollable laughter because I’m so surprised at the feeling or that it even happened. But every time I burp, I can’t help but grin from ear to ear and feel very, very pleased with myself! I think that at least a proportion of us can learn to burp, and prior to finding this website, I thought it was impossible for me to burp, so if you want to give it a go, read Bob and Jordan’s posts and set yourself to practice several times a day for a few weeks –relax and believe. If I can help with more info contact me on ec12374 at bigpond dot net dot au My heartfelt (or oesophagous-felt hee hee) thanks to Bob and Jordan. Cheerio All - Kate the Amateur Burper turbotoy on "Diagnosis/cures" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=6&page=6#post-338 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:42:47 +0000 turbotoy 338@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ Hello Reese, your timing is good, I just got back from my second trip to the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in NH. I first met with Dr. Lacy in late January, and he is an unbelievably talented doctor (a quick internet search will verify that claim). I have little doubt that there are few if any doctors more qualified in the country to see regarding this issue. He and a more junior doctor spent almost an hour and a half talking with me and explaining lots of things in an incredible amount of detail. I'll try to hit the high points: 1. The LES is smooth muscle, the UES is skeletal muscle. The body of the esophagus between the UES and LES transitions between the two. Based on that, smooth muscle relaxants will only work on the LES and lower portion of the esophageal body. 2. Nitroglycerin will relax skeletal muscle, so he suggested I try that when I felt the need to belch. I did, with no results. He warned me that one was a long shot, but no harm done. 3. He wants me to go on an extremely LOW fiber (less than 5g/day), low fat diet with no lactose and no fructose. Basically white bread, rice and meat. That has helped a little bit but nothing like the change when I started taking Valium. 4. Based on his review in January of the esophageal motility study results from the test performed at my local hospital, he thought I was misdiagnosed and could be better diagnosed as having "Ineffective Esophageal Motility (IEM)." He wanted to repeat the test again in his facility, which I did today. I can give much more detail on this, but basically, instead of a smooth peristalsis wave moving from the UES to the esophageal body to the LES as I swallow, the body of my esophagus does next to nothing. This showed up much more clearly in the testing performed today. As he was reviewing the test data with me he seemed quite intrigued, and he's reviewed thousands of these studies. He was prepared to try to inject air into the stomach/esophagus and monitor what happened, but based on the semi-unexpected results he didn't want to go forward with that quite yet as there clearly is something wrong. 5. He wanted to perform a bacterial overgrowth test, as that can cause many of the symptoms we have as well. It doesn't explain why I can drink a carbonated beverage and not be able to belch, but it would increase gas production. That test was also performed today. 6. Based on the results of the testing done today he is going to try to figure out a path forward (more tests, try different medications, etc.). He said issues surrounding the body of the esophagus are very difficult to deal with, and from the sounds of it very very rare. I should have his recommendation shortly. I have lots and lots more information, if you want to know anything more feel free to contact me by email at 'sp63mk3 (at) hotmail (dot) com' WannabeBurper on "Diagnosis/cures" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=6&page=6#post-337 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:03:50 +0000 WannabeBurper 337@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ Jordan, thanks for the new idea! While Bob's breakdown makes absolute sense to me given my extensive (ha ha) studies of how burpers make the motion, I've not been able to make it work for me yet :( I've put in some serious practice to the point of straining various bodily parts (mainly the back of the throat with the yawning motion), but have not transformed myself into a burper. I also think it's a timing thing - I feel the gurgle coming but when to actually try and make the action... well that's not easy to judge when you've not done it before. I'm going to try the head bobbing - your description of 'like a pigeon' is perfect! I get that. I also need to consider that maybe I panic a bit just as the gurgle comes up... like I'm worried it's a bit more than just the air that's coming up. Perhaps some pre-burping meditation is in order... my new mantra... 'wherever you be let the burp be freed', or 'fear not the burp'. Another thing I'm having trouble with is what to do with the tummy - do you have to tense your abdomen, contract your diaphragm, hold tension there... what do you do with that bit? Or does this tension help hold the burp in or create tension in other areas that hold the burp in? If anyone has any ideas, please post them. Someone sang that song... I believe I can fly... well... I beleeeeeeeeve I can burrrrp - one day. Cheers All, Kate. reese29k on "Diagnosis/cures" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=6&page=6#post-336 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:32:35 +0000 reese29k 336@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ Hi. My name's Reese. I'm 29 and I've had the same problem all my life too. I'm just wanting to check in and see if turbotoy or anyone else that was being seen by a doctor has come up with anything new. Thanks. jdon on "Diagnosis/cures" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=6&page=5#post-335 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:14:51 +0000 jdon 335@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ Hello, I have been following this website for a while now. I am a 21 year old male with the same symptoms as you all: inability to burp, gurgles, nausea etc. For years, every time I get nervous or stressed the gurgles will start and the only cure is to lie down for an extended period of time. I have a brother, who like me, was unable to burp for probably the first 22 years of his life. In the past year or so, he has started to burp like crazy. He always does this thing where he turns his head to the right before he lets out a burp. I have no idea what inspired him to start doing this motion, but it works for him. I tried to replicate his method of burping but it didn't really work for me and I gave up for a while. I decided to check this forum a few weeks ago and saw the post by Bob. It's the first time that I've seen the mechanics of the burp broken down so precisely. It's inspired me to give learning how to burp another shot. Anyway, within the last week I've had two burps. The first time, I was leaning back watching TV and felt a gurgle coming. So I leaned forward, pulled my shoulders back and tucked in my chin to my chest and I burped! I've been attempting to burp all day today, but haven't been having much luck until now. I just finished chugging a glass of orange juice and felt a gurgle coming. I feel like I don't really have the timing down for the whole "chin tucked into chest and start a yawn" bit so I tried something else. I pulled my shoulders back and tucked my chin into my chest, but I started to bob my head like a pigeon. While bobbing my head like a pigeon I burped! Since I don't have the timing down, I thought that I could just do the head thing repetitively and hope to get it right at least once. I don't know if this is all conicidence, but I'd like to think that the constant practice has had something to do with it. I'm not getting too excited, since I tried the bobbing the head thing again just now and it didn't work lol. I really think that it has something to do with correct positioning of the head, mouth, neck and torso as Bob mentioned, and also having a relaxed body. I noticed that in all my life, for the few burps that I've ever had, they came when I wasn't expecting it and while my body was completely relaxed.. Anyway, I'll keep you guys posted if I manage to get this thing down and the specific techniques I find helpful. Thanks for the insightful post Bob. Jordan lennybottoms on "Your symptoms" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=5&page=3#post-334 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:28:28 +0000 lennybottoms 334@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ Hi everyone..I can count on one hand how many times I have burped since I was old enough to remember and I'm 31.. I get the gurgles, which I call "The frogs", mainly after I eat or drink anything.. soda, water, juice, milk, etc..I get acid in my throat and heartburn often but not all the time and Gaviscon seems to work just fine..I also tend to get what I call a glob like feeling in my throat from time to time which I think is air because when I gurgle it relieves it kinda.. I have been like this since I was a kid..I never burp but man do I fart!! Most of the time, I fart through out the day and have no big problems but sometimes when I eat something that doesn't agree (Acidic foods like tomatoes), drink pop, or hold my gas in all day I will then have Gas attacks..When I get an attack I get sever pain in my upper abdominal area right under my sternum.. which makes me hunch over..I'll lay down and push on my stomach and I can feel the bubbles just move right through and out..Then I'll be fine no pain..But the gas attack will last for 30 to 60 minutes..But my farts are not normal they are extremely loud..My husband was in the Army and he said he has never heard anyone fart as loud as me..He thinks it is amazing I don't..My older brother use to use me as a circus prop for his friends..It was funny when I was a kid not so much now..When I was a kid the attacks would get real bad.. My stomach would bloat out like I was pregnant and hurt real bad..My parents took me to the doctor to no avail.. He said I was a nervous kid and sent me to a Psychologist..I grew up thinking that a burp was when you sucked air in and made a noise..I didn't understand why kids wanted to suck in air.. My brother had to explain the process to me that air was actually coming out of his throat not being sucked in..Then I realized something was off about me.. sand77 on "Your symptoms" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=5&page=3#post-333 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:30:36 +0000 sand77 333@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ Just like everyone else here, i also can't get myself to burp EVER and experience all the symptoms described by many. I was just curious, did anyone here have their tonsil removed? They removed mine when i was only 6 yrs old. I'm now 33. Can't help but wonder if my inability to burp is the result of my throat surgery. Any thoughts? twizze on "Your symptoms" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=5&page=3#post-332 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:38:58 +0000 twizze 332@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ Hello, im almost 28 years old and again i am suffering with all the same problems, i wont go into detail as everyone else has said the same anyway, but going back to what 'bedrock83' posted, i dont really have any trouble speaking out but i do suffer with anxiety attacks, when having an attack i do tend to suffer more from trapped wind, and sometimes i will have such bad heartburn or trapped wind that i have a panic attack because im convinced that im dieing of a heart attack, i also suffer from migraines and if one comes on for the 1st 15 minuets i call that my brain tumor and then i panic and get wind and im then having a heart attack lol, i shouldnt laught but yes anxiety does make me a hell of a lot worse somtimes. my anxiety does come when in crowds of ppl, and i feel really short on breath i cant burp like normal people and niether can my mum, its the only thing thats kept me saine knowing that its been passed from her and that i havnt been totally alone. Altho my mum can really suffer from heartburn or trapped wind she does have a much better diet than me and she can quiet easily stay away from the things that she thinks may make her feel bad. i am just trying to start a new diet , i am going to cut out things that could make my condition worse and i dont mind because i cant go on feeling so bad, i just hope milk isnt a cause because milk is my addiction i also have a copy of 'The acid reflux report'. if anyone has heard of it it is what it says in the title, has a few ideas in it. If you would like a copy please email me , i got it from a friend, or add me on facebook as i dont check emails that much Calum Coyle - Wigan England <a href="mailto:D12calum@hotmail.com">D12calum@hotmail.com</a> .....i can be found on facebook by my email oh and sorry for my bad spelling tmbschneid on "THANKS!!" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=25#post-331 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:26:13 +0000 tmbschneid 331@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ MAny thanks to all of you who posted possible "cures." I've only had this problem for 2 weeks, but it is MISERABLE!! Thanks for the many suggestions. I started testing them all out immediately and one of them worked! I don't really know which one because nothing worked when I used it, but soon afterward I was burping away. My husband is sick of hearing me say how wonderful it is to be able to burp again. I really feel for any of you that have had to suffer with this longer than I have -- and I know that number is almost everyone. WannabeBurper on "Your symptoms" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=5&page=3#post-330 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:19:35 +0000 WannabeBurper 330@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ I would tick the 'troubles expressing/being heard' box. It is frustrating to me and those close to me that I am reluctant to speak up, particularly in large informal groups and gatherings. I've often wondered if the non-burping thing was the other end of so called 'anal retentiveness'. bedrock83 on "Your symptoms" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=5&page=3#post-329 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 08:31:54 +0000 bedrock83 329@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ I am 27, male, and have burped accidentally a few times in my life. The symptoms I have that have been listed so far are: - painful bloating - gurgling/croaking - hiccups/inward burps (these actually help if i breathe out afterwards) - watering mouth (if in pain i have to spit so as to prevent swallowing more air) - trouble breathing (if bloating gets severe, reaches up to my throat) - loud stomach noises I have also used the "fingers-down-throat" method to relieve the pain, or laid on my back with my arms above my head. I also have a sister and a cousin who also can't burp. I haven't asked my whole family yet but I suspect it could be genetic. Another symptom, which may not be related. I noticed during an Alexander technique (controlled breathing and posture) session I was lying on my back and doing breathing exercises while the instructor moved my head and neck gently into the best posture. I was too embarassed to say anything but I found I couldn't swallow, my trachea/larynx would push up, I could breathe but not swallow. Also if I was breathing in this position for long I found my mouth area would start tingling and going numb, which I later found is the result of hyperventilation, and has only ever happened other times during sex. I have quite a large ribcage, and thought perhaps my diaphram is in the best position this way but I'm overcompensating with air, but I can't swallow? Not sure if it is related but if anyone else has similar symptoms I'd be interested to hear it. Though many people would be sceptical of it, I had a chakra/body reading done by a shaman woman in India, who immediately told me my throat area was blocked, that this could indicate health problems or problems expressing myself, being heard, communicating. Both were true, and having heard others mention issues with anxiety, I thought this could be linked with an emotional/psychological issue, and if anyone else suffering this problem also has issues with verbal expression and such I'd be interested to hear it. Otherwise if it's just my own extra issues on top of this one then hooray. SD bedrock83 on "Diagnosis/cures" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=6&page=5#post-328 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 08:13:10 +0000 bedrock83 328@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ I have a sister and a cousin who both can't burp either. I haven't discussed in detail their other symptoms, but I found this a strange coincidence, and since someone else mentioned it may be genetic I thought it made more sense. I will ask more family members and weather the weird looks. I am wondering if anyone here receives or has received accupuncture relating to this? I have never thought to ask my doctor, but since reading all this information I am going to print out the main findings and see if there is anything he can think of. I prefer not to just take mystery pills and hope for the best, and accupuncture is mostly about relieving localised tensions. I'll look into it and return with more info. Also I was considering hypnotherapy. Many people I've read have noted that they suffer high anxiety, and I've had hypnotherapy in the past (to stop smoking) and it helped me relax in general, deeper sleeping, less anxiety. But I do feel this is something I was either born with, or is developed at an early age as I've never remembered burping except a few times accidentally (I'm 27). I am wondering whether the examinations others have had have made any comment about the shape of the oesophagus? I've also read in other posts potential nerve damage caused by particular vertebrae being out of alignment. After reading all these I am now determined to put this out to as many informations channels I have access to, but until then I'd still like to hear more feedback. SD WannabeBurper on "Diagnosis/cures" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=6&page=5#post-327 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:41:55 +0000 WannabeBurper 327@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ I hope no one walks into my office right now! Here I sit, leaning slightly forward, shoulders back, chin to chest, trying to coordinate a half yawn and a jaw thrust... Thanks for the extra detail Bob. I'll be practicing this daily... possibly much to the amusement of my colleagues! A few months ago my inability to burp was getting worse and causing greater discomfort every day. At it's worst, I was cycling one evening with considerable discomfort which turned into hiccups - no choice but to stop and lie down on the footpath (sidewalk) and hold my breath until they went away. It was very painful - so much that relief was more important than embarrassment or possibly lying in something nasty on the path. I've used some of the suggestions on this forum - the first being to swallow less air when eating and drinking. I had to concentrate hard for a while but its now a habit and I generally feel a lot better. I've discovered that coffee irritates my stomach and beyond so I've cut back there. Christmas Day delivered an extra special present - a spontaneous real live burp out of nowhere! I don't no how or why this Christmas burp happened but I made sure the rest of my family high-fived me for this great achievement. Back to burp practice - I'm going to call it 'shadow burping'. Cheerio, Kate. Trina21 on "Introduce yourselves" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=7&page=2#post-326 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:26:38 +0000 Trina21 326@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ Hello, My name is Katrina, I am from NB Canada and I am 25 years old. I have always thought that I was weird for having this problem. I hate when I am in class and the weird gurgle sounds come out of my throat. Its even worse when you have to explain to someone why you make the sound and that you have no control over it. What I hate even more is the painful hiccups that I also have. I can only assume that these are related as hiccups are caused by too much carbon dioxcide in your body and a burp is used to release it. They hurt so much that it stops my breathing cause I hold my breath cause they hurt so much. And to even explain the pain is hard. Its like your entire chest catches on fire for a second. And just after your recover from that one... another hiccup comes and it starts all over again. I feel so much better to know that I am not alone in this... jennlf on "Diagnosis/cures" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=6&page=5#post-325 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:48:34 +0000 jennlf 325@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ I have posted a few times on here. I'm 30 years old. I have colitis. I've had the gurgling sound for years and weird hiccuping and inability to burp for as long as I can remember. I just had an upper endoscopy performed. I found out that in addition to the colitis, I also have chronic gastritis and a small hiatal hernia. The doctor seemed to think that this wasn't a big deal. He was supposed to take a biopsy of my esophagus at the same time but didn't as he thought it looked okay. He probably missed something else. Let's just say that I annoyed him thoroughly after the procedure when coming off the anesthesia. Anyway, this is definitely causing more problems that he thinks. I'm very angry that I'll just have to be on medicine for the rest of my life. Geeze, a part of my stomach is in my esophagus. It's very wrong! Anonymous on "Introduce yourselves" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=7&page=2#post-324 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:27:34 +0000 Anonymous 324@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ Hi there, I'm Heidi. I'm 38 and live in Seattle, Washington. Have had the gurgling thing for at least 20 years and find it very embarrassing, not to mention uncomfortable. Also can't burp and do not vomit. Glad to know this isn't in my head but wish there was a cure. Anonymous on "Your symptoms" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=5&page=3#post-323 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:15:44 +0000 Anonymous 323@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ I can't believe I was going to suffer with this my whole life thinking it was just me! I had an eating disorder in my 20's (now 38) and thought I had just screwed up my digestive system. But now it all makes sense... not being able to burp, never vomiting... something actually IS wrong with me! Although more posts I read the more disheartened I get given there doesn't seem to be any answers. I don't seem to have a gag reflex so can't do the finger-down-the-throat thing, and I'm just not willing to fart everything out all the time. I have a sense that relaxation/breathing techniques might help me so may see an acupuncturist. I'm also going to rely more on Gas-X and other over-the-counter meds. Maybe even see a doc about Valium. Seriously, I'll do anything. I can't stand the embarrassment/stress of my throat gurgling all the time. I am wondering if anyone else on here has had an eating disorder or is on the thin side? If the only time I feel good is when my stomach is completely empty, then it makes sense for me not to want to eat. Then I get too hungry, eat a lot fast and the gurgles go crazy! Anyway, just wanted to chime in as I've spent the last 3 hours reading through posts. Thank you all for sharing. Anonymous on "Diagnosis/cures" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=6&page=5#post-322 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:05:40 +0000 Anonymous 322@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ I am 25 years old and have had all the same problems with not being able to burp my whole life and having stomach problems because of it. I have actually learned to burp. It's strange and amazing. I suspect there to be something physically similar that all of us have in common that kept it from being a natural reaction, but at least with me... over the last 4 months or so, I've gotten to the point where I can actually burp when I need to most of the time. I still can't belch on command or burp the ABCs, but when I feel the need to burp, I can do certain things with my chest, shoulders, neck, jaw, and throat to make a burp happen (sounds more complicated than it actually is once I got the hang of it). Sometimes they're small and sometimes they are big. It did not completely fix my stomache problems, but it is better and i can now better understand which foods upset my stomach, and I can explain it in no other way than to say that it is absolutely glorious. I'm interested to see if I can help anyone else learn how to do this. Feel free to email me at <a href="mailto:bobcannowburp@gmail.com">bobcannowburp@gmail.com</a> if you would like more information and assistance learning to burp. I hope your search turns out as well as mine did. Alright, well I know that it may not be the same thing for everyone, but this is what I've found. The biggest thing for me to learn was torso, shoulder, neck, head, and jaw placement to allow a burp through. I have to be at least sitting up straight or leaning forward slightly is even better. Can't do it while sitting back. I have to push my shoulders straight back, the further the better. And then I have to push my head forward and then chin down. At first it helped me to turn my head left to right while my chin was down and head out. It also helps open my throat if I open my mouth slightly and push my jaw forward, like giving myself an under bite. Regarding throat muscles and relaxation, I've found that the only thing that I was familiar with that is similar to "opening my throat" would be a yawn. So if I position myself in the way specified above, and then make myself yawn, the first part of the yawn (before it takes over and you feel like you have to yawn) is when I will burp. It took me probably 3 months to realize that full list of motions after I started getting a little bit of control. As odd as it all sounds if I have even one of those incorrect, I usually can't burp, or the burp is miserably small and useless. This only works for me when I need to burp. I can't burp on command, but if I've just drank half of a Mountain Dew and feel like I need to burp, I simply make sure to be sitting/standing up or leaning forward slightly, push my shoulders back, touch my chin to my chest, and then right when I feel like it should be hitting my throat, I push my head forward (while still keeping my chin down), open my mouth slightly and push my jaw out and start the yawn feeling in my throat. Once I got the hang of it, I learned that by having breathed some air into my diaphragm, I could push out a larger burp by using that air in my diaphragm to push on the burp. I didn't learn that until I got the hang of smaller burps. I don't know if this is common with others or not, but I've got a bit of an overbite and some sinus problems. For as long as I can remember I've gotten phlegm stuck in my throat and have to spit it out... and the more stuff in my throat, the less likely I am to be able to burp as well. Hope this is something that can be helpful. I'd like to know if it is. Keep me posted. Bob turbotoy on "Diagnosis/cures" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=6&page=5#post-321 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:45:01 +0000 turbotoy 321@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ I continue to gain information and make progress. I had a gastric emptying study performed that showed that I exhibit rapid stomach emptying. This is otherwise known as "dumping syndrome." Some of the expected symptoms would be nausea and increased gas production. These are things that would make someone like me (or you) that can not vomit or belch that much more miserable. Whether this condition is brought on by not being able to belch or totally unrelated is not understood. This does explain why depressant type drugs reduce the pain; they slow stomach emptying and thereby reduce gas production. I do find that having solid empirical data to back up how I feel is, at some level, very comforting. That is, the Doctors now understand that I *should* be in significant pain, not that I'm just complaining about a condition that does not exist. However, at this point, the Doctors at the research hospital I've been going to can not do anything further, though they recognize that the issue is serious. I have been referred to Dr. Brian Lacy, who is the director of the motility research lab at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock medical center. He reviewed all my previous test results and wanted to evaluate me. I had to wait four plus months to get an appointment, so I will not see him until late January. I'll keep everyone posted. Regina on "Research" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=8#post-320 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:39:05 +0000 Regina 320@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ Is there any web information on Dr. Marc Bradette? I'm certainly interested in his capabilities of fixing me. Regina on "Diagnosis/cures" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=6&page=5#post-319 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:33:00 +0000 Regina 319@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ Hello everyone. I'm 21 years old and my inability to burp has just reached the level of 'I can't take it anymore'. My doctor suggested beano and some gas relief medication but that was a fail. I have no faith in doctors anymore. Seeing that some of the posts here are from people who have taught their bodies how to burp excites me beyong belief. Anyone that can e-mail me some useful tips, I will be FOREVER grateful to. My e-mail is <a href="mailto:rsidotti10@yahoo.com.">rsidotti10@yahoo.com.</a> I've been trying the techniques described here, but I want to make sure I'm headed in the right direction. Reading this forum has given me a whole new view on the 'world of forums'. Knowing there are others experiencing the same thing as me is a huge comfort. I have new hope that this reject trait of mine can be unlearned. Any help that can be offered my way will be very appreciated. Labrax on "Diagnosis/cures" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=6&page=5#post-318 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:09:57 +0000 Labrax 318@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ Hey all, Like quite a lot of the people on here, I have been watching the boards for a while before eventually joining in with the discussion. I've had a moderately mild form of the symptoms described on here for all my life (now 21), including the gurgling noises, a lack of proper burps (maybe 1-2/year), frequent hiccups and often uncomfortable bloating. My mum also doesn't burp. However, I've always been able to "burp" inwards, by kind of sucking but closing off the lungs and opening the oesophagus to suck air down into my stomach instead. This produces a sound exactly like a real burp by vibrating the UES (although by adding air to the stomach this obviously only compounds the problem). The description in alexobenauer's post of "the motion just before a yawn" reminded me of this, as the motions needed for an inward burp feel very like what it feels like as you are about to yawn. I therefore tried doing the motions of an inward burp but holding it just before you suck the air in and forcing a gurgle out. I started trying this whenever the gurgles started a couple of weeks ago. In the last half hour I have produced three genuine burps, and had one two days ago. This is an unprecendented record compared to the previous 20 years, and whilst I'm certainly not yet able to burp whenever I want, I do think that alexobenauer is right that in at least some cases it is something that can be learned. Interestingly, the burps this afternoon have not all been when I was doing the yawn/inward burp motion. At least one of them came after an unforced gurgle a few minutes after I had been doing this, which makes me wonder if the motion relaxes/stretches the UES. Good luck to everyone else in trying this. I'd also be interested to know if anyone else can do the inward burp thing? WannabeBurper on "Introduce yourselves" http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/topic.php?id=7&page=2#post-317 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:28:19 +0000 WannabeBurper 317@http://www.mywhimislaw.com/cantburp/ Hi All, Kate here, from Australia. I've been checking in on this site for over a year now and thought it was about time I registered. I get great comfort from this site. My non-burping problem has been getting worse as I've been getting older. I'm now 36. If it keeps worsening at this rate... perhaps best not to think about it. Anyway, I'm so grateful to you all for sharing your experiences. Like so many, I got some amount of relief just knowing I wasn't a one-off. I'll get around to listing my symptoms at some stage. Until then... Cheerio, Kate.