Summary. Burping can help relieve bloating. Ways of making oneself burp can include drinking fizzy drinks, moving around, chewing gum, and swallowing air. Burping is also known as belching.
"Carbonated beverages are most commonly associated with swallowing air and are the most common reason people burp," says Dr. Schneider. "Most of the time, that air actually stays trapped in the esophagus until it comes back up." If you have heartburn you may also experience burping. While burping is natural and expected, excessive burping—especially if accompanied by other symptoms—could signal an underlying health issue like acid reflux, gastritis, or IBS. Burping or belching can be a symptom of acid reflux, also called gastroesophageal reflux (GER). Excessive burping can also cause other reflux symptoms, such as heartburn. Acid reflux, or GER,But why does a burp make noise? As the burp travels up the esophagus, it hits up against a closed, valve-like structure called a sphincter. Trapped behind that sphincter muscle, the gas builds up
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