For about 4 years now i have what i
believe to be aerophagia. it is
controlling my life and making me
miserable. some articles say it's mainly
behavioral but i have a hard time
believing that because i will try and
follow the suggestions and nothing helps.
I can wake up in the morning, take a drink
of water, and it will start...the
constant, painful internal burps. they
hurt so bad. it's gotten to where after
almost every meal or intake of food i have
to go stand over a toilet bowl and act as
if i'm going to vomit just to get the air
to come out in big consistencies. i don't
know how to actually "burp" on my own, i
never could do that. this is starting to
affect my throat from straining. what's
also wierd is that when i'm lying down if
i lay on my right side it doesn't do it
but as soon as i turn on my left side the
internal burps will start constantly. i'm
at a loss. i've been to dr's, tried all
the different pills, and charcoal but
nothing works PLEASE HELP. i'm
miserable!!!
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Stomach, Ulcers, Gastric Bypass, and Colon Disorders Answer A Posted: 02-19-08 09:51am
You can perform a gastroscopy again to
exclude a possible stomach disorder as the
cause for these symptoms. To define,
aerophagia is a condition that occurs when
a person swallows too much air, which goes
to the stomach. It causes gas bloating of
the abdomen and frequent belching. It may
cause pain, too, which sometimes is
difficult to diagnose. Furthermore,
aerophagia can occur without any act of
swallowing. Aerophagia is associated with
chewing gum, smoking, drinking carbonated
drinks, eating fast and wearing loose
dentures. People with cervical spinal
blockages, inhaling also caused air to go
down into the esophagus and stomach. In
such cases cervical spine therapy is a
method of treatment.
Aerophagia is diagnosed in 8.8% of cases
when coordination between swallowing and
respiration is not well defined, such as
during mental retardation. In one case
aerophagia was successfully treated with
thorazine, a typical antipsychotic
sometimes used to treat hiccups.
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