smiley783 : I know what you mean. I feel sick almost every time I go out. Like last week a friend invited me for drinks at a local pub. So we went there and a whole load of his other friends were there as well. They all ordered these big pints and ordered one for me as well. It took me like 5 rounds for me to finish the one beer when they were drinking a new one every round. I bought them a round but took a water for myself. It's not like I'm a teen or college student anymore when drinking is a way to fit in, but still, it sucks in these kind of social situations when people want to buy you a beer and you have to refuse because you feel sick or you know you're gonna be sick if you drink another one. So I left early and I felt just a little sick. But there have been other times when I drank like 2-3 beers and I had to go to the bathroom because I felt like throwing up. I never do throw up though, I only feel _really sick, which is also a bit psychological because I'm afraid I would throw up in the middle of a crowded place. So it starts out as regular nausea but ends up as a bit of a panic attack which makes the nausea worse.

About the doctor sticking a camera down your throat, well you can ask for a mild sedative, this won't put you to sleep but you'll forget most of the procedure afterward. Still not a pleasant procedure but it's better to try and get help.

The thing is, I started posting in this thread a long time ago when I couldn't burp. But I guess ever since I'm on a daily regime of Omeprazole, I can burp like there is not tomorrow (mind you I burped maybe once every six months before that, my whole life). I can't pop the burps out like regular people but when I drink a coke, I burp like 5 times or more. Kind of like the cop in Weeds, who's constantly burping because he has a stomach problem, for whoever watches that show .
But the thing is, the burps don't help with the problem. They do bring relief, that's true. Thank God for that relief, but it's still not enough, I still feel sick A LOT and still can't enjoy a few beers with friends like I used to, like a normal healthy person. I would _love_ to be able to go out and drink like five beers in one night or even get drunk! That's still not much, most of my friends drink way more than that. But it's a whole lot better than one or max two beers.

Anyway, I like this thread because most of the time I hide the fact that I have this problem. People just think I can't hold my liquor or when I go eat at a friends place or to a restaurant and refuse to eat desert (because by then, I feel like I can't eat one more bite) that I'm kind of weird. I guess I am . But I like that I can post about it here, gives me some comfort in knowing that I'm not the only one with this kind of problem.

Has anyone tried Aligngi, its an over the counter digestive priobotic supplement that is supposed to help "numerous" digestive disorders. I wanted to see if this even helped a little bit (especially for the bloating part) before i went and bought it.

wow its SO amazing that there are tons of people on here, i am 16 years old and i have this problem. Every time i am done eating i have this feeling that im going to throw up, because i just cant burp. i get the gurgly noises in my throat but it takes a while for the nausea to go away. i also have anxiety, so once i feel like im going to throw up my mentality automatically gets worse. I too have almost puked but then a huge very loud burp like noise came out. my family thinks its so weird, but they know i have a problem. CRAZYY!!

Hi you guys. I posted in April about tests done on my gallbladder. They got my gallbladder out (was barely functioning). It was very inflamed and had scar tissue. (Doc thinks that is due to my kids knocking my insides around during pregnancy).
Guess what...had a really bad bout with the gurgle/nausea today. Not happy about that at all. Normally, I'd just puke up air and be done. Now...in the area where my gallbladder was...it feels like I'm being torn apart if I cough/laugh/ and especially puke air.
Have a follow up tomorrow.
After this, I'm going back to a gastro doc and begging for someone to open their ears and understand this is not about "not knowing how to burp"...this is something more.

I HAVE THE FREEKEN SAME PROBLEM !!

i have never burped !
maybe like a 3 times a year, but their small ones which i cannot control and i dont even know how i did it !
i always always fart and i cant control it.

no matter what i drink or eat, it makes my stomach bloat like crazy as if im pregnant. but when i goto sleep and i wake up the next morning its flat. but one little thing i eat or drink my stomach goes big ! =="

and i guess its because during the night i fart out all the gas in my stomach =="
i tried learning how to burp but its useless !!

and i also get that weird gurlign in the back of my throat. but no burp comes out. =/

Hello everyone, I too have the gurgling sounds and then a burp. I often wondered if the burp came from somewhere other than my stomach since it seems to come from my throat. After reading all of your posting I have come to the conclusion that it is that liquid that everyone has talked about. Does anyone exercise? When I have a tremendous pain in my stomach I find that walking around my work helps to move everything in my stomach thus helping me to burp. I have read in other articles that walking helps your metabolism. I am a worrier I mean a manager and therefore I have a lot of stress which is another cause of acid reflux and other gastro...whatever problems that seem to be affecting us. We need to calm down and not worry to much about things that we can't control. Sorry if this doesn't help anyone but if it does then great I did a good deed. Take care everyone and happy burping.

I thought I was alone! My friends think I am crazy!
I've never been able to burp in my life, and on the rare occasion when I do, they are involuntary and very embarrassing. However, I always have to fart?
Throughout the day, whatever I eat my stomach slowly starts to get bigger and bigger to the point where I actually look pregnant. It also hurts to touch it and hurts to try and breathe in to disguise it! I feel so embarassed. After eating a meal my stomach swells so much to the point where I feel sick and feel like I have to throw up. I've tried to make myself throw up just to relieve the pain and I have no luck. But, I have noticed that I make these strange gurgling noises in my throat! By the time I go to bed, I am short of breath, my stomach is making strange noises and is absolutely huge! In the morning, I am completely back to normal!

I am so happy I am not the only person with these symptoms! My friend has recommended 'Deflatine' by Rennie, apparently it can help with the bloatedness after meals so I am going to give that a try. Otherwise, I am going to visit my doctor because i am sick of putting up with feeling so sick and bloated!

Guess what? me too. It's nuts. It's obviously such a stupid disorder that nobody has ever bothered to research but as you all know it can be uncomfortable as hell.

I am not alone! Huzzah!

I can't be bothered to see a doctor, it's clear they don't have a clue about this and frankly as everyone else has said, we're apparently just weirdo's.

Maybe if someone would actually work out what's wrong ( and I'm sorry, I don't believe the anxiety related stuff, I know people far more anxious than me that can burp the national anthem - and I think the "control" stuff is highly limited, lots of people can deliberately belch, so why can't I when I try? ) then we could move forward.

Until then I'll just have to suffer whenever I have a beer and avoid other fizzy drinks completely.

I notice that from what I've read no doctor or anyone has actually attempted to offer anything useful - it's a medical condition, do some effing research!

Keep fighting people, we're not freaks!

Ste

I have all of the symptoms posted above, and feel great now knowing I'm not the only "freak!" Sticking my finger down my throat to "vomit air" is my life saver...just gets awkward finding a private place to do it.

I remember talking to my gastro doctor about this and he basically blew it off. I can understand my family doctor not really taking me serious and just making a note of it, but when I told my gastro doctor about my problem, about I can't burp and how I fart all the time, he really said, so... there are a lot of people who can't burp. He never mentioned what causes it. I had the hyda-scan, negative, I had the endoscope, negative, I did not have the colonscopy because he said I didn't need to. So he basically just said watch what I eat, and stay away from red meats, raw vegetables, fruit, dairy, fiber, fried foods, just about everything. Does anyone know a doctor who will actually look into this and use us as the test subjects, I am willing. I am sure a lot of other people will be willing to find out what the heck is wrong with them.

OMG this happens to other people?! I just had a glass of water and croaked again (not burped), got frustrated and decided to type it into Google to see what comes up and was shocked. I've never been able to burp except for about once every few years, I know the difference because a burp smells. Instead when I was younger I made a gurgling noise. As I got older that noise got a little deeper and it kind of sounds like a frog croak. No one can ever understand it, I always get made fun of from it, even at 29 my fiance still laughs when I "burp", but I can't help it. I have had acid reflux but I don't think that has anything to do with it. I feel much better knowing that I'm not the only one and can't wait to show him this page!

For those of you that are sticking your finger down your throat to relieve the gas try this:

If you push with you stomach muscles (like you are taking in a deep breath), tilt your head up a little, and open the back of your throat, all at once this could help. Looks silly, but it helps get it out, plus it's better than the alternative.

My husband and one of my sons has the same problem. No burping...only the "freak noise" which is what we call it! There's got to be some kind of physical cause for this...which is what I'd like to know. I can't imagine not being able to burp. I'm glad to find this site and know that my husband and son are not alone. I feel badly for all of you who suffer with this. I hope some kind of reason can be found.

I just found this post after 40 years of suffering from this. I do not need the finger in the throat because i can lean over the toilet, think about something disgusting and this makes me "air vomit" only. No real vomit comes out because i am not feeling ill. I notice it has very little to do with drinking and eating for me, just swallowing frequently which happens when I am nervous or pushing myself to do something, usually socially, that I do not want to do. It happens at parties from nerves. Lying on my back helps. Sometimes after I do this, I will hiccup which relieves it but like everyone else, I can not burp. I think this is a real medical issue based on the 9 pages of posts here. Does anyone know how to begin doctors researching a new malady? Anyone know a doctor friend? All we would have to do is bring these numerous posts over a 2 year period to a specialist to begin the research. There is certainly some new discovery here and people are truly suffering. Here is my suggestions to make you feel better: Try not to swallow for no reason throughout the day. Basics are, if you do not swallow, you can not swallow air. You may need to spit occasionally to get rid of the build up of saliva, especially when you start to be conscious of your swallowing. Second, relax. Third, lie down if you can for 10 minutes, you will eventually relax and may hiccup which helps me. Fourth, try to pat yourself on the back like they do with babies. This causes me to hiccup which releives the pressue. Let me know if this helps anyone. Also, let me know if they want to assist with pursuing this as a new medical issue as a group.

Hi I know I don't know how you guys feel but I am dating someone who does. I knew him five years ago and I don't remember him ever having this problem and know he can't burp and if he drinks to much pop he also feels really bad. He hate laying on his back so that is how I know when he is in pain because everytime he has one of these episodes he is laying on his back because it reliefs some of the pressure. He can't stick his finger down his throat because if he is not sick then he can't get anything out no air no nothing. He also has a problem where if he hiccups then he has the same problem and it has caused him to stop breathing before for just a couple seconds and no one knows what is wrong with him either. Know that I know that he is not the only one i'm curious why no doctor has figured out what is wrong. I am a very big science person so I promise this to you guys and my boyfriend that I will try my hardest to figure this out. I know that I wold hate to live my life this a constant pressure on my chest.

I almost forgot to mention in my earlier post. My condition improved after I began taking elavil which helps me sleep but is also a mild anti-depressant. I have insomnia so needed a non-addictive sleep remedy and this works. I still can't burp or drink carbonated drinks, but now I do not have air building up from excessive swallowing throughout the day quite as much. But I still want to pursue this. Does anyone know how to begin research on a new condition?

I too have been suffering from this for my whole life. I have seen a few specialists who have treated me for I.B. Syndrome which left me no relief. I have also removed carbonated drinks from diet and stopped eating things that can give you gas.....still nothing. I am convinced that Doctor's have not yet tried to seriously study us because we are so few.

The gurgling and Hiccups and lack of breath are annoying, but nearly as bad as the bloating. I cannot get a pair of pants that fit me right because of huge difference between the morning and the evening. If only they could install a valve somewhere that would allow people like us to artificially burp.

Has anyone ever been diagnosed for this disorder? Then again, I doudt that they would be on here if they had.

What everyone has said above, I have! And I am glad to know Im not the only one in the world who has this problem (I know my sister has it too but thats about it). It is a constant annoyance in my daily routine. Can't go for drinks, always have that "gurgling" sound (although I always thought that was my way of burping) but yeah...it doesn't really help much

As for the swallowing thing, that is the most annoying thing for me! Feel sick > swallow > feel better for a bit > build up of saliva > here we go again. When it comes to puking up air, I too get the panic attacks and I literally shake to the max. Its terrible.

See, I always associated this sort of problem with a gag reflex or something related to the fact that I just dont want anything coming up my throat (even air). My reflex gets so bad I cant even really take any big pills or capsule medicines with the fear of gagging/choking) but I may be wrong.

Does anyone have a remedy of some sort or a medicine which can at least help the whole "feeling sick" situation? The "lying down" suggestion sounds like a great idea but in a pub or at a club, thats quite hard to do! The problem is driving me up the wall i dont really want to live the rest of my life like this, ive only just turned 18 >:-]

Not to get too political......why the hell can't we get fixed.....would it cost too much? This whole concept of medical care for profit.......it just doesn't feel good.....these guys'll tell us whats wrong if we pay them enough. I've recently had these symptoms.....even the inablility to burp AND I'M A LIFE LONG ON DEMAND BURPER!!!
Over 50 building a shed got WAY too tired.....maybe.
I burp on demand by "backward" burping 1st. Has to do with the diaphram i think but I just pull it back into my chest/stomach and it opens up a big bubble and when I let it go it's a burp.....if there's more in there it tends to come out. Hope that helps some of yous.
take care
takastone

I'm 48 and have this for as long as I can remember. I asked my parents and they said I could burp fine as a baby, but knowing that of course doesn't help me now. The reason I mentioned my age is because I'm guessing I might be one of the oldest one's on this chat (or theread) and it is definitely getting worse with age. People have always made fun of my problem and that was ok with me. I think about a billion have told me how to burp... "You just swallow air!" Swallow air?? What the hell does that mean? I wonder why a doctor hasn't given some advice in this chat? Well good luck to all of you and I hope we all find a solution someday.