Im glad to see im not alone. Ive never really been able to burp. I just make these small gross noises that dont really sound like an actual burp....Ive never had it checked out though, I thought I was just weird....Hope you find out whats wrong

I have the exact same problem it doesnt matter what I eat or drink I get this ball of gas and I can feel I climbing up my esophugus but for some odd reason I cant get it to come out of my mouth and then it goes away I have to make myself burp sometimes in order for it to come back up...I have been to the dr and they told me it was an ulcer and gave me pariet for it that helped for the little while I was on it but as soon as it as gone back came the pains and gas in my stomach

Omg I have exactly the same problem.. I am only 14 and nobody ever takes me serisouly when I ask about it or anythingi just want to know what it is.. =[ or how I can learn to burp..

I also have this problem I had not thrown up in six years until two weeks ago. My burping was non exsistent, I could only do the small burp's that feel like you are only bringing air in. I have discovered that when the gas is really bad I can do enough of the small burps to work up a real one. I have i.B.S. Witch is basically a lazy colon I think that I have a lazy esophogas as well. If anyone finds any info let us know.

Ok, so I've been researching issues with gas, etc....I remember one time gettin so sick I was certain I'd throw up...off I go to hang over the toilet and wait for it to come up and whadayaknow....it was the hugest burp ever known to mankind. I felt totally normal after that. I cannot make myself burp to save my life. I know it can happen but very rarely and spontaneously. I also get those weird gurgles that sound like eeeerrrrrppppp in my throat. Wish someone could tell me that there is a cure or something that could be done about it. I also Love Kashi Go Lean cereal, but man, don't try this one if ya are having problems with "natural gas".........whew, it'll kill ya. Bloated all day and definitely not burping, if ya know what I mean. Eventually the gas works it's way out but not without some pain.

Hello All, My name is Steve and I'm a non burper!

Drives me crazy that so many of us have this problem and no-one takes us seriously!

UK doctors just palm you off and say go and have a Coke of another fizzy drink but for me as I guess for the rest of you all does not help the situation.

If I am out on the Piss after 3pints I have to do the fingers trick then go onto SOCO's and lemonade. But does anyone else have the (what I call) the Ribena Carton effect?

Where you blow down the straw into a drinks carton, the air comes rushing back out and with it brings some of the drink!!! Sounds like a Friday night to me!!!

PS: Nice to know I'm not alone out here!

I can burb normally, but sometimes I do get this can't burb thing. You open your mouth to try to get the burp to come all the way up and it feels like a soft burp but really it seems like more air is coming in. The only solution I've found to aleviate it when it happens is to tap/pound on my sternum repeatedly with my fist or fingertips while trying to burp until it comes out. Sometimes you'll get the hiccups after this... do you think the diaphram has something to do with this problem? The burps feel good, but if you have a lot of air you'll have to do it a lot and your sternum will start to hurt... but hey your hitting yourself so it will eventually hurt right? At least you'll feel relieved when all the air is out

this is great... After 24 years of not knowing "how" to burp, I finally find out that I am not alone! All of the previous posters have spoken about so many of my problems. I have told so many of my friends of my problems and they go through stages in belief. First they don't believe at all, second they try and teach me, then lastly the give up and just start breaking my B@lls about it. I wish one time I could just down a beer in a drinking contest!

One thing that I do is "gag" when brushing my teeth. Nothing comes out, but a huge gush of air. Different then a normal "gag." That whole gurgle thing, I hate that too. I have done it a couple of times when making out with a girl. I feel it coming, so I try and pull away.... Embarrassing all the same.

I feel like I know you all so well!

--John

I knew I wasn't crazy because I have one friend who has the same problem, but it never seemed to really bother her...I'm glad to see there are others like me! On top of it, beer is my favorite drink so it poses a problem quite often.

I've never been able to burp on command. The only time I burp is right before I vomit and it's totally uncontrolled. I have always had a very strong gag reflex (every time I got x-rays done at the dentist when I was a kid, I threw up on them) and sometimes when I gag I will burp also, but it's also uncontrolled because I can spontaneously vomit when I gag also...in other words, if I gag, I can't really control what happens.

I get the gurgles also, and sometimes have those bubble burps, as I call them, when I can feel a tiny bubble of air come out and it's almost like a hiccup. I usually have two or three of those in a row and feel better. Again, I have no control over them.

I remember when I was about five and my mom took me to the doctor because of my flatulence problem. He just said I swallowed too much air. I didn't realize the connection until I was much older.

I also have IBS which causes bouts of excrutiating gas pains (which can last an hour or more and I have passed out from the pain) followed by horrible diarrhea. Once it passes, I'm okay.

I know these things must all be related, but I've never been to the doctor specifically for the burping problem.

I have had the same problem when I'm kissing...inside me it almost sounds like a tiny spring is being unsprung. Maybe it has to do with the fact that we're so relaxed and our throats are more open...? But yes, it's embarrassing.

I would love to find a cure...today, especially, it is driving me nuts...which is why I decided to do a search for it.

i'm the same way..i dont get it,im 16,me and my brother both gurgle burp(the term we call it),and sometimes i turn around and make the noise at this weird girl in chemistry for fun.
everyone laughs at it.
i know exactly what you're all talking about.
i've had about 2,maybe 3 weak burps in my life.
its weird pressure in my throat,sometimes i can make the noise continue for about 4-5 seconds if i try hard enough.i'm pretty good at it i might say...whether or not i should be proud of it,i am.
whether or not i open my mouth you can still hear it.louder if i open mouth.
myspace.com/trevy44 if you want to talk.

Heres a few things.
Avoid fizzy drinks.
and when you think your going too burp.
You have too take short gulps of air.
If this doesn't work.
Talk to someone either a doctor or someone you think you can trust to help.
Hope this helps.

Hi there,

I thought, all these years, it was normal that I didn't burp. It's nice to know there's a whole community of us! I do, what I call, "frog noises", those little releases of air that kind of get stuck in your throat but aren't real burps.

About a year and a half ago, I was diagnosed with an ulcer and have been taking Prilosec OTC ever since. I've tried everything - anti-acids, fiber supplements, diet changes, I no longer drink soda and I drink about 2 liters of water a day - nothing seems to reverse my non-burping.

It's so frustrating! If anyone's found a remedy, please share!

Since the age of four I complained of horrible stomach aches and gas pains, I have never really burped my entire life, a couple times it was like a combined hiccup burp thing, but mostly, my friends and family call it the frog burp, 'there's a frog in my belly' they said when I was young!

After years of all kind of tests and harrassing my doctor for answers, I had some crazy stomach test done where I was upside down on a large circle machine, they found I had a 'hiatal hernia' a hernia/ulcer in my esophagus. Surgery is available but super risky and not reccomended.

I can not burp, I do have loud gurgles
I have stomach aches and terrible gas pains, my only relief is to lay down till the pains pass, ususally under my ribs
I have wacky bowels, nothing the same twice, could be IBS?
I have horrible heartburn - coffee, anything carbonated is a NO
I have acid reflux at night, using 2 pillows - try not to eat for about 3-4 hours before bed
If I drink too much water my stomach literally swishes when I walk
I water down all cocktails, as beer and coolers are a NO
I have no problems throwing up - too much greasy or cheesy foods come back up, undigested, 24 hours or more after I have eaten them

I recently heard apple cider vinegar helps with the burning acid feeling in your chest, but I still have yet to try that. If any one has a bloating remedy send me the info!

wow, just searching on Google and i found this thread.

I have been fine most my life and could burp but only involuntarily, on the contrary my friends could do it whenever they felt like it,

I've developed this problem over the last few years among other things:( and its driving me nuts,

Now I find myself with a bloated stomach every time I eat something or drink something fizzy......dammit!

my god,i feel the same way right now.it sucks cause it sometimes hits me when im working out and it forces me to stop what im doing,i try to burp out and its like blocked around my throaght area,it makes it hard to breath and it gets me all dizzy,i try to burp out but the more i try the worser it gets,i wish i could help,ive tryed almost everythng but i fiqured out you just either chill out and breathnormally or go out for a walk.ive asked doc's before but they usually act on another problem i have and kinda ignore that.

i know it comes from all the b***s*** we eat like all the fast foods,"gassy foods"it starts messing up your stomach system and it becomes weaker and lazy.

cause my problems actually started it in the past.and then i tought they went away then i started getting this problem.

i suggest you start eating healthy and exercising regularly cause what you do effects you in the future!

-viktor

I've haven't been able to burp all my life and I'm 50. I do involuntarily burp maybe twice a year a small unsatisfying amount. I have found sticking a finger down my throat to invoke the gag reflex works but the burp is very loud and embarrassing - the sound carries throughout the house or public restroom.

I use Gas-X & antigas pills which help to prevent build up in the stomach so that flatulence happens sooner (and can be controlled enough to go to the restroom). But in the short-term, the gurgling and uncomfortableness is ridiculous.

I doubt it's stress because I don't have much stress or anxiety and it has never abated for any reason, except when dieting because then I don't eat or drink as much, so there isn't much gas buildup either.

I have never asked a doctor but after reading these comments, I wonder if there is any help from them. I am thinking of going to a ear, nose, & throat doctor because it seems like it's a throat problem.

Anyway, I just wanted to say that over-the-counter anti-gas pills or Gas-X or Maalox with Gas-X (anything with significant amounts of simethicone) works somewhat.

it seems everytime i take a deep breathe after eating a gurgle comes up

I've always had this problem, went to see a doctor today and he said it was gastritis.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastritis

Told me to avoid alcohol, smoking, caffeine, fizzing drinks, stress and eating crap such curries and chocolate blabla until the problems calm down and eventually wear away.
Got prescribed cimetidine tablets which feel like they're taking some effect so i suggest you go get it seen to =]

i am amazed at how similar the prior posts sound to my situation. i have never been able to just burp - only gurgle burp involuntarily. it is especially difficult when drinking beer. i get to a point where i must go into the rest room and use the finger trick to get the air out. it is always so loud and embarrassing. normally i wad up some tissue to be dull the sound a bit.
until lately, i havent had much trouble forcing it this way. but it has made me vomit a time or too when i thought a simple (but huge) belch was on its way out. awful thing to go thru when you dont expect it.
i recall having stomach pains growing up, normally when i waited too long to eat. this has continued into my adult life and i feel as if i manage it better.
i have never asked a doctor about it. a million people have tried to teach me how. someone even bought me "belching powder" once as a joke.
i honestly think it is just the way i am built and there is nothing that can be done about it. i dont suffer from ibs or ulcers or anything else really.
good luck everyone!