Can you burp?

[TwinkleToeMatilda]

Odd question I know! Following on from a conversation with my partner he thinks it’s really odd that I can’t burp. I am pretty sure I’ve heard people before saying they can’t either but his made me wonder if I’m just an odd ball that isn’t able to perform a natural bodily action.
I used to be able to when I was a kid but I think after I was really ill once I’ve now got this block where I just can’t burp!
So... can you burp? 😂

Nope!

I had no idea people couldn’t burp!

Me neither! Isn't it bad for you not to be able to? Can people "learn" or just not do it?

R CPD 🤯 I can't believe it's actually a medical condition!

Well I'm stunned- did not realise some people could not burp! I don't do it a lot but I can only imagine the build up of gas must be so uncomfortable. I don't fart much though and can hold it in from both ends for an appropriate moment!

I can burp but not on purpose. It kind of just comes out like when you open a can of fizzy pop. More like a hiss than a burp really. Very occasionally if I've eaten a lot it will come out more loudly like a proper burp. But I can't make myself do it and I can't burp the alphabet or anything, it's only ever involuntary like hiccoughs

Yes

Haha I just read that article and said to my partner I have eructile dysfunction. He was rather confused!

If I drink a lot of alcohol with bubbles I get really bad hiccups. The only way of getting rid of them is to make myself sick except that I don’t actually throw up but it releases a load of air, almost like a massive burp. Then the hiccups go.

Wow there's a treatment for it!

(Anyone else burping more while reading this.. )

I've never been able to.

DH can burp like a pondful of natterjack toads. I get quite jealous of his prowess.

I've never burped, I'm 45.

I make a weird little gurgling noise in my throat.

Blimey, I never knew that this was a “thing”. I can burp on command - my friends kids think it’s funny 😂

A can of coke guarantees it.

Mine was the other way around - I never used to be able to but can now!

I've never burped in my life. It is a major source of discomfort for me. I really wish i could. It seems like it would be relieving to burp in a few situations.

I don't think I burp involuntarily, I just gulp down air and burp away. I can say whole sentences or work on a massive belch. I am otherwise a very well behaved person.

It’s really interesting to see so many people can’t burp. It’s not as unusual as I thought! I just opened a can of coke took a big gulp and... nothing. Maybe i was just meant not to burp?!

Not on purpose, no but I do involuntarily sometimes.
Both my sons have been able to since about 18 months! They have burping contests sometimes to see who can do the biggest one!!! Boys!!!

This is so funny to read, I didn't know people couldn't burp! I have to avoid fizzy drinks when I'm around other people because a single mouthful will come back up as a burp seconds later.

Weirdly, I refuse to fart in front of DH even after 10 years together but I will happily burp so loudly it parts his hair. Sometimes I do it upstairs and I hear a quiet "for fuck's sake" from downstairs

Oh my goodness - I've found my people! I thought I was the only freak in the world that didn't know how to burp

@amusedbush haha your post made me laugh 😂

Sometimes I do it upstairs and I hear a quiet "for fuck's sake" from downstairs

[quote TwinkleToeMatilda]@amusedbush haha your post made me laugh 😂[/quote]
I left out the most childish part. Sometimes after I do a particularly loud and impressive burp, I say "...proclaimed the king!"

I'm 31 years old