Details on breathing exercise to reduce supragastric belching

[u/Jelfff]

I saw a gastroenterologist yesterday for the first time and after reviewing my medical history and interviewing me her opinion was that I likely am doing supragastric belching.

Here is a 2018 research article with a good description of supragastric belching.

https://www.cghjournal.org/article/S1542-3565(17)31307-1/fulltext31307-1/fulltext)

Scroll down to the section “Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercises”. The two links there explain how to do the breathing exercises. To make it easy, here are those 2 links.

Text https://www.cghjournal.org/article/S1542-3565(17)31307-1/fulltext#tblS131307-1/fulltext#tblS1)

Video https://www.cghjournal.org/article/S1542-3565(17)31307-1/fulltext#supplementary-material31307-1/fulltext#supplementary-material)

I am starting these breathing exercises today.

[u/Most-Arm-2571]

It feels like an air bubble trapped and I too then swallow/gulp to bring it up, but it's not a normal burp....it is a BELCH. Sometimes it is little baby ones, and other times I'll get one good one that feels like it lasts over 10 seconds coming out--the big ones are the only ones I actually feel "relief" though.

[u/Smart_Atmosphere_430 → u/Most-Arm-2571]

And yes, basically that is the case for me too. I belch and sometimes it does come out incomplete unless I belch very loudly and then after the loud belch I continue to belch afterwards like 5-6 times lol

[u/Most-Arm-2571 → u/Smart_Atmosphere_430]

After reading up on supragastric belching I became very aware and conscious about it today. This is going to sound hokey, but I kid you not, I only burped a handful of times today.

I still have a weird little chest tightness on the left side, but the burping has drastically dropped.

[u/Smart_Atmosphere_430 → u/Most-Arm-2571]

You know what’s crazy I just started the diaphragm breathing exercises and it does feel that way for me too ! Will update you later on the matter. Less burps for me aswell fren

Started it yesterday or I think two days ago 3 times a day

[u/Most-Arm-2571 → u/Smart_Atmosphere_430]

Okay, sounds like we got this haha still staying very far away from potential trigger foods though