She couldn’t stomach it anymore. Natalie Bickel, from Indiana, has a rare condition called retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction, also known as no-burp syndrome, meaning that she has spent years ...

Imagine chugging down a soda but not being able to release all that swallowed air. This is a reality for some people. Not ...

A woman from Yorkshire has said her rare condition has left her unable to burp for the last six years. Caitlin Jones, 20, has retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction - also known as no burp syndrome.

Some patients develop an inability to burp (abelchia) because the muscle that surrounds the bottom of the throat (the cricopharyngeus muscle) remains overly tight when they attempt to allow air to ...

A woman's rare condition left her unable to burp for six years. Caitlin Jones, 20, has retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction — also known as no burp syndrome. She noticed when she tried to burp after ...

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