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Do you or someone you know has belching problem? We know that belching is a common problem as is gastroesophageal reflux. Much of the belching occurs as a result of swallowing of air. This leads to an obvious question, are belching and reflux related.
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Dr. Bredenoord and colleagues from Netherlands studied this issue and published their findings in the American Journal of Gastroenterology (August 2006).
They studied 12 patients with GERD and compared them to 12 healthy controls. They found that GERD patients swallow air (287 ± 45 Vs 176 ± 24) and belch (52.4 ± 6.6 Vs 32.7) more frequently than controls.
However, based on the results of air infusion in these subjects, they concluded that that air swallowing is not the cause of increased gastroesophageal reflux.
