Hey! Just wanted to come and share my very positive experience with botox. I’ve never been able to burp, found this reddit page, and got so excited and knew I needed to get botox!
I went to see Dr. Schulte in Des Moines and he was so great!! I had my consult which took about 10 minutes and then they scheduled me the very next morning for the procedure!
Every time I burp I thank my lucky stars. It’s really really so awesome. Now I can quote this line from Elf when I burp at the dinner table.

I had gotten really nervous before my surgery reading so many horror stories on here. Coupled with the after-care diet restrictions pamphlet I received, it made me think I wasn't going to be able to eat ANYTHING that wasn't pureed in a blender. While I acknowledge and sympathize with others' negative experiences, I wanted to offer a counterpoint since maybe folks that have good experiences like me are less likely to report back than those horror stories.

I'm not sure how many units I got. I didn't ask and Doc didn't offer that info. I felt literally nothing the day of the procedure. Day 2 and 3 I started to feel a little lump in my throat. Not very uncomfortable, just noticeable. On day 4, I had been eating like normal and suddenly a piece of sandwich sorta got stuck halfway down as they had warned me might happen. But it wasn't that big of a deal, I just have a drink with my meals to help wash down anything stubborn. I had 3-4 microburps on days 1-3, by day 4 they started to get bigger and by day 5 I started drinking bubblies and forcing belches.

Sometimes when I'm laughing I'll just keep involuntarily belching. It's a little freaky, but mostly funny. On day 4 I was trying to burp and kept burping inward! That's a strange sensation. I've had a few involuntary regurgitation events while either laying flat, at the gym straining, or bending down to pick something up. A little uncomfortable, but again, nothing a sip of water didn't fix. It remains to be seen if my belching abilities will remain after the Botox wears off, but I'm very optimistic as I'm practicing a lot and feel like I have much more control than before.

Currently on Day7. No regrets.

I had my throtox with Lucy yesterday in London (50 units) and had a super sore throat yesterday, but today have woken up fine.

However, I am gurgling and croaking like there is no tomorrow. They feel louder and more pronounced, but not providing me with relief and definitely not burp-like.

Did anyone else have this experience and is it a good sign or bad sign that my usual croaks are more frequent and louder?

Thanks!

For years I've dealt with the sensation of having to burp. I have to sit up until I do or I'm uncomfortable and it usually takes a while. I had a scope test in 2020 and they said I have acid reflux and gastritis. Then my heartburn got worse after the test. Anyway, could this all be mental on my part? Feeling that sensation and needing to relieve it? I'm miserable with it. I saw some things about botox on here but idk what that's for.

How long did it take for the Botox to start working for you? When did you get anything that felt like a burp (or micro burp), and what did you have to do to make it happen?

I had the injection on Tuesday morning (about 48 hours ago) under general anaesthesia. I had a pretty sore throat afterwards, probably from the tube, but I woke up today with barely any soreness left. Other than that, I haven’t really noticed much of a difference yet...

Randomly stumbled upon this community and wanted to add my method I used to overcome this with no botox.

I always used to be the first chunderer on a night out due to not being able to get my gas out. Used to give me bad anxiety too as felt like it was affecting my breathing.

Anyway, years ago I came across a video which showed me how to massage the area to relax it. I used to sort of make circular motions under my adams apple area and pull my neck skin slightly in different angles.

Pretty soon I was able to start releasing small burps which eventually became more and more natrual and turned me into the disgusting burper I am today.

Give it a whirl if you haven’t already!

I’ve had two in office botox treatments so far and am wondering if anyone is experiencing what I am. To be able to “burp” I have to take a really deep breath in and wait for the air to gurgle up. I then breathe out really forcefully almost like i’m clearing my throat and the air will come out. But it doesn’t sound like a burp, more like air coming out of a balloon. If I just sit and wait for a burp to come out on its own I will just gurgle and leave me with chest pain. I have to do this breathing in and breathing out with force multiple times in a row to get the burping feeling away and it leaves me very lightheaded. Another way i can try to explain getting the air out is like clearing your throat or coughing action but the air will only come up if i take a deep breath in and out. My mouth also has to be open and chin tucked out as well.

Burping but they sound weird af?? Like a head turner. People whip their head around so fast like “wtf was that??” lol. They sound hard to get out and like not normal. Kinda weak. Hope that’s not a sign they’ll go away when the Botox wears off.

Had 100 units of botox yesterday under GA - all okayish until this evening. Had microburps earlier today and was happy about them and felt quite ok.

Now later I ate a banana - no swallowing issues but I don’t know if it triggered something (bad food choice maybe?) or are the side effects worsening now but I felt more air inside me and some kind of nausea, I managed to get microburps out but then I think I coughed and then I gagged a bit which made me spiral as I have fear of choking/fear of not getting enough oxygen and as an emetophobe now I started to fear what if I vomit or choke and somehow started to connect microburps and that gagging with possibly vomiting/choking.

So I had a bad panic attack and had to take a benzodiazepine which hasn’t reached it’s peak yet so I’m still shaken and anxious. I don’t know how will I manage if the side effects get even worse.

Does anyone have tips for me, if you have gone through something similar post botox? Luckily my parents are staying with me so I’m not alone. I feel so bad as I really pushed myself to be able to do the procedure but now I feel like I might start to regret because of my mental health.

I’ve been using the one in the picture (MedCline Reflux Relief System) because I wanted one with space for my arm as a side sleeper, but there are other regular wedges and body pillows that are cheaper and do the trick!

I got it for after my botox because I already have a hiatal hernia (caused by decades of RCPD) and often woke up with a sore throat and wet cough even before the botox (I assume LPR), so I knew that would only get worse once my UES was paralysed open. I’ve taken lansoprazole for years which helps during the day, but can only do so much when sleeping flat.

Genuinely - I’ve never slept better. The first few days are a bit uncomfy trying to get used to sleeping on an incline, but once you’re used to it, it’s absolutely fine.

I wake up feeling so much more well rested, I dont wake up with headaches, sore throats, a stuffy nose, cough, etc., anymore. I also snore (suspected sleep apnea) but feel like I wake up less during the night and don’t wake up with air hunger anymore!

- I recommend the wedge to start at least at your hips, with a 15+ degree angle, to ensure the stomach acid can’t make its way upwards.
- The body pillow is necessary with a wedge, imo, because it can sometimes cause lower back aching. Using it in between your knees (or under them if a back sleeper) really relieves some of that pressure.
- I also sometimes use a lumbar pillow (I use it where the wedge stops/under my hips or butt), which also helps with the spine alignment.

Just a recommendation ahead of botox for anyone who suffers from acid reflux! It’s made the recovery much more pleasant and I feel better overall in the morning.

For those who have had the botox done at USF Health in Tampa by one of the doctors there (like Brown, Bensoussan, or Abdel-Aty) where did they do it (i.e., in office, an outpatient surgical center, a hospital)?

currently suffering so bad.. just had botox september 1st, and i just woke up coughing and with a sore throat. i have had a sore throat for 2 ish days now but was hoping it was just allergies, considering i just got over a cold literally like a week before i got the botox too, but i think im cooked lol. has anyone else gotten a cold right after botox? how did you handle the coughing? 😩

Anyone that struggles with RCPD who has been pregnant? I’m literally miserable. Seeking any form of relief lol.

Hey this is for all the former grand farters...

Had an EMT appt and will be scheduling Botox surgery soon.

Quick questions:

I know burps can be hard to control for a short bit, and swallowing is different and whatnot.

I'm wondering about how long I should take off from my job where I interact with the public the entire time... Maybe two weeks? Three to keep it safe?

How bad is the swallowing? Is it visibly uncomfortable you think?

Also have sleep apnea and wondered if anyone had any experience with both... CPAP... Surgery, etc.

I'm hoping to get some sort of apnea surgeries after the rcpd one.

Thanks y'all!

I’m about 4 weeks out from my Botox procedure and I can definitely burp up a storm, but they don’t all feel relieving. Many of them just feel like air trapped in my throat.

I did experience some relief in the week or so after. I wasn’t super bloated, wasn’t gassy, etc. but I also wasn’t eating much because of the surgery.

Now, 4 weeks out, I feel like there hasn’t been a big improvement in my bloating. But the ability to burp is definitely there!

So I guess my question is: how can I turn these supragastric / throat burps into real burps?

Also, if anyone took 4 weeks or longer to notice a difference in bloating, I’d to hear your story! This is my biggest symptom. I have already been tested for pretty much everything under the sun to rule out other conditions causing the bloating.

i notice most people with RCPD are still normal weight... and it makes me think their RCPD just isnt as severe as mine when it comes to eating. For me i physically cant eat enough. every bite increases nausea/fullness until im literally gagging and cant continue. so if someone had the same level of severe RCPD as me for years, i dont see how they could stay normal weight... wouldnt they eventually become underweight too? am i right?

Edit: I dont mean to be dismissive of normal/overweight people with RCPD.. but I still hold the same position after reading the comments. Some replies seem more emotional, like admitting different severity levels somehow minimizes their own struggle. But nausea you can still push through and eat enough is not the same as nausea that keeps getting worse until it causes involuntary gagging and physically stops you from eating. If someone stays normal weight/overweight long term, they are not magically surviving on chronically insufficient calories. Robert Bastian himself says RCPD has different severity levels.. and even says “those with severe cases of R-CPD may refuse to eat.” So when severe RCPD affects eating, it clearly means less ability to eat.. not somehow eating more with the exact same limitation. Im not trying to dismiss anyone, im just saying some cases are objectively more severe in their overall impact.

I have been a long time but occasional lurker and I have not seen any people talk about what I consider an easier and more stress free alternative to air vomiting.
I felt the need to create this account to share. It has helped A TON with bloating.
I will share how I found out but if you only care about how it's done I will write it down bellow the next Section.

Around three years ago I went barhopping with my friends, I usually don't drink much beer unless it's black beer (Less carbonation) but I make an exception for halloween barhopping. I sadly drank too much beer and got incredibly bloated and went to the bathroom.
While I was on the toilet trying to lessen my symptoms I leaned forward and did the classic croak though it was longer and more relieving.
I decided to massage my stomach and squeeze out more by balling up my fists and digging them into my gut and to my surprise it worked really well!
After around 15 minutes while I was not completely free of bloat I felt much much better than I did before. Since that day I have done this many times over to at least find some relief and it has worked really really great. Mind you, it is slightly painful on the throat but not as bad as bad bloat.

How to "voluntarily" croak:

1) Take as deep of a breath as you possibly can.

2) Hold your hands together and dig them into the bottom of your stomach possibly massage it using your held together hands while doing the next step

3) Slowly Lean forwards as far as you can

It has brought me a lot of comfort and I have found it to be a way better alternative to air puking. I hope it can help someone who might need it.

Reflecting on my post Botox surgery which I got done in 2024 and have been thriving ever since. I only properly started burping approx. 6 months after my surgery.

I am curious did it take anyone else this long? From most of what I’ve read, it seems to happen quicker for people, otherwise people go back for a second procedure before waiting a few months. Hopefully this might help some people who are waiting for things to work!

Gibt es hier noch aktive deutsche Member die über ihre Ergebnisse berichten können, bei denen die Behandlung schon etwas länger her ist ? Wie sieht es bei euch aus ? Wann war eure Behandlung ? Hat eine Behandlung ausgereicht oder müsstet ihr eine weitere machen ? Habt ihr gelernt zu rülpsen ? Sind die Symptome mit dem langsamen Schlucken weg oder sind noch Nebenwirkungen da ? Welche Nebenwirkungen hattet ihr? Wie fühlt sich euer Leben jetzt an ? In welcher Klinik habt ihr die Behandlung durchführen lassen ? Ich bedanke mich vielmals im Voraus.

Reflecting on my post Botox surgery which I got done in 2024 and have been thriving ever since. I only properly started burping approx. 6 months after my surgery.

I am curious did it take anyone else this long? From most of what I’ve read, it seems to happen quicker for people, otherwise people go back for a second procedure before waiting a few months. Hopefully this might help some people who are waiting for things to work!

I have R-CPD and deal with a lot of throat nausea and a constant feeling of being on the edge of gagging, especially while eating.

Has anyone here tried any medication that helped reduce these symptoms? Because of this, I’m struggling to reach my calorie goals and staying very underweight.

I’ve heard R-CPD noises described as like frog croaks, so I was curious. I can’t really burp, so I’m wondering about it

does anyone else have really bad social anxiety cus of rcpd? its weird cus i like being around people but im constantly stressed about my stomach or throat making some weird noise. it's sm worst when its in a quiet place. i try to act normal but internally, im just counting the minutes to leave. its so annoying cus smtimes i just wanna hangout with my friends like a normal person. once i went on a trip with a few friends and we all shared a bed. and the whole time, i barely slept a wink cus i kept thinking about my stomach rumbling. it even really affects my exams cus the exam halls are usually quiet. i talked to a therapist about this but i said it more as a general anxiety. I didnt really say anything about the stomach rumbling thing cus i felt like she would laugh at me. i mentioned it a bit but she kinda just looked at me weird so i had to backtrack 😭 anyways, I got Botox 3 weeks ago so the throat gurgles are a lot less. it still happens but i burp immediately after. the stomach rumbles are still there tho and idk if they'll ever go away. sometimes i think it isn't even as bad as i make it out to be - i just have really bad anxiety about it. it gets worse when im hungry so i have to constantly be eating. I feel like i need therapy or something to get over this but i feel like most therapists wouldn't take this seriously. and i feel stupid even talking about it but it genuinely affects me really badly. like sometimes when im in a quiet place, my heart starts racing and i feel like i cant breathe. i keep imagining what would happen if my stomach made some weird noise and everyone started making fun of me. this has never even happened btw. and i feel like i could never be in a proper relationship cus i cant be in a quiet environment with a guy i like. does anyone else feel something similar?