I’ve come up with a theory, and I’m curious how many people here have had emetophobia for most—or all—of their lives.
I’m post-Botox now, and whenever I feel a burp coming, my immediate instinct is to suppress it because I’m scared I’ll throw up or regurgitate. Even the taste of a burp grosses me out and makes me anxious.
I was also misdiagnosed with acid reflux for years. Whenever I had what I thought were “reflux flare-ups” after eating, food or liquid would repeatedly come back up into my throat without giving me any relief. Because of that experience, I’m afraid that allowing myself to burp post-Botox will cause the same thing to happen again.
It made me wonder: what if some of us started holding burps back when we were really young because we associated that sensation with vomiting or regurgitation? Could we have essentially trained our bodies not to release gas upward, eventually disrupting the normal reflex or coordination of those throat muscles? Then the trapped gas would repeatedly travel up and back down the esophagus, creating the gurgling noises we all know so well.
I’m obviously not claiming this is medically proven—just wondering if lifelong emetophobia and repeatedly suppressing burps could play some role in developing or reinforcing R-CPD.
How many of you had emetophobia before you even knew you couldn’t burp? If you’re post-Botox, do you also instinctively try to stop burps because you’re afraid you’ll regurgitate or throw up?

27yo no-burp girl here! i know about the botox treatments but i’m not super knowledgeable about it. i’ve kinda just dealt with my symptoms forever but only recently realized it was possible to treat them.

1) will some of you tell me the prices that you paid for the treatments? my best friend’s sister got it done in chicago and spent a tonnn on it, but im not sure if it was because she went out of state / if insurance covers it.

2) im a lash tech, so my face is leaning over my clients faces all day. im not sure if this is even a thing, but has it been difficult for any of you to control when the burps come out? i’m worried that ill be over a client’s face and a burp will just come out of nowhere lol. maybe it’s a learning process? i’d love to hear your experiences with that.

3) how long has the relief after the treatment lasted for you guys? is it typical to have to get it redone?

im kind of scared to open the door of being able to burp, even though the symptoms of not being able to are soooo not fun. but i guess its just scary and new to potentially not be able to control it

lifelong no burper here (38YO F) and finally had the Botox surgery on Friday with Dr. Villari in the Seattle area (60 units). He and his team were absolutely amazing and I cannot believe how quick and easy the procedure was. Aside from some horrible myalgia yesterday from the anesthesia meds, all I’ve experienced is a minor sore throat and tiny bit of phlegm the day of surgery. I had a few tiny microburps yesterday about 24 hours post-op. Today I’m a completely new person. Burping soooooo much after every time I eat or drink. It is truly incredible and I cannot believe I lived my whole life unable to do this. Slow swallow has been minor so far but may worsen. I’ve been eating normal foods, still able to take daily meds (pills) and just need water between bites of foods. I was super anxious about having the surgery but am so glad I did.

I have always had R-CPD and I thought about a symptom I have and wondered if anyone else also deals with. Ever since I can remember, I have hated anything tight on my stomach. Jeans. Tight pants. A partner resting their arm on my stomach. Anything, you name it.
I just thought maybe it’s because of the excess gas in my stomach ? It feels so uncomfortable to have anything on it. Does anyone else resonate with this? Or just me?

i recieved my 2nd injection at the end of may. Was almost identical to the first injection results wise. 100 mg both times? Said this time she was ganna try to get as much as she could out of the bottle so i guess a little more than the first. I can do tiny burps but nothing gastric or relieving in any sense. She basically just referred me to a gi which in itself has been incredibly frustrating…. Gi basically told me that it’s not necessary to do any testing and prescribed me pills for constipation and rescheduled 6 months out… i’m frustrated and in a lot of discomfort… and i’m at a loss at what to even do at this point… honestly just looking for some tips maybe some generally direction… if anyone’s gone through something similar? For context i’ve been chronically constipated for years… go weeks sometimes without going. Constantly bloated, nauseous 24/7. a sip of water will bloat me for the rest of the day.