Aerophagia
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Aerophagia (var. aerophagy) is a condition that occurs when a person swallows too much air, which goes to the stomach. It causes gas bloating of the abdomen and frequent belching. It may cause pain, too, which sometimes is difficult to diagnose.
Aerophagia can occur without any act of swallowing. A Ukrainian study[2] showed that in people with cervical spinal blockages, inhaling also caused air to go down into the esophagus and stomach. The study recommends cervical spine therapy as a method of treatment.
Aerophagia is not uncommon in psychiatric disorders. In one case [3], aerophagia was successfully treated with thorazine, a typical antipsychotic sometimes used to treat hiccups.
References
Krasiuk MM, Kratinov VP, "The characteristics of aerophagy and its treatment", Lik Sprava. 1993 Jul;(7):114-6.
Appleby B, Rosenberg P, "Aerophagia as the initial presenting symptom of a depressed patient", Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 2006; 8(4):245-6.
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Acknowledgement and Attribution Regarding Sources of Content
Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
