In a video posted to Reddit this summer, Lucie Rosenthal’s face starts focused and uncertain, looking intently into the camera, before it happens. She releases a succinct, croak-like belch. Then, it’s ...

There is even a medical name for the condition: retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction (R-CPD), also known as "no burp syndrome." The cricopharyngeus is the main muscle of the upper esophageal ...

No-burp syndrome, a rare condition also called abelchia, occurs when the sphincter muscle at the top of the esophagus can’t relax to let gas escape. This can lead to uncomfortable symptoms including ...