Why I can’t burp on command? I swallow air and inhale air but I barely do only short and tiny burps. Everytime I inhale or swallow air, I feel like my body say to me “No, that goes to lungs, not in stomach”. Is this a genetical thing or something? I mean, many of my friend did it since the first time they tried as kids and I’m in my late 20s now and still can’t do it…
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To swallow or inhale air into the stomach instead of the lungs, you have to actively control a part of your throat (the epiglottis) that you don’t naturally have conscious control of. So this requires learning to control a new muscle, which can take a lot of focus and effort. Add to that and you have to recreate the right conditions for the air to suck in (creating a negative pressure in your abdomen by using your diaphragm and intercostal (rib muscles)). If you learn as a little kid, it’s much easier than learning as a teen (like I did) or then as an adult. But it doesn’t mean you can’t. I’d suggest searching through the forum for a few of the different topics that talk about this, concentrating on one that makes sense to you, and copy a video online of someone doing it until something starts to happen. You’ll need to be persistent and practice a lot! But it’s so worth it. I learnt when I was 15 and haven’t looked back.
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