What Makes Us Burp?


	What Makes Us Burp?

wildcat

11-29-2007 7:00 AM

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burp, digestion, gas, bacteria, methane

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11-29-2007 8:45 AM

abailart

Air swallowing, a tendency to 'sigh', is a breathing disorder associated with anxiety and panic disorders.

11-29-2007 1:46 PM

tidbit2

disorder is normal nobodys perfect

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The only thing grosser than a burp is what causes it:
bacteria deep in your belly. And, of course, extra gas and fizzy drinks.
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Billions of tiny bacteria hang out in your intestines to
help digestion. They turn some of the undigested food into vitamin K and
vitamin B. In the process, bacteria release smelly gases like methane, which
make us burp…and <A href="http://www.livescience.com/mysteries/070905_llm_gas_causes.html">fart</A>!
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Plus, just walking around with your mouth open, you’re
swallowing gases such as oxygen and nitrogen. By the end of a long day, you’ve
swallowed extra gas that needs to escape out one end or the other. Experts at
the Indiana University School of Medicine estimate we release a quart of that
extra gas a day.
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The carbon dioxide in bubbly drinks like soda and beer can
cause burps too.
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