Aerophagia

Aerophagia (or aerophagy) is a condition of excessive air swallowing, which goes to the stomach instead of the lungs. Aerophagia may also refer to an unusual condition where the primary symptom is excessive flatus (farting), belching (burping) is not present, and the actual mechanism by which air enters the gut is obscure or unknown.[1] Aerophagia in psychiatry is sometimes attributed to nervousness or anxiety.[2]

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  2. ^ "Aerophagia - Define Aerophagia at Dictionary.com". dictionary.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.