Day 31
Post#31 Feb 11, 2020 Tue 23:37 PM
After hiccups, it is time to learn about burp. You must be thinking, why am I being so nasty? But it’s a natural thing, bro.
So, what causes these burps. It is nothing but the by-product of what you eat, sometimes this might even be the main product. So, do we eat the air, that comes out with burp?
Answer is yes.
Burps happen when air from your stomach travels back up your food tube – called an esophagus – to your mouth. The air, either comes from direct ingestion, or may be produced by the bacteria which breaks down food in your stomach(the smelly one).
This is also the reason, we get more burping, when we drink something which has air in it, like carbonated drinks.
Burping is important. If you don’t let the air in your stomach up and out, it heads down deeper into your digestive system. It can cause a lot of bloating and discomfort in your intestines.
Now why does burp makes noise?
As the burp travels up the esophagus, it hits up against a closed, valve-like structure called a sphincter. Trapped behind that sphincter muscle, the gas builds up a lot of pressure. The high-pressure air makes the structures in the upper esophagus and back of the throat vibrate – and that’s what causes the sound.
If you gently open up your sphincter, it lowers the pressure in your esophagus and allows for less intense vibrations, thus a fainter sound.
So what happens if you have other gasses in the digestive system that are too far down to come up as a burp? That gas can become a fart. When you fart, gas leaves your body through another closed, valve-like structure – a different sphincter. This one happens to be called the anus. :-P
Fun Fact: In some culture, like South Asia, Burp is acceptable, and considered that the person enjoyed the food.
In most culture, like Japan, it is considered unacceptable.
Bye! No more nasty talk. Goodnight.