Heartburn, Functional Dyspepsia, Anxiety/Depression, and Sleep Disturbances Are Associated With Clinically Significant Belching

• Published in: Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 581 - 587
• Main Authors: Yasuhiro Fujiwara, Masatsugu Okuyama, Yasuaki Nagami, Koichi Taira, Hirotaka Ishizu, Osamu Takaishi, Hiroshi Sato, Toshio Watanabe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한소화기기능성질환·운동학회 31.10.2021
• Subjects: Anxiety; Depression; Dyspepsia; Eructation; Sleep

Background/Aims Belching is the act of expelling gas from the stomach or esophagus noisily through the oral cavity. Although it is a physiological phenomenon, belching may also be a symptom of upper gastrointestinal diseases such as reflux esophagitis and functional dyspepsia (FD). A detailed epidem...