Related articles: Aerofagia
Definition
Ingestion of large amounts of air during swallowing. Often this condition is separated from organic affections (abuse of carbonated drinks, habit of eating or drinking when talking convulsively), while at other times it is accompanied by morbid events.Possible Causes * of Aerophagy
- Liver Calculations
- Motion sickness
- Hiatal hernia
- Gastritis
- Pancreatitis
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Ovarian cancer
- Peptic ulcer