Gastrointestinal tract - Digestion and excretion. Main article: Digestion Food, after being mostly mechanically broken down in the mouth by the teeth and tongue, and slightly chemically broken down by the saliva, passes through the esophagus by means of peristalsis to the stomach, where the process of breakdown continues, mostly mechanical, as relatively large parts of food (now called "bolus") are minimized into smaller portions, and slight amounts of chemical processing takes place, e ...

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Burping is typically caused by eating or drinking too fast, and thereby swallowing (aerophagia) and subsequently expelling air, in which case the expelled gas is a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen. Burps can also be caused by imbibing carbonated drinks such as beer, soft drinks, or champagne, in which case the expelled gas is carbon dioxide from the drink itself. Gastroesophageal reflux disease can also cause involuntary burping. Some studies ([1]) have suggested that aerophagia is not the primary culprit but that burping is ...

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It is possible to voluntarily induce burping by swallowing air and then expelling it, and by manipulation of the vocal tract produce burped speech. While this is often employed by children as a means of entertainment or competition, it can also act as an alternative means of vocalisation for people who have undergone a laryngectomy, with the burp replacing laryngeal phonation. This is known as esophageal speech. ...

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Babies are particularly subject to accumulation of gas in the stomach whilst feeding, and this can cause considerable agitation to the child unless it is burped. The act of burping an infant involves placing the child in a position conducive to gas expulsion (for example over the adult's shoulder, with the infant's stomach resting on the adult's chest) and then lightly patting or rubbing it on the lower back so that it burps. Because burping can cause vomiting in infants, a euphemistically-named burp cloth or burp pad is sometimes employed on the ...

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