Abrupt body responses
What Makes These Abrupt Body Responses? Why burping occurs? Burping or Belching is the act of expelling air from the stomach through the mouth. It usually occurs when the stomach distends, or expands because of too much swallowed air. Belching releases the air to reduce the distension. When we eat or drink, we also swallow gases along with the food or fluid that causes the distension of the stomach. This extra gas is forced out of the stomach through the oesophagus and out of the mouth as burp. It commonly occurs drink carbonated beverages, drink through straw or eat very fast that causes indigestion. Why hiccups occurs? Hiccups are bursts of inspiratory (breathing in) activity . Usually, hiccups come after eating or drinking too much or too quickly. This causes the abrupt distension of stomach and irritates the diaphragm which lies close to it. This results in the abrupt contraction of the diaphragm and pulls down in a jerky way, which makes to s...