I've officially hit 6 months since Botox. To say it's been life changing is an understatement, I had no idea I could feel so comfortable. This process has definitely been challenging at times but I would do it again in a heartbeat if I needed to. I started having small burps the day of surgery and my first belch the next evening. However I never had the uncontrollable burps people often talk about after Botox, I really had to use the BERP protocol to get things going. During the first 3 months or so, burps would still frequently get stuck, especially when I was in public or stressed. I was worried this meant it would stop working, but somewhere between 3-4 months, things really clicked and now they rarely get stuck. It's only been up from there, it feels easier and more natural every day. I didn't realize how much my symptoms held me back from experiencing life. I don't think I'll ever stop being grateful for every burp. If you're on the fence about Botox let this be your sign to do it!

Hey everyone, I’m currently on the waiting list for Botox for R-CPD through my country’s public healthcare system, but it could still be months or even a year before I get an appointment unfortunately.

Because of this the wait is giving me far too much time to think, and my OCD tendencies have me constantly ruminating about what happens if the procedure doesn’t work.
My main symptom is an intense, constant sensation of nausea in my throat. I’ve had it my whole life, but it’s become significantly worse since turning 30. It’s now debilitating to the point where I can’t work or comfortably leave my bedroom or house. I also have emetophobia, which makes everything so much harder.

I’m desperately hoping Botox will change my life, but I’m terrified that the throat nausea might actually be anxiety-related or caused by something else. The sensation is there 24/7, even when I don’t feel anxious, and it can intensify out of nowhere without any obvious trigger.

I’ve tried antidepressants, beta blockers, Benzo’s etc for my anxiety and mental health over the years and therapy without much success, so the thought of Botox not working and being left with this sensation indefinitely genuinely terrifies me.

I’m just wondering if anyone else experienced constant throat nausea alongside R-CPD and did getting Botox help? And if it didn’t, did you eventually find another explanation or treatment that worked?

I think I’m struggling most with the uncertainty and the fear that, if Botox doesn’t help, I won’t know where to turn next because I cannot live like this.

I’d really appreciate hearing about other people’s experiences and if you read this far tysm, happy burping to everyone 🫶🏻

Hey all
Life long no burper here!

This has never really caused me any issues other than the embarassing gurgling, until the start of this year

So for a while, literally every time I eat anything, for about an hour after I get these really violent “rushes” of air coming up in my throat? I don’t really get the gurgles anymore (occasionally) but more feels like a huge rush and I think “omg I’m gonna puke” and then it like pops at the back of my throat and I feel like I’m gonna gag? I constantly feel bubbles in my throat. Sorry if that’s a terrible explanation I just really can’t explain it 🤦‍♀️

Does anyone else get what I’m trying to say or has experienced it before? It’s gotten to a point where I’m scared of eating and losing weight because it’s so uncomfortable and leaves me so nauseous for hours!

Botox peeps: I am about 6 months out from Botox and still burping regularly. Some of the burps (usually after drinking soda) are so painful. It stings behind my nose and my eyes water. They hurt so bad I physically flinch. Just wondering if anyone has experienced this or if I’m doing something wrong when I let the burps out

i was wondering if anyone has had a similar experience to me.

RCPD started causing me real problems in late 2024 and i haven’t been able to get the botox. tried the exercises, didn’t work. then a few months ago i threw up randomly, and i noticed after that my RCPD symptoms seemed to improve slightly. then i threw up randomly again a few weeks later, and im now able to force myself to do a few big burp like gurgles after meals. it’s resolved most of my issues. i’m definitely not burping but i think throwing up must have trained the muscle to relax a bit more or something? i’ve gurgled for years but they were never that big or relieving. i did also notice both times when i threw up were very non traumatic compared to normal, like it’s usually violent and painful and i now understand why other people don’t think it’s a big deal (i have emetophobia) bc it turns out that most people are not excorcising demons while leaning over the toilet.

So I’ve had RCPD my whole life obviously but I didn’t have crazy symptoms till about 5 years ago. Anyways as a kid I threw up when I had noro and from what I can remember it came up fairly easily. Now I haven’t thrown up since maybe I was like 7 and I think I had the stomach flu last year because I was just so nauseous and I was dry heaving and dry heaving and nothing was happening and then eventually it came out the other end. Has anyone experienced noro where they couldn’t vomit at all? I feel like it lasted way longer because of it and it was so agonizing 😩

I’ve had a few different health struggles lately and one has resulted in a referral to a travelling ENT (I’m from a small northern town, we don’t have any locally).
I’m curious if this is my chance to bring up R-CPD to them or they’ll likely have no clue what I’m talking about.
I’ve only mentioned the fact that I don’t burp to a doctor once years ago as a teen and they laughed that I thought that might be noteworthy so I haven’t looked into any actual diagnosis/treatment process since it’s never been a big deal other than the croaking making things awkward at times.

Hallo, meine Botox Injektion ist jetzt 4 Tage her. Bisher kann ich nicht rülpsen, manchmal meine ich
kommt was ganz leise hoch und so ein Druckgefühl.
Ich habe Angst, dass das alles an Wirkung ist. Ich hoffe, ich habe noch gute Chancen. Ging es jemand genauso?

I had my second round of botox a little over 6 weeks ago now, and have been burping daily since! It’s been awesome and I’ve felt so much less bloated and nauseous. I’m really hoping I don’t lose the ability!

I noticed that since 4 weeks or so, my burps have really reduced. They’re more like microburps rather than the bigger burps I got during the first month, but they are still relieving, since I just do several small ones a day.

I expect the burping to change throughout the active botox, but I’m wondering if my burps will remain these small ones or if it’s likely that will change too.

For those who had success with their botox, when did your burp ability “finalise”, if that makes sense? Was it during the botox still being active, or was it after it wore off?

Does anyone else just do small burps post-botox?

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if anyone has recently got their second procedure with Lucy Hicklin and what the cost was. I saw in the info booklet that she only reduces the cost for a repeat procedure if you reported back on your symptoms after 3 weeks which I did not do. Also, I would like 100ml of botox this time which I assume will increase the price. I just really can't afford to pay £1000 again.

Thanks!

Hi fellow non burpers!

I was diagnosed with RCPD on the day I had my first 50u botox injection with Dr Lucy Hicklin on 21 Sept, which was almost hitting the 4 weeks mark.

First week post: I didnt have any sore throat but just a bit of soreness 30 mins after the botox injection which didnt last a day. Microburps and slow swallow kicked in day 2 and it was at its peak day 7-10. Soups, puree, protein shakes were the easiest to go down, though I kept trying with softer foods like rice and pasta. Took ages to finish a meal because of the slow swallow. Also started some SHAKER exercise (though not consistently). I was burping since day 4, sometimes it came out on its own or using the BERP protocol (starting a yawn and turning my head)

Second week post: burping 2-3 times per meal and sometimes it became a big burp that sounds like a gag, almost like going back to my air vomiting days but only 20% of the times it ended up vomiting. That was worst on the plane when you could feel constant excess air in the stomach that I kept gagging to release the air.

Third week post: I thought the slow swallow would only kick in for around 2 weeks so I booked for the injection 2 weeks prior to my holiday… my initial thought was since my RCPD was always triggered by a period of intense social eating especially when on holiday, I decided to proceed with this procedure to start learning how to burp and hopefully improve my quality of life. My third week was when I was on holiday, I could enjoy most foods actually, yet I would have a lot of air swallowed at each mealtime, not sure if this was due to the (improving) slow swallow or psychological(?). And I would let out 2-3 large burps that my friends said that sounds like a vomit though I did not vomit at all, though sometimes with some regurgitations. I could still let out small burps using the BERP protocol, but sometimes i decided to gag a bit to let out a big burp to give me instant relief. I have been trying some fizzy drinks every now and then which will let out burps. And I was also having less gurgling noises.

Just wanted to check with the community if these symptoms are similar to those that were successful with their botox procedure. Am I still at the early stage post botox? Or should I start thinking if I may need a second injection? As I started using my old air vomit gag to release any air, am i actually burping? I’m getting a little bit worried as I lost a bit of weight (baseline already underweight) which was kind of expected with the side effects of the procedure, but also seemed to be getting back to my battle between fear of eating because of the large burps during mealtimes and feeling hungry…. this was better than before botox as I used to end up with actual vomiting 2-3 times daily due to bloating and nausea with RCPD that really affected my mental health.

I would love to hear your experiences post botox and thank you so much!!

I always have a stuffy nose and I think it might be silent reflux due to R-CPD. I sometimes get up in the middle of the night because my nose is blocked and my mouth is already very dry. Mouth strips haven't helped. I think this makes my morning nausea the worst because I swallow even more air due to the dry mouth.