Reddit is convincing people to get Botox to cure their burping disorder [Video]

Reddit users are banding together to spread the word about an unorthodox treatment that uses injections of Botox to ease an often-overlooked condition that prevents people from being able to burp.

On pages like r/noburp, which has roughly 32,000 members, individuals are sharing their experience using the muscle-freezing agent to treat retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction, otherwise known as abelchia or no-burp syndrome, a condition that can cause bloating, excess flatulence, and discomfort.

In June, Reddit user Lucie Rosenthal, 26, shared a clip of her laughing with delight after experiencing her first burps after receiving the Botox treatment, which involves injecting 50 to 100 units into a throat muscle that controls access to the esophagus.

“It’s really rocking my mind that I am fully introducing a new bodily function at 26 years old,” she told…