Ayla Cardinal has never been able to burp — until now. For her entire life, the 25-year-old Canada native has had a condition that prevents her from burping called retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction (RCPD). Also widely referred to as “no burp syndrome,” it is “a rare condition in which people are unable to burp or belch,” per Yale Medicine. Cardinal — who lives in Edmonton, Alberta — has “been dealing with it ever since I can remember,” she tells PEOPLE. But dealing with it became an entirely different beast after she found others with the condition online, and a doctor who treats it in-person, she says.
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