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Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Fund research and NHS treatment for R-CPD

Closed 497 signatures

What the petition asks

Retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction is a term for a medical condition in which a persons oesophageal sphincter cannot relax in order to release a gas bubble. I would like the Government to fund research and NHS treatment for this condition as it is a chronic dysfunction.
This dysfunction can be terrible and makes many people very miserable and in constant suffering. A few people suffering from this function have travelled abroad to receive treatment, which is not available on the NHS.

Timeline

13 Oct 2020 Petition opened for signatures
13 Apr 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 497
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 13 Oct 2020
Closed 13 Apr 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.