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Hiccup type burp...or belch..messed up burps...

For 5 years i have been suffering with what i can only call a hiccup/belch. Every time i finish food or even when i have an empty stomach i get this hiccup/burp. It sounds like a hiccup but then gas is expelled from my stomach thus giving a belching noice.
It feels really uncomfortable and when im in public i get funny looks as it sounds very strange.

I had an upper GI endoscopy which revealed a very small hiatus hernia, and also my duodeum was scared from ulcers id had in the past.
Also, about 8 years ago i tested positive for Helicobactorpylori. I didnt finish the course of medication (Heli-clear...side effects were very bad)
I was warned that the bug could return if i didnt complete the treatment.

Im not sure what this problem is!!!

i suppose it could be.....

Hietus hernia .....Do you get hiccup/belching from this ???

Helicobacrpylori  Do you get (as above ^^)???

Scaring of duodeum.. ???

Stress ???

I hope you can help.....someone out there must have similar symtoms...?? or is it just me???

Thanks ...PAul
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I am currently 65 years old and recently started having belching followed by a hiccup. All of ya'll seem to be saying you hiccup and then burp. And, there is no time delay. the hiccup immediately follows the belch, just almost at the same time.
While reading comments it looks like most of ya'll are or were younger when you started doing this.
Curious if anyone over 50?
Also, mine usually starts at night when I lay down to go to sleep. They don't last long. Maybe 10-20 and then it stops.
Has anyone figured out what it is? Gotten a diagnosis? A treatment? A cause?
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Were you checked for SIBO? I had the same burping, gas, etc. also stopped my Omeprazole since it was making it worse. Go to a Dr Axe site and read up. Good luck.
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HICCURPS!!

I have the same thing, 6 years now.  Loud, violent Squawk-like hiccups followed by a belch as the air taken in sharply during the hiccup is released back up the oesophagus.   50+ times a day.  I stopped counting.   My body convulses during the hiccups and sometimes I am unable to breathe for 2-5 seconds between the hiccup and the burp.  I wake up in the night unable to breathe sometimes, my throat on fire from regurgitated stomach acid, though I  learned to eliminate this latter problem almost completely by not eating 4 hours before bed.

The hiccurps are getting worse and worse.  Diagnosed with Hiatus Hernia 2 years ago, prescribed Lazaropole which not reduce the frequency or intensity of the hiccurps.

Cleaned up my diet, eliminated Coffee, Alcohol, Dairy, Fatty and sugary foods.  The worst I eat now is a bit of dressing on my salad.  Also lost 10kg (22lb).  No impact to the problem at all.

I am considering Hiatus Hernia correction surgery.  Have any of you had it done.  Any unpleasant side effects?
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Hi, I've been reading this thread - my daughter has had this hiccup-burp thing since she was little - around 3-4? She's 20 now. I feel bad now, we have teased her and gotten annoyed with her...she also sounds like a Pterodactyl. For some reason, I just woke up this morning thinking MAYBE it's a medical condition? I guess because she's had it all her life, I never really thought of it as a medical problem...I also get these but very slightly, and not nearly as often or as loud, and I recall my father doing a similar thing, so I think there's something to be said for this being hereditary. I also am seeking answers...I'm going to show this thread to my daughter, I'm sure she will be so relieved.

DiBrenn
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Ok so this will sound the strangest oddest thing ever!! Im 39 not medical but Ive had this for a few years usually after food (1-4 hours later) and only a few and a friend said to me eat marshmallows so I do if I feel one coming on eat a marshmallow I have no idea how or why it works but for me it just does, Its not completely gone but maybe 4 or 5  times a week now instead of a day, please try it and let me no if it works on u as well
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Hi there! I'm not sure at all if this is what you're experiencing, but could it possibly be Costochondritis? It's when the cartilage in the breast bone that's attached to the ribs becomes inflamed, and when it's irritated it can feel like a heart attack. I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a connective tissue condition, and we frequently experience Costochondritis. You don't have to have a connective tissue condition to experience it, though - there are a few causes.
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I have had this issue for almost 20 years now.
This developed when I was about 16. The hiccups were very violent and loud. I saw dozen of different doctors about this, and nothing. Sometimes my GP's receptionist would tell me to quiet down in the waiting room. I was told that I scare people. This issue caused me a lot of emotional stress, especially since I was a young, pretty, outgoing girl who basically barked. I tried Orap for Tourettes even. I learned how to make joke of it, but still at 35 when I meet new people I get laughed at on a daily. As I became older I was able to help control them better, but I still excuse my self from meetings and actually go out side to release a "big one" when I can feel my stomach that upset.
What I have learned so far its is coming from once the food starts to break down in the small intestine. So now we are not actually burping its like farting out of my mouth.. with out the stink of course.
About 2 years ago I was being allergy tested again. This time a new development came up. I was allergic to Mold. I was exposed to it in Highschool and now again at a job where the roof leaked. I was Not just allergic to mildew from the shower and the black mold from a bad roof, this lady said the mold that is in yeast.. Candida. She said avoid eating anything with yeast or that ferments. Well come on I said no more pasta, wine or pickles??
If you really look into the candida diet its worse than a gluten free diet. I would rather Hiccup than be on that. I have taken many steps to reduce my intake. I have also started a probiotic and a Kyolic supplement that helps with Candida. Unfortunately I started them at the same time so I don't know what is making me feel less bloated, and sick to my stomach. Now after a week of using these products I am feeling better, but I am not hiccup free. I am now noticing that once I eat or drink any milk product I hiccup. Now I will be focusing on that too. I just started to realize this with in the last few days.
I hope reading this will help someone.
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Try cranberry pills!  I was able to Improve many of my stomach issues by taking 2–three times a day. After a while I had to cut down to two times a day because they were keeping me awake at night, probably from the vitamin C. It creates an inhospitable environment for yeast and bacteria. After a month I started to notice a huge difference, and found I was able to re-introduce many foods I haven’t been able to eat in years. My skin and allergies also improved. I had rosacea, SIBO & Candida overgrown from untreated thyroid issues & too many antibiotics I think. Once I started medication and probiotics it helped, but nothing got rid of it, until I started taking cranberry. I tried everything! I have Also spent an unknown amount of money on tests and doctors.  The only thing that has worked has been the cranberry pills.
Also, it seems every time I used the “and” symbol it did that weird thing in the text, my apologies it didn’t look like that when I typed it only after I posted. I’m having trouble with the text box.
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Hello.  So I had the hiccup/burp thing really bad a few years ago, and still do rarely.  It took a long time to figure out, but for me the entire issue came from swallowing air while eating and drinking.  It's kind of difficult for some reason, I had to really concentrate for a while, but I foundd that if I fully exhaled before taking drinks or bites of food and didn't inhale until after I swallowed, the issue pretty much ceased.  Today I get the problem still, but when I slow down I can tell that I was eating/drinking to fast and sometimes inhaling while chewing.
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Hello I am 31 and have been having the same thing for years it is very embarrassing my husband thinks it's cute my kids think I am odd I could never explain it to them I have never got it checked out
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I have been experiencing these hiccup burps for about 6 months now. It stated suddenly one day I assumed it would just go away but instead it has gotten far worse over time. The burps are typically more frequent after I eat quickly, in large amounts, or consume highly processed or sugary foods. I can control them ever so slightly to reduce the sound but when I am in public and I hold them in for too long I start to feel a horrible pain (I describe it as an expanding brick) in my upper left quadrant that usually lasts for about an hour and is resolved with a massive hiccup-belch-squawk. I have tried different combinations of prilosec but nothing seems to provide much improvement. In the past month I began to have severe stomach or "poop cramps" along with it as well as bad gas. After leaving school (I'm 17 and a senior in high school) a few times due to embarrassment and/or pain I finally scheduled a GI appt. He informed me that my chronic burping was caused by constipation and gave me an intense "cleanse" as treatment. I didn't fully trust his diagnosis but I did the cleanse anyways (it was miserable, it's the same thing that you have to do before a colonoscopy if anyone can relate). This resolved the cramping almost entirely but the burping has remained consistent (and by consistent I mean around 100 times a day) despite the treatment I endured.

I read the entire thread before this and I see a trend of relieved people who are glad not to be the only one, but not many solutions. Has anyone had any significant improvement that they would care to share? I'm sure we would all greatly appreciate anything anyone has to offer.
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I am 14 and in one week exactly I will have had these hiccup burps for 1 year, this usually occurs after I have eaten and is very embarrassing as the burps are very loud and disgusting. I get a slight discomfort and I get laughed at, they randomly appeared out of nowhere. when they first started it was very constant maybe 3 a minute I was put on a number of medications and after about 6 month one started to ease it but not for long they have returned but not quite as bad 1 month ago I was sent to have a camera down my throat and tomorrow I will find out the results and hopefully get some answers!  
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Also correcting my magnesium deficiency also got rid of my GERD, burning throat at night, and that ulcer-y feeling of a burning pain. I forgot all about those things it's been so long. Also helps to get rid of processed foods like mega-corporation crackers, thins, etc. Those are horrific for GERD.
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I'm so sorry to hear of others with this. I know all about this. I've had violent hic-BUUUUURP  hic-BUUUUURPs since I was 29. (49 now).  For me, they sound like BARRRACK!!!!!!!! and the family now replies "OBAMA" - at work I can stifle it a little and don't go overboard with the BARRRACKs.

I do have a sludgy gallbladder with stones. I think that's key. I was tested negative for H.Pylori. My cure?  MAGNESIUM MALATE, Please google Magnesium deficiency and gallbladder problems. Also if you have gallbladder pressure or pain and need a quick fix, LEMON JUICE (the real kind) will help quickly, but it's not the total cure. I only BARRRACK maybe 1x month now. Used to seem like all day long! Being in a car was a major trigger (the bouncing). I used to wonder how on earth anyone could have that much air  trapped. It was ENDLESS.
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OMG, Idk why I never googled it before, but I am honestly SO GLAD I'm not the only one!!  I have been doing this for well over 15 years and any doctor I have asked looks at me like I'm insane (because obviously I NEVER do it at the doc's office.)  

My family has called me a Pteradactyl for ages and I do sound like one.  We joke that I have dino-genes.  

Mine are loud.  My father and my sister have both started doing it on a very small scale.  Theirs are quieter and sometimes just sound like they are taking a sharp breath of air, but  sometimes it's more like a hiccup, but just a random one, not the hiccupS.  

I just watched an episode of House where they had an old man with 'the squak' and he said  it's acid reflux and that can be a sign of pancreatic cancer... which my grandpa diedof at age 57, so it made me real nervous and I'm going to make an appt. (also why I'm googling now).  

- Mama-Squak (another 'cute' nickname lol.)
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OMG your post had me in tears laughing so hard!! Oh man!!  I have the same issue with the hurps but mine ends up with eggy burps, nausea and vomiting...
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Hi, I know you posted your comment such a long time ago, but I just read it after looking up my "Bi-gawks!" as you call them- love it!! Brilliant post! How is your tummy doing now? Everything youve written is exactly how I am too, my husband just calls them the squeakers and my daughter has started coping too! Did you find out what was causing them? Im suffering with the alcohol issue too, it sounds identical to what you went through. HORRID!!
Id love to chat to you about it! My email is ***@**** Thanks again for your lovely post, really made me laugh. Emily xx
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At our house we call them "herps" and say that my husband sounds like a Teradactyl! His have gotten louder and more frequent over time and his family that we go to visit once a year have started saying he has Tourette's. He claims they don't hurt but he winces sometimes. But he doesn't have heartburn and comes from Louisiana and a history of eating spicy food. I am concerned about what could be causing this.  
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I don't know if this will help anyone, but I have had terrible acid reflux for years, I started using baking soda water  after reading a book called  sodium bicarbonate by dr mark sircus,  it has helped my acid reflux immensely, I have even gone off the prescription meds I was on for it. it is also good for you your kidneys produce it and your body needs it. Try it it might help. it will definitely get the gas up.  also read up on salts, you should be using unrefined sea salts, and not the salt you use now, . the salt you use now causes high blood pressure, and heartattackes  the unrefined sea salt your body needs, and it had over 80 minerals in it. also processed foods are very bad for you.
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I see a lot of people in here posted about the problems. But has anyone found a Strong solution yet ? I just see one guy helping out and recommending things.

I have had this problem since 1.5 years, where I am burping a lot. I feel gas is trapped between chest and stomach, and sometimes, I can't even expel it out. It then feels heavy on chest and uncomfortable. I am a person, who sits on the laptop for 12 hours a day, and might be one reason. But how do I fix it, without just changing my schedule ?

Any solutions that people found ?
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HI, I was just wondering if after all these years you have found any cure or effective treatment for your hiccups, my daughter is currently 16 and suffering from chronic hiccups. She has suffered for 3 years now and they are getting stronger and longer bouts and at night now. She has had an endoscopy and is on her 5th trial of useless medication. I am desperately now trying to find an alternative route to go down rather than the medication as the side effects aren't nice and nothing is working. Many thanks. Lisa Jones
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I HAVE LOUDEST REVERSE HICCUPS IN THE WORLD THEY ARE HAWK LIKE NOISES THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM 1 1/2 TO BLOCKS AWAY.
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Any cure to this or a cause??  This is what my husband has now.
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valium will destroy all of them!!!!!!!!!!
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Woooow, same things here plus dizzliness, lightheadness and preassure in the chest, like squeezing in the esophagus, feels like I will pass out soon, the GI said I have IBS-irritable bowel syndrome, he is sure of it, got antibiotics-second day and I feel worse, more dizzy, weird, I thought IBS is only related t o diarrhea and constipation and some stomach ache, but not to chest pain, have they manage to diagnose you yet???
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I have had the burps/hiccups since I was young.  I was diagnosed with gastritis.  Here is a bit of info:

1. Go to a doctor and most likely get a referral to a gastroenterologist
2. If 20mg Zantac or Prilosec or pantaprozole or omnaprazole help a bit there are stronger medications and doses that can help more, I had the most success on 40mg Nexium
3. Diet changes alone such as no acidic food, no chocolate, no milk can only work if you have a mild problem - for more severe problems you will also need medical intervention
4. H. Pylori can be negative and you can still get ulcers.  My tests are always negative for H. Pylori and then when the endoscopy is done they see that I have ulcers.  They are caused by my gastritis.
5. My gastritous and hiccup/burps were a precursor for GERD that I eventually developed.  I also have a Hiatal Hernia.  These conditions are all related.
6. My GERD got really bad and wasn't controlled to my satisfaction with medication.  It can lead to throat cancer which is particularly nasty and hard to cure.  Rather than just get tested all the time and see if it happens I asked my primary care physician and gastroenterologist for other options.  I ended up getting a Nissin Fundoplication surgery to correct my Hiatal Hernia.  2 years later and no more GERD.  I still have gastritous though and take pantaprozole for it.
7. My dad and grandma also have gastritis and GERD so I am inclined to agree with others who have said it is genetic, however I disagree with those who say it is nothing to worry about.  See your doctor and a gastroenterologist.  I am glad I did.
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