burping

[yaoyao]

There were a lot of discussions from people with persistent burping in 2005. I have similar symptoms. I wonder any useful treatment/remedy was reported? Please help.  


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[EvelineBurps]

Hi hopeful820,

Try to google Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth Syndrome (also called sibo) and see if this rings a bell. If it does (like it did for me) go to a gastroenterologist and ask for antibiotics. I hope this helps!

Eveline

[hopeful820]

Your symptoms are very similar to mine.  Are you better today?  If yes, how did you accomplish that?

[doodlebug1962]

I have been having exessive burping, especially when I first get up in the morning. I also have a pain next to my sternum on my right side. I feel it more when I am lying down. This is scaring me. My mother died from pancreatic cancer.She burped excessively and had very much swelling. I'm wondering if it could be a hernia.

[LookingForInformation]

I developing excessive burping about 5 years ago after my throat swelled up 2x.  I went to two different doctors and neither could figure out why my throat swelled up but they did notice redness and prescribed antibiotics.  Ever since then I've had an issue w/ burping - loud, constant burps.  That was followed by chest and side (near ribs) pain.  The pain was so bad that taking deep breaths was not an option.  I've had chest x-rays and since seen at least 3 other doctors about the problem and all have said that either nothing is wrong or it's just gas.  However, none have helped me w/ preventative treatments.  Now my stomach gets upset often.  I'm lactose intolerant so I avoid products containing dairy and lactose and read labels like a hawk!  I'm tired of seeing doctors who either don't care or lack the required knowledge to treat symptoms.  My appetite has since change.  I used to eat...A LOT...and since I worked out constantly, I was always hungry.  Now, I don't have much of an appetite.  It's comforting to see that other people are taking active steps to trying to figure out their symptoms!

[billberan]

I'm a 59 year old male. I always had a few food allergies, lots of colds, a sensitive stomach, etc. as I was growing up. In my early 30's I began to have serious digestive issues: acid reflux, abdominal cramps, bloating, occasional bouts of intense stomach pain. In my search for a medical answer, I went down many, many dead ends, including helicobacter pylori, candida, food allergies, etc., etc.
In my early 50's I began to developed large patches of psoriasis that spread over parts of my legs and abdomen. Psoriatic arthritis started to affect the left side of my body. The constant belching that everyone is mentioning here became a daily experience. Eventually, even depression raised it's ugly head.
Finally, an observant nutritionist suggested that I might have an issue with gluten. I was desperate and willing to try anything, so I eliminated most wheat, barley, rye and oats from my diet. Amazingly, I started to recover a little. For awhile, I thought that might be the end of it. At least the belching cleared up within a few weeks of getting off most gluten.
Since the psoriasis was still not clearing, about 4 months ago, I went to another nutritionist who ordered lots of blood tests, including ones for Celiac disease. Amazingly, the lab results showed I have the genetic markers for Celiac, as well as highly elevated levels of the gluten (IgA and IgG antigliadin) antibodies.
I thought I had been pretty careful to eliminate gluten, but it seems that the little bit of gluten I was getting in the toaster, the communion wafer, etc. was still causing issues.
For two months now, I have been as gluten free as I can possibly be. The wonderful news is that my gut is finally being my friend instead of my enemy, my psoriasis is clearing up, my energy is back, I feel like I've regained my life.
Celiac is considered a 'silent epidemic' in the US. If affects a little less than 1% of the population. But only about 5-10% of those who have it are diagnosed.
I know that being gluten free seems like a big hassle, but if you have Celiac, none of the other things you try will actually get you on the road to recovery. The medical community highly recommends that you get tested for Celiac before you go gluten free, because it can be difficult to diagnose when you are off gluten. But very few doctors in the US are aware of Celiac and how it masquerades as a lot of other conditions. So if you have one of these seemingly unsolvable cases, please consider Celiac. There's a ton of info about it on the Internet. Of course some of the info is awful and full of misinformation, but sites like gluten.net and celiaccentral.org have all the necessary info to help you get diagnosed.

[CureMyBurpingPlease]

I developed excessvie burping about 8 months ago. I am a 23 year old Male. I have undergone many tests including X ray and Endoscopy. At first after the Xray I was told I have GERD. After the endoscopy I was told everything looks normal. This lead me to conduct my own research on why this extremely excessive burping is occuring everyday all day. I found on many medical sites from doctors that a direct cause of bloating and burping is BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH in the SMALL INTESTINE. I now strongly believe that this is my problem and many of yours. I am currently waiting to see my Gastro specialst again so we can conduct every test known to determine what kind of bacteria overgrowth it is and treat it with the appropriate anti-biotics. I STRONGLY encourage all of you with this excessive burping problem to inform your doctor that you believe it is due to BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH. You can find alot about Bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine on Google. Many doctors are unaware of this condition and it is easily treatable with antibiotics. Good luck to all of you I know what a horrible burden on life this burping can be.