excessive belching

[jenniferheady]

Okay, I belch NONSTOP. Hundreds of times a day. I have had tests for ulcers, an upper GI, a CA125, colonoscopy, pelvic ultrasound...NOTHING! I have been on Mylanta, Malox, previcid, Prilosec, Aciphex, Dicyclomine, Xanax ect...I am NOT under stress (except for THIS)I have fasted, cut out sugar, caffeine, carbs, processed foods, gas causing foods, dairy ect...to NO AVAIL. This is NOT IBS. Recently I have new symptoms of not being able to fully empty my bladder (via ultrasound). There are no cysts that show up on the ultrasound and I am going to a urologist soon. (I don't see how the peeing problem could possibly be related). I started losing weight I think cuz I a AFRAID to eat! I am nauseated most of the time. I do not have cramping diarhea (diarrhea) or constipation. Eating doesn't even cause it really! I wake up to excesive belching without eating a bite!
Does anyone know what the heck is wrong with me?

[jenniferheady]

Forgot to mention. I had my gallbladder removed in 2000. So it isn't my gallbladder either.

[Dweebie]

I too constantly belch...Dont know either..I tend to get full
really easily and feel bloated all the time..I havent actually talked to a doctor about.
Dweebie

[jenniferheady]

At first I panicked cuz with all my symptoms they leaned towards ovarian cancer. They ruled that out. I used to belch like crazy just once a month...before my cycle, then I would get a migraine then well, the rest. Now it is all the time with new symptoms as time progresses. I keep getting the stress theory, the eating too fast theory, the taking in too much air theory. Nothing concrete. I am 43 why now? I didn't change anything!

[Ms_Makita]

Do you smoke or chew alot of gum? drink alot of pop? those will cause alot of belching,swallow alot of air through mouth will cause alot of belching and gas.I have sinus probs and sometimes cant breath through my nose I have to through my mouth.If you drink alot of pop,try cutting down and chewing gum,it might help,and try gas x.

[jenniferheady]

I don't smoke, don't drink, no caffeine, no gum, (I DO talk a lot). Maybe I suck in air then. I don't know. No drugs. For a while I was totally carb-free, preservative free, sugar free, dairy free. I was eating only natural non-acidic foods. Still nothing. As I said before though. I have a weird hormonal thing that when my hormone level drops once a month I start to belch and then get a headache and then comes my cycle. I am at the age where my hormones could be dropping because of menopause which could mean an increase in the belching thing. I know that there is no medical proof of this...but it has been this way for me for years until this last year and now my cycle is inconsistant and I belch all the time. So weirdly it may be related. I just got the results of my ultrasound and something in my pelvic area is prolapsed. If the bowel dropped down too it could be stressed. Who knows...

[Swollen Colon]

I know this seems to be the "end all/be all" solution that people like to relegate to such problems as belching (and other misc. health problems), but this is from personal experience, so hopefully it helps. Yoga. I belch like a maniac, or at least I used to. I was weary of yoga at first, envisioning the contortionism involved. Yoga is actually "the breath", plain and simple. You have to actually LEARN how to breathe properly, effectively and synergystically with your body. I'd recommend going to a beginner's class. You simply lay there and the instructor guides you through the proper steps. As a result, you inhale the clean air and expel the toxins through focus and relaxation. This prevents the swallowing of excessive air, and eventually, breathing properly will be second-nature for you. The solution is so simple that people tend to dismiss it because we've been programmed to take pharmaceutical meds. I'd recommend finding yourself a Naturopathic Doctor...and ND, not an MD. I don't know if you've ever noticed how a medical doctor comes up with a random assumption followed by yet another prescription, but I finally got tired of that and finally, I started feeling better...I just found an ND. He told me every part of my body that was at risk in less than 10 minutes and gave me NATURAL ways to heal, WITHOUT DRUGS OR SURGERY. So, there's my two bits: yoga and an ND. By the way, being a chatterbox is probably making you breathe in an irregular fashion; I used to have the same problem. But I still talk a lot. A LOT.

[galzee]

See if you can get your MD or Gastroentrologist to run a breath test.  I also do not have a gallbladder and was experiencing a whole lot of belching & discomfort with gas throughout my GI tract.  I had an imbalance of bacteria where the bad bacteria was excessive and was prohibiting my food from breaking down properly.  The treatment is to have 10 days of a terrible tasting pill called flagyl (if you have to take it, put it on a spoon w/applesauce).  It is also a condition that my gastro tells me can come back - I'm on my second time around of having to take it, so try & eat yogurt to help promote the good bacteria.  It's a painless & quick test that may give you some answers.  Good luck!

[yoshi]

some folks do not have enough stomach acid to digest the food well,hence belching .so if all the prevacid,nexium,prilosec,mylanta of the world is not working for you,it could be you dont have enough acid,not too much acid.
sip some cranberry juice or pineapple juice,this will raise the  level of acid in your stomach,see if this works.
Chewing gum is actually good for you,it makes your body creates more saliva which contains bi carbonate and it neutralises the gas in your stomach,plus the motion of swallowing helps too.

[onehousekitty]

It may be gastroparesis, that can cause beltching etc.  You may want to look gastroparesis up on line.  If it sounds feasable,  you should  mention this to your M.D.

[cantlivenotknowing]

I agree that you may be looking at a gastroparesis problem. I am a male with plenty of burping to go around and some days are better than others. There are days when it is nonstop. So I have read and researched and looked for answers and had every test known. Everything is normal. The only way to diagnose Gastroparesis is through a Gastric emptying scan which examines how quickly food leaves you stomach and whether it is digesting properly out of the stomach. Gastroparesis is caused by nerve damage to the vagus nerve or the nerves surrounding ones stomach. It can be brought on by an abdominal infection which in turn can damage the nerves around the stomach. Bottom line is Gastroparesis can be caused by lots of things and is quite common but hard to diagnose. Acid reducers and the like will not fix gastroparesis as it is a functional motility disorder and not an acid problem. The acid and indigestion are a result of a motility issue. There is a medicine called Reglan which can help with moving the digestion in the stomach along, but it is not always effective. However, Gastroparesis is rarely a serious issue unless it starts affecting blood sugar and diabetes which sometimes it can. Good luck.

[sciandrep]

I am a 33 year old female.  Overall, I'm in good health and not overweight. My symptoms include excessive belching, bloating and abdominal pain.  My belching has gotten increasingly worse over the past 10-12 years.  I've had two endoscopy's, barium swallow, CT scans, etc., and have tried ALL of the PPI medications.  None of them helped reduce the belching. I'm currently taking Protonix for mild GERD.  I do have chronic constipation and bloating and am on medication for that.  I had my gallbladder removed just two months ago and am seriously dissappointed that the belching has NOT gone away.  The belching is extremely embarrassing, uncomfortable and even painful sometimes.  My family thinks I wasted time and money by getting the surgery because nothing changed.  I'm still grossing everyone out.  I get very frustrated and sometimes depressed by this terrible symptom.  My doctor is frustrated that she hasn't been able to "fix" me and can't tell me what's causing it.  I've heard all of the same stuff...diet, drinking through a straw, carbonated drinks, etc.  None of those are issues for me...I am desperate for some relief.  I will have a colonoscopy in the next month but my doctor suspects the results will be fine.  My only comfort now is knowing that I'm not the only person suffering from this problem.  I'm willing to try almost anything at this point and will be trying the yoga!

[voxpluribus]

To reduce belching, somebody told me that according to Eastern practice in Ayurveda (?sp), eat slowly like a lion, and only so much that you can eat again in next 30 minutes. Belching is caused by abnormal growth of bacteria, yeast in upper part of stomach called fundus. While, not many bactria could survive the acid pH of 2 in the stomach, people who routinely take antacid/acid reducing agents, belch more than those who do not. Belching can be gone after finding right amount of food intake. The gas is formed by yeast/bacteria digesting the starch/complex carb, releasing mainly CO2. But if belch has odor it could be yeast also. Seek a good gastroenterologist's (preferable at a university medical school) advice since I am not.

[slg10]

I am 56 and have started having some excessive belching, but it's usually a couple of hours after dinner.  It is driving me crazy - it may go on for an hour or longer.  I do have acid reflux, but I have been treating it with nexium.  I have started eating shredded wheat in the mornings, could there be a connection?

[babydon]

I am a 57 year old male i have been belching excessively for about 3 years. I have been treated for H Pylori bacteria that didnt help I have had endoscopy, colonoscopy, cat scan all were ok. I was using garlic supplement and when I stopped the belching was reduced. Now I am having pinching pain in my strenum area when i get gassy. Has anyone experience this pain when they get gassy.Also when i touch the area of the Pain I pass gas soon after.I am going back to the doctor tommorrow.

[casuch]

Hello Jennifer, I work in a health food store/centre and have been doing some research about this stuff.  Has anyone ever suggested taking a digestive enzyme? I agree with the possibilty of too much/too little acid in your stomach.  Drink a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar; if it burns then you have too much acid in your stomach but, if it feels ok then you need more acid (in which case you'd need to look into getting some hyaluronic acid).  I'm not a doctor ... not even close but, I have taken a few courses and I do read a lot and have a lot of people who come to me with the same problem.  So, yeah...definately get some digestive enzymes from the health food store and test the acidity level with the apple cider vinegar.  If you want to flush out your intestines as well as imporve digestion, you can also buy some concentrated chlorophyll (doesn't taste the best but, hey...).  Make sure the digestive enzymes are good ones...don't cheap out on those.  Ok...I'm rambling.  I'll just tell you what I would take if I was you:   a) a good probiotic b) digestive enzymes and c) chlorophyll (chlorophyll also repairs any soft tissue damage that you might have).  Ok, I am going to stop before I end up writing a (very random) novel.  Hope something in here helps you.

[smitty198080]

Excessive belching is sometimes caused by breathing threw your mouth instead of your nose. I have a deviated septum which makes me breath alot threw my mouth. The only  way to stop it is to retrain your self to breath threw your mouth. If you have a sinus problem though it is futile.

[smitty198080]

Excuse me, retrain yourself to breath threw your nose.....

[boron]

OK, ladies...

Have a BREATH TEST, as suggested above. They are two types of breath test:

1. Breath test for H. pylori. H pylori is the most common cause of gastritis and belching. This infection often goes with heartburn.

2. Breath test to check small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. This bacterial overgrowth mostly causes bloating.

In both cases, treatment is with antibiotics.

[lindzc]

Wow, its amazing to finally see that I am not alone. Ok I have been belching for the last three months, it feels like nonstop. The odor is disgusting and sometimes I flatulate.  I've been doing alot of research and I'm starting to lean more towards intestinal parasites. So this is just my guess...just research that.  After I had a test for that my Dr. told me that it is only 20% accurate and it could possibly take 10 tests.

[jvifn]

about the apple cider...you said if it burns??  if it burns your stomach?? or your throat?  I tried it and it did irritate my throat a little but then it was fine

[jester77]

I am sure my wife has found this blog or whatever you call it. My wife was up once again till almost three this morning belching- I almost call it a belching seizure. it is contant 10 times a minute- It's scary. I listen to her in the night and I hear I little  click in her throat right before a big belch, the sound you make when you make yourself belch but she insists she isn't sucking air. The belching has been constant now for one year today. We remember cause is started two days before our sons birthday. But it does seem to get worse right around the time of her period? Last night huge belching fit- today her period started again after a short month. Just seems related?? She is 34, her mother had menopause early so maybe it is related?? Geez help

[alta116]

I do have a lot of belching. I do belch and hiccup. Any time regardless whether you ate or not.
I think it has to do with hiatal hernia.
I do deep breathing excercises every day. I noticed that I belch and hiccup less.

[babygirl6152]

when I added enzymes, Gaviscon and Tagamet I improved a  LOT- worth a try- sometimes I throw in acidophilus?sp and cut down a lot on alcoholic drinks.

Noone usually thinks of this but try NO UNCCOKED FRUITS OR VEGGIES_ thy are almost impossible to digest.
I've done this no kidding on and off for over 10 yrs- even had a hysterectomy hoping that maybe the fibroids were pushing on diaphram so much I was belching from that-
had hiatal hernia repair- Nissen wrap - loose- where I can still belch- PLENTY, better than a redneck!- and my GI doc thought I was lying- I proved it to him- he said I was LUCKY because of gas/bloat after Nissen. I am just glad I requested the loose one or surely I would die if I didn't belch- the trapped gas is so painful- I do get relief a lot of nights when it seems never ending with this trick- I get trapped gas even in my shoulders- so I get a tennis ball and rub it against the wall with my shoulder- don't know if that draws a good picture but it releases tons of gas and then I can go to sleep- I know it's crazy- even water makes me burp like crazy- but sipping water is  A LOT better than drinking big gulps

next we did gallbladder surgery- helped 50%

I would say the enzymes with meals have helped the most- carlson's # whatever 66- 55,43, who knows?# from health food aisle

[wxgus]

I am 30 years male from Asian.  I started lost weight from 167bl to 145bl now in 3 years. I did all kind of exam.
Fingings:

The heart size is normal. the lung bases are clear
There is a subcentimeter cyst in the left liver, there is a 1 cm enhancing nodule in the anterior left liver seen on series e, image 11. there is no biliary dilation. There is an 8 mm hemangioma in the inferior right liver which is collaborated with ehe rest of the liver in the dalayed phases can. there is another hemangioma in the anterior right liver measuing 6 mm. This seen on series 3, image 30.
The stomach, spleen, pancreas, adrenal glands, kidneys, appendix, bowel loops, bladder and prostate are grosly unremarkable. There is no evidence of renal stone at sht time. Previous left calculus may have passed druing the interim.
Aortic caliber is normal. there is no free fluid or intraabodominal or pelvic adenopathy. there is a 4mm polyp in the gallbladder gundus. Two small bone islands are noted in the left femoral head.

Impression:
1, two hepatic hemangiomas in the right lobe, measuring 8 and 6 mm each. There is aslo a subcentimeter cyst in the left lobe.
2, there is an indeterminate 1 cm enhancing nodule in the anterior left lobe. This may represent a focal nodular hyperp;asia versus atypical hemangioma. If hepatitis panel is negative and AFP level is normal, a follow -up CT abdomen in 6 monthes is recommended to recheck this nodule for stablility. If the levels are abnormal, would proceed to contrast enhanced liver MRI.
3, No evidence of renal stone or hydronephorisis.
4, 4 mm gllblader polyp.

Doctor said that finding is nothing relate to belching. I stopped drinking and pay attention food for 2 years, but still not get better. sometimes i feel pain and even back pain. I tried all kind  of good med. , but still belching. Belthing in the morning even without food or water, belthing before and after meal too.
GOD help me pls.

[mifegr]

I am a nutritionist.  I have seen this problem a lot.  It is usually a result from too little stomach acid.  In other words, when you eat, your stomach does not produce enough hydrochoric acid (hcl).  The apple cider test does not work by the way.  You can go to the health food store and buy hydrocloric acid tablets.  Start taking 2 with each meal and increase the amount by 1 until you get relief.  DO NOT over eat at your meals.  And go see a holistic doctor.  A good one.  Not a new age one.  Try to find one that works out of a hospital.  The very best test available to find out exactly what your stomch ph is when you eat and when your not eating is called a Hydelburg Gastrogram test.  It is hard to find a doctor who has the machine to do this test.  Only a holistic doctor would.  See if you can find someone who does this test.  Even if you can't, go to a holistic doctor and tell him that you want to be tested to see if your stomach produces too little hydrochloric acid when you eat.  By the way, the symptoms for too little hcl and too much hcl are the same.  Good Luck!

[mifegr]

The correct spelling for that test is....Heidelberg pH Capsule System OR Heidelberg Gastrogram test.  Even if you have to fly out of state to have this test done, you should do it.  It will end your bleching problem.

[mifegr]

Google "Heidelberg Gastrogram" and you'll see why this test can help you.  I am a nutritionist and I've seen your problem before many times.  I really urge you to get this test.  Good Luck!  

[Preacher1953]

Heed my warning from my mistake. I just finished a 40 day apple juice and water fast as I have for 11 years past. This year I made a mistake. 5 days after I had started eating light foods again and  drank some homemade rootbeer. Gas built up and was nonstop exiting through the mouth and the other end. I wanted to die from the cramps and acid buildup at the top of my throat. Too much yeast in the rootbeer so I think.

[SassyLassie]

I have had all sorts of tests, the Heidelberg test, that was a trip, I hated that string on the capsule, I have had numerous doctors check me out, and they all say the same thing, "anxiety" I belch all the time, in fact, I could win a contest. I have tried digestive aids, pro-biotices, different juices with acid, nothing helps. I am actually over-acid. The Heidelberg test went so fast, the tech could not believe it. Anything I eat that is high in acid makes me sicker.

Anyway, for me it is stress and depression, I guess. I suppose when we are uptight, this puts a strain on our stomachs and affects or digestion process, I know I hate to eat because of the pain, the heck with the belching, it is the tummy ache all the time before, during and after I eat.

I do have a hiatal hernia, and I feel this has some to do with my problems as well.

[burpinggrandma]

I have gott a good laugh at reading all of these because I suffer from belching alot too.  It makes me feel better to know I am not alone.  I am going to try some of the suggestions.  I will let you know which ones work.  I do know the apple cider vinegar was so bad I could hardly breathe for awhile.  I won`t be doing that one again.  Thanks for the information.  Burping Grandma

[Mark240]

Hello! I am 19 Years Old, and I am experiencing similar problems. Every morning I wake up and feel absolutely miserable. I have severe painful nausea in my stomach and upper chest. I am scared to eat food because of the chronic belching that occurs after eating. In return I am now scared to eat anything for fear of this horrible belching which can only be cured by vomiting profusely. I tried taking prevacid but it made me feel worse because I could never take it on a full stomach because my stomach is in so much pain and nausea in the morning. I am at my wits end.. I am so sick of throwing up. The only thing that has helped my stomach has been smoking marijuana.

[dselvam]

belching is caused by wrong secretion of liver . liver secretes juices for digestion and if some thing is wrong with liver beclching occurs
eat keelaneli, kadukai and manchal karisalai . these are all tamil names
find corresponding english names for these herbs. liver is hard to treat .
find solution in ayurvedha and siddha . 99.5% doctors never think liver causes problem when stomach is running amock. you must be luck to find the  1 in 200 doctor who can diagnise you
learn sudarsana kriya from sri ravisankar. he has over branches in 180 countries all over the world . i hope this may help

[AFFLICTED]

I TOO THINK ITS A LITTLE FUNNY READING ALL THE GROPING IN THE DARK ADVICE. THE GURU'S. THE NUTRITIONISTS. THE ONES WITH GALL BLADDERS AND THE ONES WITHOUT GALL BLADDERS. THE ONES WHO HAVE DONE ALL THE TESTS AND THE ONES WHO LIKE YOU ARE THINKING OF TRYING THIS REMEDY OR THAT. I'M BELCHING OFF AND ON ALL DAY LONG NOW FOR ABOUT A MONTH. I THINK EVERYONE AFFLICTED OR NOT MEANS WELL, BUT NO-ONE REALLY KNOWS HERE. THERE ARE SEVERAL TRUTHS TO BEGIN WITH THAT ARE EVIDENT. GALL BLADDER REMOVAL DOES NOT SOLVE THE BELCHING PROBLEM. FASTING DOESN'T SOLVE IT. THE ONE POST WENT FORTY DAYS ON APPLE JUICE AND WATER. I WENT THREE DAYS ON NOTHING. THIS BELCHING PROBLEM IS HERE TO STAY. THAT'S THE HARD TRUTH. WE HAD BETTER FIND THE CAUSE IF WE EXPECT TO FIND THE CURE.

[AndyArrow]

I had the same uncontrollable belching (still do when I go off the diet)  I take Prevacid 30mg 2x for GERD & my breath test came back positive for SIBO which I was but on Xifaxan a special antibiotic that only works in the intestine for 7 days. I take a probiotic and eat yogurt.  That helped for awhile but the belching came back.  Finally, I took a gastric emptying test -- eating irradiated eggs to see how long it took my stomach to digest them.  I was diagnosed with gastroparesis which just means it takes my stomach a lot longer to digest food than what is considered normal.  There are different medication that you can take that will help but the main focus for me was diet.  My GI doc sent me to a nutritionist and they put me on a low-residue diet.  If you don't want to see an nutritionist just google low-residue diet and you'll find lots of info and you will need to take supplements with this diet because of all the limitations.  It's not a fun diet but it stops the belching!

Good Luck!!

[jem897]

I just wrote a long blurb and it got deleted when I tried to save it so here's the short version of my research to try and figure out why my father has major belching and abdominal distress after eating and weight loss. He has diabetes.
Google aerophagia(swallowing air) listed as major cause of belching. Many simple techiques to reduce. Don't sigh;don't bolt food or drink;don't chew gum; exhale after chewing and just before swallowing;avoid raw cabbage and beans brussel sprouts etc.; breathe through your mouth; don't drink carbonated drinks or eat foods with air whipped into them; don't delay any urge for a bowel movement as delay causes gas buildup
Google "gastroparesis" and its causes and what helps. Diabetes is most common cause. Related to it is the "Vagus Nerve" and the "pyloric valve". If they are malfunctoning then fermentation, constipation, nutritional malabsorption, gas build up etc. can happen.  Gastoparesis means that the empting of the stomach contents is delayed mostly because of chronic high blood glucose  (diabetes...which can result in erratic blood sugar test results)

Google heliobacter pylori society which says this bacteria can cause gas and belching but More often its a malfunctioning of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES)which is designed ot allow food into the stomach and belching.
Google hiatal hernia as it could be related to LES malfunctioning due to a stretched or damaged hiatus (muscle)
If I had this problem I would be taking digestive enzymes and drinking slippery elm tea and/or goldenseal and chlorophyll to heal  inflammations of the pyloric and/or LES valves. The pyloric valve connects the  lower stomach to intestines and food exits through it. If it is inflamed ..by gastroparesis for example...it narrows and contributes to delayed emptying of the stomach. Perhaps this valve prolapses. One way or another it is my belief the these conditions can be healed by alternative measures other than the endless guesswork of pharmaceutical suppressives and invasive tests which do not appear to have given much relief to anyone on this site. It is unfortunate that naturopathic medicine is not endorsed or provided by our medical system. A holistic approach is required in my humble opinion. I wish you all the best in your search for relief.