Sulphuric/ Eggy burps and stomach cramps

[lilsavage]

I found the above  topic last night at this same forum, though its dated 6 yrs back and I couldnt find anything more recent as I was searching for an answer to my own problem of the foulest burps that ever existed, then comes the diarhea (diarrhea) and finally the vomitting. For me this can last up to two or three days. I was so relieved to find that other people have and are experiencing these same symptoms. Though im worried that no one has found and answer, maybe they have, as I said, the only forum I found for this is on this web site and its 6 yrs old. Im hoping someone has some new answer to this same problem. Its dibilitating when it happens, hard to go to work while im busy crapping and puking myself to half to death. Again, the burps are the absolute worst, those alone taste so bad its enough to make me sick and the sulphuric smell is just awful. Really its like im farting out my mouth. Hopefully after 6 yrs someone has some kind of real answer to this problem.

Thk you.

[hyepod]

Yes, I've had this lovely condition for over 20 years.  I thought I was the only one.  The foul, sulfuric rotten egg/bad red wine burps and flatulence (and diarrhea) are mortifying.  I  have studied the entire human body (in my profession), and have close friendships with several internists.  However, I have no health insurance.  Based on what I've studied and have been told, the most likely culprits are gastroparesis (very slow emptying of the stomach) OR gall bladder disease.  It is true that when your stomach retains its food load an excessively long time, the contents can somewhat "ferment."  I also have been told that bile typically tastes sulfuric.  So, I am no closer to reaching a conclusion.  Keep in mind, though, that fatty, rich, or even spicy foods can irritate conditions such as gastroparesis and gall bladder.  You simply may have to avoid these foods, and avoid eating massive amounts of food at one sitting.  There also are medications that help reduce the likelihood of spasm of the stomach's outlet.  Of course, you may require gallbladder ultrasound, etc.

[RegidG]

Hydrogen sulfide is what smells like rotten eggs. While I have only smelled that smell once and don't remember it, I do have the "egg burps" and have gotten sick that way.

The last time I did, it stayed with me, so that I nearly swore off of chicken, since it started after I ate some slightly uncooked chicken I didn't know was slightly uncooked until I got further in. I'm guessing that it was salmonella, but perhaps not such a bad strain.

The term of illness was intermittent and came with some nausea, but I never vomited. (I do have a strong constitution.) Again, I guess salmonellosis, though I can't prove it. Salmonella is a hydrogen sulfide producer, though.

Regi dG
A Microbiology student

[bustr]

Gastroparesis! Apparently it is not profitable enough to warrant more research.

[rb934]

not a cause of cancer  smell of rotten eggs

[rb934]

not a cause of cancer  smell of rotten eggs

[KTChitown]

I'm sure at this point (2 years later) you may not even have the same email address, but I wanted to chime in here.  I had very similar symptoms. I was prescribed zantac for years, until a doctor finally figured out I have Celiac Disease. Obviously not saying that you have it, but once I cut out gluten from my diet (that caused all of the villi in my small intestine to lie flat), I immediately stopped having any symptoms. Worth a quick blood test to find out if you might be a candidate.

[muleteam]

My husband has been suffering for 9 years (off and on) with these same rotten egg burps, stomach pain, diarrhea, then vomitting  and no one has really been able to help him.  The interesting thing is that about a year ago, my son (ten yrs old) and I joined him and are having the same symptoms except that I don't vomit.  Our other younger children often have diarrhea but no other symptoms, so I don't know if it is related or something completely different.  In discovering that we are not alone in this, I find hope that we may have answers.  My husband is at the Doctor's office now discussing this repeated illness.  Thank you all for your experiences and theories.  We will see what we can find.  If anyone knows more, I'd love to hear it.  THANK YOU!

[sufferingfromproblem]

I'm so glad I found this website!  I'm 36 years old and I've been suffering from the following for almost 8 years now:  eggy/sulfuric burps (Hydrogen sulfide), the nastiest burps you could ever have, adbominal pain (always follows after I've started burping), vomiting and diarrhea (the vomiting and diarrhea are not always the same in intensity).

The doctors are stumped.  We have tried Acid-Reflux medication (which I have also), then tried some other things and nothing worked.  This sickness keeps coming back and back and back again.  The most recent discussion from my doctor was to try: Metoclopramide and Dicylomine.  The Dicyclomine has helped rear back some of the pain, but it hasn't helped stop the main source of the problem.  At least I'm not ending up in the Emergency room, which I normally end up at.  

One of you said "Based on what I've studied and have been told, the most likely culprits are Gastroparesis (very slow emptying of the stomach).  Stomach retains its food load an excessively long time, the contents can somewhat "ferment."  I've haven't hear of this yet, but I'll check into this.  I'm just glad finally to see other people suffering from this thing.  I'm going to try to lose some weight and try to stop eating a lot at one time, which I do.  Eating 'chicken' and or 'spicy foods' seems to not be good!

PS:  Do any of you vomit yellowish substance, and does it smell really bad?  

[searchingforinfo]

I am on day 2 of an occurance of this routine. I have had this off and on for many years, and often thought that it might be gall bladder related. The yellowish substance could be bile from the gall bladder. It is not only very uncomfortable, very nasty, and makes work difficult, but it has not been determined that I have gall stones, or gall bladder issues. I recently had a very thorough check up with my PCP, and she had a gall bladder ultrasound done. Nothing was found. I have yet to determine any specific foods that start this.

[Jennifer375]

For those who are suffering wth these symptoms,, you need to ask your doctors to run a test for all types of bacterial, protazoa,  and parasitic infection including campyoblasters. I had a friend who got these types of symptoms every time she ate taco bells nacho grande or wendy's salad... its GOT to be a type of transmittable infection that some people are more sensative to than others. I would suggest you look also into animal health issues with these symptoms because often things that are easily recognized by a vet in animals, goes completely overlooked by human medicine doctors simply because its not as common in people as animals.

*Best wishes and holding space for a full recovery!*

[sufferingfromproblem]

Hello Everyone:

Jennifer375 - I have run the backterial, protazoe and similar tests and found nothing.  I've had my gall bladder checked, done an endoscope, done a colonoscopy, and still....I get nothing.  I'm suffering from these attacks at least once every other month now, which is the most frequent.  I just want to end these attacks....once and for all.  

PS:  Dicyclomine does seem to give me pain relief and keeps me from ending up in the Emergency room; but again, I need to find the source of this problem!

[pam3838]

I am 23 years old and I have been suffering from the same off and on symptoms since I was about 19. The first time it happened I was at work and ended up having to go home. That was the only time that I had diarrhea and vomiting. My mother whom did not live with me had to come get me so that I didnt have to drive. She says that was the first and only time one of her children vomitted in front of her and she almost vomitted from the smell.

Since then, all I get are the nasty, disgusting burps for a couple of hours or maybe even a day then it goes away. I can not put my finger on a certain food or anything that causes it. I had apendicitis 1 year ago too. I don't now if they are related. Does anyone that gets these symptoms had their apendix removed? I just had the burps this morning and it is soooooo embarrassing. What is going on with all of us. It sure is a releif to hear others have these nasty burps but I sure would like an answer. Please let me know if you do. My email is ***@**** luck to us all :)

[Sevigne]

My husband has been suffering this type of ailment ever since he had a appendix removed. It took them a year to finally REMOVE the appendix which at that point had formed an abcess (abscess). Once removed he suffered a bowel obstruction post operatively related to an adhesion. Since then it appears that he suffers periodic obstructions triggered by who knows what. He does suffer from GERD and I can't help but feel some sort of food allergy triggers the bloating/burping and due to adhesions it then temporarily cuts off the flow of his GI track? Any other ideas? We've confirmed it is not any other ailment such as Crohns, diverticulitis, cancer, gallbladder etc. If indeed it is scar tissue are there  physicians utilizing mesh to prevent adhesions from adhering to surrounding tissues? It is incredibly frustrating for all of us as we never know if he will have a complete obstruction and once again require lysis of adhesions and it seems to strike out of no where.

[stevefromli]

I'm 64.  I just started getting the H2S burps about a year ago.  I notice they come with VERY rare (black & blue) steak or eating large quantities of fatty foods in one sitting.  I did some on line research and found that there are some bacteria normally living in the gut of some people that will turn undigested food into H2S gas.  They say that they are not life or health threatening but I don't believe that.  I think that there is some digestive process in me that is breaking down and allowing undigested food to reach the gut.

I'm betting that if I get a handle on the digestive problem the H2S will go away.

[lb087]

I have had the same problem for about a month now, when I was younger (about ten or eleven) I had the 'eggy burps' usually after I had been particularly sick with one of the strains of flu (particularly stomach flu) just recently it got worse, it was non-stop hell for a day and a half, and now that I have just recently started eating properly again, I've noticed that there is always one connection to this problem (for me anyway, it could be different for everyone) if I eat any type of cheese, I start getting the most disgusting burps, than comes the cramping in my stomach and finally diarrhea and vomiting. I've visited the doctor and he has told me to cut all dairy out of my diet for at least a month, it has been better, but I am still recovering from my last bout three or four days ago. Hopefully my doctor can figure this out, not only is it painful, but I miss so much work from being sick all the time...

[LanieOSU]

GOD! I pray that we can figure out what is wrong with us! I have done SO MUCH research online and have found alot of people that have these problems but none know what it is from and are looking for answers like the rest of us. This is debilitating! It feels like I am in labor. The burps that are disgusting enough alone to make you vomit, the stomach "contractions" then the vomiting. I can't take it anymore! I need answers. Everyone always tells me to go to the ER but I know there is nothing they can do for it. It's basically just a day of suffering. When this all started, it was at least 2-4 times a week for almost 3 months! The last time it happened was 4 months ago until last week and now this evening. It is so disheartening to know that you are about to go through hell. You know as soon as those burps start, you are very shortly going to be in SO MUCH pain. It hurts so bad that I sweat and scream. I have three children I have to take care of and my baby watches me in this pain and I can only imagine what he is thinking! Please, if any of you have any answers, PLEASE! I can't take this anymore. My e-mail is: L A N I E O S U    at    Y A H O O . C O M

HELP!

[LanieOSU]

P.S. I have been checked for EVERY bacteria under the sun and have had my gall bladder removed.

[Sambina_88]

Hey guys, I'm new to this site. I have to say I was really shocked that anyone else was experiencing what I've been experiencing all my life. I thought I was the only one. This eggy smell (I've always called it that), has been happening to me since I was in elementary school. Probably about 4th or 5th grade. It would vary (still varies) on how much it would happen. Sometimes it would be once every month, twice every month, once every three months. Very sporadic. That's also when my dizzy spells started. I'm 19 now (almost 20) and my stomach has gotten worse. Now I have this horrible gurgling in my chest and throat area. It feels like all this pressure, like this intense need to burp. I get heartburn A LOT. And now I have muscle spasms in my stomach sometimes. I get constipated a lot. There used to be blood in my stool (probably because the stool was so hard it would tear me up). Now I'm nauseous more often (still getting that eggy smell). I don't have much of an appetite anymore, my clothes are looser than they used to be. It's not a dramatic weight loss. It says on the scale that I still weigh the same. But my clothes are getting looser. I get mucus sometimes in my stool. Sometimes when I have a BM, it sometimes looks like little white worms embedded  in my stool. I was thinking maybe I have a tapeworm or something since I know people can sometimes get it from fleas. My cats have fleas and I remember throwing up a flea onetime. How I ingested it, I do not know. I'm supposed to have a colonoscopy and an endoscopy on march 13th. But my bowels aren't really bothering me that much anymore. It's more my upper regions. 3 or 4 other doctors agree that I'm too young for a colonoscopy (which I agree). But do you all think I should get an endoscopy? I just got a kit for stool samples today. I've also have a lot of cbc's done. In december, my white cell count was SLIGHTLY elevated. All the doctor's say that's nothing. My thyroid and celiac levels were also tested. My celiac levels were slightly elevated. But I'm wondering about these worms things in my stool. That is just weird and creepy. Have any of you ever had an endoscopy? How well does it work? What's it like to have one?

Thanks!

[MikkoKalise]

A possible solution...
After suffering from this for a week, and losing about 7 pounds in the process, I did more research and am hopeful that I have found a viable solution.

I am a believer in food as medicine (and poison in the right circumstances.)  Dr. Gillian McKeith out of the UK has a wonderful book called "You Are What You Eat" that helped me to solve some glucose issues that I was having.  (Ignore her TV show on BBCAmerica.  It is ridiculous and sensational, but entertaining.)  I turned to her book once more and this is what I've discovered...

The spleen is the energy battery of the body.  It is responsible for digesting nutrients along with the stomach, recycling old red blood cells into iron for the blood, and keeping bad bacteria out of the system that can cause colds, flu, etc.

My spleen is exhausted. After an extremely stressful year (and hasn't everyone with these symptoms cried "Stress!"), I am tired and sick.  I believe that I did contract Salmonella earlier in the year and have never fully regained full health, especially in my spleen.  Limping along, my spleen is unable to give me iron for energy, immunize me against sickness (I've been sick for a solid month and 1/2, including this eggy burp/diarrhea thing), and digest anything (the diarrhea.)

To heal my spleen, Dr. McKeith recommends taking acidophilus, drinking warm herbal tea and water, and eating the following list of foods to nourish the spleen:
aduki beans
yellow squash
mung beans
kidney beans
alfalfa
lychees
barley
millet
beets
oats
carrots
parsley
celery
parsnips
chicken
pumpkin
fennel
root vegetables
fish
sweet potatoes
turnips
yams
leafy greens
algae
kale
chard

Spices:
garlic (except for those of you who suspect it acerbates the situation, I would guess)
black pepper
ginger
cayenne pepper
ginseng
cinnamon
horseradish
dill seed
pau d'arco
astragalus

In addition, I am taking a digestive enzyme, avoiding alcohol, caffeine, dairy and acidic foods and drinking a vitamin/energy shake at least 3 mornings a week.  

I'll let you know how it goes.
Blessings and good health to you all,
Mikko

[sooty255]

I have been getting these symptoms now for 18 months, but i don't get the vomiting or the stomach pain, It is very embarrassing though as when i get 'eggy breath' i get really bad 'eggy wind'    I  cut out caffine years ago, i don't drink and only eat plain and simple foods, nothing spicey or fancy, I end up taking indegestion remedies and this does help.  It just seems to appear every couple of weeks, surely someone knows a genuine  reason for this problem and a cure

sooty

[ShakyBear]

Could it be an advanced case of Indigestion?

[designer1234]

hello all,
I also suffered these disgusting eggy burps, diahrea, and  stomach cramps and vomiting. Its absolutely terrible. I ended up in the ER once for dehydration (couldn't even keep water down). Mine would usually happen after eating at Mexican food restaurants, I was eating it quite frequently (once a week?). I'd feel very full and then get the belching- i'd know i'd be deathly sick for the next 24 hours. I would be sick about every 3 weeks!! Terrible.
After scopes, tests and everything dr.'s tried coming up negative...i finally tried cutting cilantro. One of the spices used in a  lot of Mexican foods. I haven't been sick for over a year. I've cut caffeine. I'm also trying to eat lots of fruits and veggies.
*Chipotle uses cilantro in their rice. I ask for plain rice.
Please consider that your body is intolerant to a spice or herb. I read a post that a man was intolerant of All-Spice.
It could be coincidence, but at least I'm happy and healthy.

[DeeDeeD]

Has anyone here looked into giardiasis?  It's a fairly common bacterial disease that will cause the sulfur burps and ongoing explosive diarrhea.  It seems that if you don't treat it, it has the potential to go on for years, as the bacteria have their own life cycle and the symptoms will change depending on where in their life cycle, they are.  It comes from bad water or other sources.   In the past, when I was traveling in India and other Third World countries, that taking activated charcoal ( it comes in capsules and tablets) for a couple of days really helped me, while my traveling partners were off to the doctors for strong anitbiotics.  Which I believe is the only 'accepted' way to treat it.  So ask your doctor to test you for that!  Better to know than to suffer with this for any amount of time.

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/giardiasis/article_em.htm

[DeeDeeD]

ps....  i should warn you that if you use the charcoal, it will turn your stool nice and black...  just the charcoal getting from point A to point B.   Along the way it absorbs toxins etc.  and I've always been a fan.   Good luck!

[Hazza378]

Hey i'm 18 and have been suffering from the same symptoms as everyone else for about 4 months. It has become more and more regular and more painfull each time. recently i've had it twice in 4 days. I had my appendix removed two years ago and before christmas was diagnosed with being allergic to all cows products, so no dairy or beef etc. I'm working in Guernsey at the moment and was wandering if it was worth the effort of paying to go and see a doctor or if they would be able to help me at all?
Thanks

[xxjodzxx]

i occasionallysuffer from the stinky burps too,
and i think ive found a cure...............
a cup of water and spoonful of andrews liver salts  had a cup this morning and hey presto it's gone!

[nikonos]

I just recently experienced about 5-6 days of diarrhea and odd tasting and smelling burps which I have always said were kind of 'nutty' tasting.  I don't know if it is the same thing you all are discussing, but I first had this happen 35 years ago, within a few months of moving to Arizona. That occurrence involved diarrhea, very strong vomiting, and fever, and the taste and smell of the burps I mentioned. At that time a doctor 'suggested' that it might have been Valley Fever, which was getting a lot of notice at the time here in Phoenix, and there was no way to confirm it as it had pretty much worked its course by the time we could get into the county hospital (free clinic) to see a doctor. I have had similar symptoms, never as severe and most often without the vomiting, 7-10 times in the last 35 years. I usually have the weird burps for a day or two before the diarrhea sets in, so it is like a WARNING to me of what is to come. There was only one occurrence about 20 years ago when this occurred and saw a doctor about 3 days into it, and she said it was food poisoning, either from the raw eggs or rancid oil I made home-made mayonnaise with. Last Wednesday it started again, and, again, took a couple of days for the diarrhea to start and after 3 days of on-again/off-again diarrhea, I didn't eat anything for 24 hours and drank only water. Gladly, after about 28 hours I ate something and have been fine since then. I have no taste when I burp now, either. I don't know if this helps anyone else, but when I had the confirmed food poisoning, that is what my doctor prescribed; clear liquids only for at least 24 hours and PLENTY OF WATER.

[is_it_IBS]

I am in shock that there is so many people out there that are having the same issues I am.. The stomach cramps are terrible, the burps are gross and running back and forth to the bathroom is draining.   All the doctors can tell me know is that I have IBS.  Before I had removed my gall bladder in 2006 that was the favored diagnosis.  By the way they wouldn't have found my gall bladder needed to come out if it wasn't for the nuclear scan.. I will try just about anything to some get relief,  Water doesn't help it seems like it puts more pressure on my stomach,  If anyone has anything else I can try please let me know,.  

[MikkoKalise]

So, I finally went to a doctor and had myself checked out.  After some discussion, I found out it is not my spleen (as I had previously posted) but I have h. pylori, a bacteria that lives in the lining of the stomach, causing my issues.  You can look up h. pylori on Wikipedia, but essentially 2/3 of the world's population has this issue.  Apparently it wasn't really looked into, or taken seriously, until the last 20 years since scientists didn't believe that anything could live in the acidic environment of the stomach.

My dr. told me that my body could fix itself, but that might take a year or two.  She associates the onset after a bad bout of the stomach virus or the flu.  She told me that many people associate it with heart burn that never gets better or sometimes gets worse.  Anyway, there is a test for it (which told me I was positive) and now I am on a course of two antibiotics and a proton pump inhibitor.  Lucky for me, I'm allergic to one of the antibiotics, so I get to be nauseous for the course of the medication -- 2 weeks.

Hope that this helps.
Mikko

[Capnjeff]

I have had nausea & diarrhea for 7 days now.  I have had an odor on my breath that I finally decided was "eggy" this morning.  So, I was (here it comes) shocked to find this website.  I wasn't sure what the issue was, although I admit I was scared.  The pain is immense.  I ate some fresh blueberries last night and after a bowel movement this morning, I saw all of them, undigested floating in the bowl.  I will alter my diet and reduce my portions.  It is discouraging that this may not be "curable".  Because of the pain, I will notify my physician this morning.  I'm sure he will want to run some tests.  

[bobad]

The cause of this lovely ailment is a little intestinal bug. Toxins created by the bacteria causes temporary paralysis of the small intestine, and it loses motility. You can actually listen with a stethoscope, and the normal bowel sounds are absent. The contents of the small intestine ferment, and gas from the fermentation process backs up into the stomach. One  usually has to hide out for 2 days, until it clears up. It's best to avoid solid food in the interim.

[Nikole102]

I have had this exact problem for 10 years now.  It has become more frequent over the last few years.  I have had my gall bladder removed so thats not it.  I just got tested for H Pylori which I was sure was it.  The breath test came back negative.  The burps are disgusting but the cramping is terrible (like labor but with no breaks).  The vomiting is almost a relief b/c it stops the cramping.  I vomit until yellow bile and then dry heaves follow.  I don't understand how so many people have these symptoms with no diagnosis.  My doctor wants and endoscope perfomed but I am currently w/o Health Insurance and just spent $600.00 on blood work which didn't indicate any problems.  I think we should start sharing other medical problems so we can see if there are any common factors.  I am female, 36 yrs old, have acid reflux regularly, am a normal weight, have a tyroid disease and have had gall bladder removed.  No other problems.

[Joanna_3]

I know it is rubbish for all of you, but I am so glad I have found other people who suffer from this very odd and very specific set of symptoms.
I have IBS, but I dont associate these bouts (the eggy wind, etc) with IBS. It is just different, it is so much more exhausting. My IBS is bad, but it is a constant thing almost predictable. This however is much more vicious. I had an endoscopy and biopsy for coeliac disease - both negative (although I have cut out gluten anyway as it makes me bloated.)
Interestingly, I am a vegan, so I eat no meat or dairy. So as far as Im concerned, none of these foodstuffs can be the culprit.
My gastro doctor once told me that the symptoms I describe (and that you all do too) is a stomach bacteria which is associated with tropical countries. I have never been to one! Also he said that it is usually totally killed off by the antibiotic Metranidazole. Again, I am at a loss - I have taken this antibiotic on and off for many years, for another condition which I have. So again, it makes no sense.
I hope that someone, somewhere, takes us seriously. The thing I find most odd is that I go to sleep absolutely fine and then as soon as I wake up I know it is going to be one of these days, as soon as I have the taste. I will be on the loo the whole day. I rarely vomit but the diarrhoea is the worst I have ever had. And the next morning, I will wake up and it will be like nothing has happened. I find it frustrating that it is so infrequent and unpredictable that I never get the chance to have tests done.
Take care all

[JULZ410]

ITS A SHAME WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS. I HAD THE SAME DISGUSTING EGG BURPS, DISGUSTING DIARRHEA & VOMITING (SOMETIMES PROJECTILE). IT WENT ON FOR WEEKS @ A TIME & THEN IT MAY GO AWAY OR NOT. I CANT AFFORD THE RIDICULOUS PRICES TO HAVE ANY INSURANCE SO I PAY OUT OF POCKET. (IM NOT A MOOCH BC I KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO PAY FOR OTHER PEOPLES 'FREE RIDE') ANYWAY, THANK GOD MY DOCTOR WAS GENEROUS ENOUGH TO GIVE ME PLENTY OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION SAMPLES W/OUT EVEN HAVING TO ASK. SHE GAVE ME ACIPHEX & ANOTHER ONE OF WHICH I CANT REMEMBER THE NAME TO SAVE MY LIFE. (SORRY, IF I THINK OF IT ILL POST IT HERE) ANYWAY, THEY BOTH SEEMED TO HELP THE SYMPTOMS TO GO AWAY. AGAIN, THIS MIGHT NOT WORK FOR EVERYONE BUT IT COULDNT HURT TO TRY THE ACIPHEX. I TOOK 1 A DAY & IT HELPED TREMEDOUSLY. I HAVENT HAD AN EPISODE IN A VERY LONG TIME. IF I DO FEEL LIKE ITS COMING ON I POP AN ACIPHEX & IT GOES AWAY. I WAS NEGATIVE ON THE H PYLORI TEST & IM NOT ALLERGIC TO GLUTEN. IVE HEARD ALOT OF PEOPLE ON HERE COMPLAIN ABOUT CHICKEN. IT WOULDNT SURPRISE ME W/ THE PATHETIC, UNSANITARY & CRUEL WAY THEY TREAT OUR MEAT CHICKENS & MEAT COWS. THEY PUMP THEM FULL OF HORMONES & GOD KNOWS WHAT ELSE. THE GOVT SHOULD HAVE THEIR *** HANDED TO THEM FOR "APPROVING" THESE ANIMALS AS SAFE MEAT FOR CONSUMPTION. NOW THE COMMERCIAL MILK & DAIRY FARMERS ARE PISSED B/C SOME FOOD COMPANIES ARE LABELING THEIR DAIRY PRODUCTS AS HORMONE-FREE. THESE LARGE COMPANIES DONT WANT US TO KNOW THIS BC IT WILL SEND THEM UNDER & THEY KNOW IT. YOU ALL HAVE MY SYMPATHY & BEST WISHES ON RECOVERY. ITS THE MOST HORRIBLE SICKLY FEELING YOULL EVER EXPERIENCE. I LITERALLY THOUGHT I WAS GONNA DIE A FEW TIMES. MY HUSBAND HAD TO PICK ME UP OFF THE BATHROOM FLOOR FROM ALMOST PASSING OUT FROM DEHYDRATION (FROM CONSTANT DIARRHEA & VOMITING) & TAKE ME TO THE ER. THEY RAN TESTS & STILL COULDNT FIGURE IT OUT. GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL & I HOPE YOULL GIVE LOTS OF THOUGHT & DO SOME RESEARCH ON OUR "FDA APPROVED" MEATS & PRODUCE. (HOW MANY OUTBREAKS HAVE WE HAD IN THE LAST FEW YRS W/ SALMONELLA ETC., TAINTING OUR PRODUCE SUPPLY?????) CASE & POINT MADE.  

[duke3z]

It's so clear to the you all have the beginning's of Gastroperesis which I have had for 3 years and suffer those burp's to this day.  I'm at the point of being evaluated for a Pacer.  A radio-active bisqit test will show low motility causing these terrible burps.

[flowergrll]

I have suffered these same symptoms, except at first I didn't get the eggy burps I just woke up in the morning one day and felt like I had to have a bowel movement and once I went, I started feeling nauseated,had terrible upper stomach cramps,started to sweat everywhere and shake, I felt like I was going to die,I felt awful until I vomited then I would feel  better except for awful smelling watery diarrhea for a few more hours....Then it would keep happening out of nowhere it would skip a couple weeks..or months.. the attacks would either wake me from my sleep or it would be when I got up in the morning...But then I started getting the eggy burps,usually the night before...that was my warning to the hell that I would awake too....Anyway I had all sorts of tests done...the first gastro dr. I saw said it was IBS..whatever...so I got another opinion and she said it sounded like my gallbladder...so I had the gallbladder functioning test done,and had my gallbladder removed in January 2008 I haven't gotten sick since or had the eggy burps since until yesterday morning but I did see posts in here about mexican food the night before this episode I ate at Taco John's don't know if there is a connection.......so who knows what is going on with us...I just hope it is found out soon...its not an easy way to live...we all know that....Sorry for the long posting....Good luck to everyone,and I hope we can find out what is putting us through this hell....

[AB108]

I have had the same problem since I was in elementary school and now I'm 37. The egg burps seem to come on after I eat take out foods, too much greasy food, large amounts of pop, and in some cases chicken. My stomach distends during the process and feels like it is going to explode and then the final result (after I have alienated my entire family and friends from the killer egg farts) is diarrhea. The bout usually lasts 24 hours and I have to keep to a bland diet the next day or it will recur. It must be genetic, a result of food allergies, or some commonality in our reaction to foods becuase 3 out of 4 of my children have it too. I believe that it comes from our body chemical make-up becuase my eldest daughter and husbland have never had this and seem to have an alkyline chemistry while I and my other 3 children seem to have an acidic one.
I wondered about Celiac Disease becuase my brother was just diagnosed with it but the stomach parasitic condition seems to match up as well. Certainly, select foods would trigger the parasitic reaction.

I also often wondered if tomato sets it off because I used to eat a lot of ketchup as a child (and so do my children) and I now eat tomatoes on certain things( and I seem to have a reaction after). The frequency of the symptoms have waned since childhood, but the severity is stronger now. My father used to say that his uncle had similar problems and he was told (in the early 1900's) that he was allergic to butter. This also matches my reactions to popcorn and buttered dinner rolls and toast (too much of which triggers the egg burps). Perhaps it is a combination of foods. I don't know. But is it ever a relief that there are so many of you who share my unbelievably weird condition.

[micky85]

thank god other people get this i was begining to think i was alien.

my symptoms

pain in intestines
bloating
eggy belching

i havent had the runs yet thankfully and when i do get it it lasts usually no more than a day.....ive had it around six months now  and i can tell you its six months too long.

the worst part has to be the pain....its not cramps its like a sore pain in my intestines.

horrible :(  

[Danimas]

I knew I was not the only one who suffered from what my family calls "The Burps"  because I had a boyfriend as a teenager who also had them.  Ever since I got them though I have not found anyone else who knows what they are or what causes them and when I have mentioned it to my doctor he has no idea what I mean, I keep telling myself I need to go see him when I am having an episode but never seem to be able to.  I have never had the severe stomach cramping or vomiting until my last episode though and I have had "The Burps" for about 19 years now.  My kids swear it happens when I eat eggs as I had them on Easter a few years back and it continues to be an episode they will never forget as they were stuck in the car with me for two hours.  I don't believe it to be caused by any particular food that I eat but I do know if I go to bed too soon after eating a very gassy type food such as eggs, cabbage, beans etc. that I wind up with "The Burps" in the morning.  The last episode with the cramping and the vomiting was horrible, though I do have to say I much preferred the vomiting as that seemed to ease the cramping, though the smell from that was more foul than the burps that had preceded it for 2 days.  It seems that the older I am getting the worse the episodes are and the longer they are lasting.  Also another thing is if I lay down flat they seem to ease up as well.  Though with the cramping this last time I wasn't able to do that because the pain was too bad.     I hope that someone somewhere figures out exactly what it is we all have and puts a name to it, it is very frustrating to not know what is wrong and not being able to explain to people why you can't go out places to come to work.  

[blahD]

I had this about 10 years ago off and on for about a year. My doctor said it was most likely Helicobacter pylori and gave me strong antibiotics. I haven't had any symptoms since.

[BerthaJ]

I'm wondering if the reason the antibiotic worked for you is because, even if you do have helio. pylori, you may also have had the hydrogen sulfide producing bacteria called "solobacterium moorei" which habitates in the mouth.  If you did have this, the antibiotics may have killed it (i.e., the s. moorei).  Please keep us posted.

[jwvu]

I have stopped eating dairy products (no milk, no cheese, no chocolate, etc..) and I have noticed that it has gone away.  The only time it comes back is if I mess up and eat something that has a dairy product in it (eggs are in everything).

[BerthaJ]

I have found that it does indeed help to change the diet and to eliminate several foods (dairy being one of the main ones).  But mostly I have been helped by avoiding any foods with sulfites, whether in the preservatives or naturally occuring(such as potato chips).  You see-- I've found that I have sulfite sensitivity which causes me not to be able to convert hydrogen sulfide(rotten egg) smelling sulfites into odorless sulFATES.  In addition, I continue to use a mouthwash that kills s. moorei. I've had to replenish and straighten out my nutients, also!

[Buffy]

Wow, I just goggled and found these posts.  My four year old has been having these horrific smelling burps and I feel so bad for him.  He had reflux and projectile vomiting as an infant and grew out of it when he was a tot.  A week ago, he started having these foul odor burps and threw up green mucus stuff.  He had been to an Awana Christmas party and eaten some cookies that the kids frosted themselves.  I assumed that this is why he got sick...  eating too many cookies or too much frosting.  However, he continues having these burps.  He has severe allergies and takes allergy meds daily.  After reading these posts, I am going to call his pediatrician and also may take him to see a good friend of mine that is a nutritionist.  Please let me know if you have heard of anyone this young with these symptoms.  
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[BerthaJ]

Thanks for sharing.  Sorry about your little boy.  You know-- I had heard something similar about a baby on one of those "Medical Mysteries" or "Mystery Diagnosis" shows that comes on the Discovery Health channel and sometimes on The Learning Channel.  I forget what the details were, but the baby was cured.  I wish there were some way to get in touch with that show.

[drumbumcw]

well i just went through all the posts and it still seems that we dont really have a conclusion to this, i mean it's like all over the board. i'm suffering from this as i write here today. and i'm fed up. i never use to be sick at all, very seldom did i ever get the flu not till just about three years ago. I was with some friend playing basketball and i noticed some nasty burps at the time it's funny i could only describe them as if i just burped up some bad lucky charms cerel. it went on for a few hours just the burps then stomach pain and very violent vomiting occured it seemed to last about 24 hours.but then your body is so exahausted it takes another 24 hours just to get back to yourself. since then three years ago i get it at least once every six months.once even putting me in the E.R. for dehydration and sever stomach pain like none i've ever wittnessed the worse thing about this is before the worst happens it always begins with the nasty burps.and you just know hell is on it's way it's like theres nothing you can do to stop it. i've tried it all.  not that it matters cause we still can't come up with a solution,will list my symtoms. cause it did help ease a little bit to see that other people expierecne the same thing.

Nasty burps(rotten egg) (lucky charms)
diarrhrea
violent vomiting( bile) when no food left to throw up.
sweats
weakness-
I also have had my appendix taken out about 5 years ago. i dont know if this means anything or not.just another commonality with others on here. i've also noticed in the last few years a lot of sinus drainage.i once had this problem when i was a kid from about the age of 5 to 10 then it disappeard.but now it's back. don't know if there a connection there either.i guess i will try to change my diet. see what happens with that. good luck to everyone who is suffering. lets help each other find a solution to this madness.

[Velvet1]

I was fascinated to read all your comments here (thanks :) as I have in the last year returned from India where I had EXactly all the above for the first time (trigger?).

I had to very reluctantly eventually resort to fierce antibiotics to shift it. I have just spent Christmas in London and yep it returned with a vengeance for 24 hours whilst there :( Starting with the bloating or slow emptying stomach, then the foul sulfuric burps, massive watery diarrhoea etc...ending with the vomiting of bile and an instant feeling of having then 'got it out'! *phew :)*

I have always being sensitive to certain foods so I designed a specific two week exclusion diet that really works to address which foods trigger. I am always happy to share this diet with anyone who asks so contact me on my myspace site or here :) However, over the years and being reasonably healthy you tend to get a bit complacent and start eating food stuffs you probably shouldn't, what you all say above in the main makes perfect sense.

Anyway, just wanted to add my experience of same.

[AB108]

I was looking at an interesting book in the bookstore the other day that outlined a specific diet for people's blood types. Ironically, the items that it recommended to exclude from my diet are the ones that I suspect are causing my egg burp, etc. I am blood type A and the recommendations the book had for proper digestion and avoidance of digestive problems were things like avoiding tomatoes, corn, lots of dairy, large amounts of red meats (it recommended more fish, but only certain types), certain beverages (recommended drinking green tea and coffee), wheat products (recommended eating whole grains), processed sugars and chocolates, and some other things that I forget right now. I'm considering going back to buy the book because I think my digestive system will thank me for it. Interestingly, it commented that Type A blood is iron deficient (which I have been all my life) and recommended certain vegetables etc that are high in iron that can help me. It recommended peanut products and spinach, broccoli etc as acceptable forms of iron ingestion that will not upset my slow digestive system (which, by the way, is also a characteristic of Blood Type A). I was literally blown away by this book, as you can see, and perhaps it could help a few others who are suffering from the Egg Burp condition to find a reasonable diet without the trial and error or frustrating, time-consuming food diary.

[shortnsweet679]

I have never really had this sort of problem before, maybe once or twice in my life but never this bad. It all began with my family getting the Flu. Everyone was nauseated and throwing up some even had a fever. I never got the fever just throwing up and nausea and then more nausea for like 3 days and then all of a sudden out of nowhere I got the eggy burps and it has been a constant like every 5 seconds. That icky burp taste and smell is killing me and it has been like 3 days now. I do have extreme gas and bloating and I am also farting a lot. There is a terrible rumble and gurgle going on in my gut. Can anyone give me there take on my specific symptoms. Do you think that my having the flu has something to do with what I am now experiencing or is it something else?

[amy_m]

I have had the same symptoms for many years.  The first time I remember the terrible cramps was when I was pregnant with my first child.  They were so bad that I thought I was losing the baby.  I was fine and baby was fine after a few hours.  The burps were also a problem.  I have had them off and on for the past 9 years.  More on than off in the last year.  Like many of you I thought it was caused by slow digestion.  I was on several prescription meds for about 12 years and they really were not working.  I decided to stop all meds and started doing more natural things.  The first thing I did was yogurt and probiotics.  It sort of helped but not enough.  Then organic unfiltered apple cider vinegar.  It helped alot but ugh! the taste.  Next, fiber, fiber, fiber.  It has done the trick so far.  I have been on the fiber now for 2 months and the only time I have a problem is when I forget to take it.  I take some benefiber in my coffee in the morning and I keep chewable fiber in my purse to take after lunch and I take another after dinner.  If I forget and start to burp I take 2 tsps. Apple Cider vinegar in a little water and it usually stops right away.  The key for me is the fiber, if the food doesn't sit to long I don't get the stinky burps.  Good luck I hope it helps someone out there.  I know the awful way it makes you feel when no one wants to be in the room with you.

[burntchicken]

I am a 25 year old male and started suffering from this condition when I was 11 years old.  It happens every so often and usually comes in a number of set stages:

Stage 1:  A number of burps occur which have an extreme foul eggy smell
Stage 2:  An hour later, very loud and foul smelling farts appear in conjunction with the burps every 10 - 25 seconds
Stage 3:  An hour later wind continues and the stomach appears to be extended and cramps start
Stage 4:  Between four and five hours later the bowel empties - foul smelling and watery (diarrhoea)
Stage 5:  Faintness and cold sweats or temperature also happen just after or before bowel movement.

These symptoms usually start in the afternoon and lasts throughout the night. The symptoms usually disappear quickly the following day after a good sleep. I have observed that the illness or condition tends to happen a while after I have had either:

Butter
Food cooked with certain sunflower or nut based cooking oils
Salty foods
Lack of sleep
Lack of fresh air
Stress
Dehydration

I went to my General Practitioner (Doctor) who stated that it may be an allergic reation to dairy products and I should reduce intake.

However I have devised my own potential cure to this problem:

1:  Always ensure you have set times for going to bed and waking up
2:  Drink plenty fluids throughout the day (such as tea)
3:  Avoid salty foods
4:  Avoid spicy foods
5:  Avoid food cooked with sunflower or nut based oils
6:  Try to avoid unessesary stressful situations and develop stress reducing techniques such as deep breathing
7:  Try to go out in the fresh air for at least ten minutes a day
8:  While you experience wind or burps, ensure the room has plenty fresh air, as I have noticed the symptoms get worse without it.

[VanessaClass]

Hi, I'm Vanessa.

I did'nt realise that this was a worldwide epidemic - for as long as I can remember, both myself and my mother have been suffering from 'eggy burps' and the sickness that follows it.

We've learned to cope with it - it doesnt happen every few weeks for us, it happens every few months or so, or sometimes not at all for extended periods of time.

I'm writing because for the past day and a half, I have been plagued with the H2S burps - its driving me crazy and its incrediably embarrassing! Yesterday I had the most horrid tasting burps and gas, and my stomach last night was the most tender I have ever felt - I woke up this morning to us the bathroom, still suffering from the burps, and my stomach started to take on the '4 month pregnancy' look - I am quite slim, so this reflection shocked me - then when I touched my stomach I got pains I can only describe as contractions, and fell to the floor. I crawled back into bed, lay on my left side (which helps with digestion) and fell into an uncomfortable sleep...

Now, waking up a few hours later, my burps seem to have faded away - my stomach isnt as big, but is very hard to the touch and tender - and my netherregions are sending warning signals to my brain - I don't think this ride is over yet....

Reading the above messages, I can rule out (for me) this strange illness having anything to do with the removal of your appendix, I had this problem before mine was removed.

Also, the comment about somebody eating a salad at Wendys - I went to eat at Wendy's the night before the foul burps started - I had a chocolate shake and a bacon cheeseburger - I can definately see the connection with Wendy's and some kind of infection that some are sensitive to more than others, and I am going to be cutting them completely out of my diet! My mother always said, cook your food yourself if you want to trust what you are eating...

I have to admit, that this week (before the sickness) - I have been very very hungry and as a result of such, indulging myself on foods that I wouldnt normally eat excess amounts of - these being donuts, cookies, soda, spiced food and Chicken....I live in Puerto Rico - Chicken and Rice are sort of what we eat the most of around here for some reason.

To try to put a stop to these symtoms, I am going to be eating and drinking a majority of the above advised foods, being water and tea (I love my tea and have never had a problem with it), i can suggest cutting out dairy for a week or so, if your stomach is tender and painful, try drinking a cap ful of Milk of Magnesia to calm it down (this also helps the vomiting) and eating dry toasted bread (brown is better).

I'll get back to you all in a week with how I am doing.

I hope you are all doing well, and what I have said helps in some way or another.

Thanks for reading!

[rsnow]

I have suffered with the same sickness over the past 10 years - sulfur burps, stomach cramping, diarrhea and vomitting.  It started in my mid-twenties and I've had many tests from my family doc and then referred to a gastro doctor.  I had a hidascan of my gall bladder and it was fine.  They also checked for abdominal tumors.  All of my blood levels were normal.  I even had blood levels drawn mid-attack so they could check my enzyme levels.  They couldn't diagnose me

I started keeping a diary of everything I ate and found the common denominator.  My attacks usually started about 12 - 24 hours after I ate at McDonalds.  I researched their ingredients and found that they use dimethylpolysiloxane in their french fries as an anti-caking agent.  I stopped eating at McDonalds and hadn't had an attack in 4 years.  Last February I had an isolated attack and couldn't get nutritionals from all the restaurants so I was puzzled about what happened.

Two days ago, I had lunch at Taco Bell.  I have gone there over the years and haven't gotten sick but this time I ate something different - the Nacho Supreme.  By the next evening, the burps started and by the middle of the night I was very sick.  It has now been about 24 hours.  I've been able to do a little research.  I was shocked to find that the Nachos at Taco Bell contain dimethylpolysiloxane.  

My theory has been confirmed that I have a sensitivity or allergy to this additive.  I wish I could find out more information on the side effects of adding it to food but everything I read says it has no adverse side effects.  The bummer is that you never know which restaurants use this additive.

I'm not sure if there is any link to what causes your sickness but it may be worth keeping a diary of what you eat in detail so that when you are sick you can look back over time and see if there is a commonality.  Dimethylpolysiloxane may be the culprit in your life - I believe it is my problem.

Best Wishes

[sickofthis730]

i am able to prevent this from happening to me by not lying down for at least 2 hrs after eating. since i started doing this i have not had one of these episodes. it's been 7 months now.

[saramarie08]

I have never had these symptoms before, so I started doing so research.  I stumbled on this forum, and a few people had mentioned Gastroperesis.  I looked that up, and one of the medical sites told me that Salmonelosis has the same symptoms as Gastroperesis, and as many of you are describing.  For those of you who have reoccuring bouts of this thing, I'm not suggesting that it is salmonella poisoning, but for the few of us that have had this once, or for the first time, it may be food poisoning, or a more serious gastrointestinal bacteria.  Salmonelosis only lasts from 3-5 days, so if the symptoms progress longer than that, I'd say get a check up with your doctor.

[tiredofthis7533]

I've had this problem for many years - and as I write this very moment, it's crept up for a 2nd time in a little over 3 weeks time.  

I'm not sure what causes this either BUT I am wondering if the H.pylori infection/duedadum (sorry not good with medical term spelling) has something to do with this.  My dr's said that anyone and everyone could have the H.pylori infection (you'd have to google it and look it up for what H.pylori is) ... that got me to wondering if it could be the cause of these yucky burps/sickness (I say sickness because when I get sick from it - I get sick and I'm down for like 3 days until it goes away).  I'm sure there's no link to the yucky burps and the H.pylori infection/duedadum ulcer but that's just a thought.

I also noticed that if I eat a lot of tomato-y stuff or something with a whole lotta acid to it, that it kicks this burp into motion too.  That really ***** since I love tomato-y stuff.  The last thing with tomatoes I had was soup - yesterday.  I didn't have this burp before that time so maybe tomato-y or a lot of acid-y foods have something to do with it?

I don't think that it is salmonella poisoning --- although that is a thought.  I've been to a LOT of doctors over the past few months alone - all dealing with my abdominal area and I've not had salmonella poisoning ... so I don't think that is the factor for the yucky burps.  I mean maybe in some cases?  But I know that's not it for me.  I only say this because I've had this yucky burp issue for many years --- dating back to my childhood days and it's awful!  I can't stand having it.

Right now, I'm trying to avoid vomitting but I know that before long, I will be.

Does anyone ever get a little dizzy at times when this comes on?  I am thinking that it could also be hereditary because my 2 girls have had the issue with the yuck burps too.

If anyone ever gets a real answer from their doctors, please let me know.  I'd love to know how to settle it or cure it!  Nothing I take works.  I've tried tums, zantac, ect...none of it stops this problem.  I've even tried calming it with milk - no luck.  The milk settles it for a short time but right back it comes.  

I never thought about it being the bladder.  I do have stones in my bladder that the dr's don't want to get rid of - they've been there since 2001 at least (they found them after my last child was born) but it does not explain the burps as a kid.  

I'm going to stop posting now but if anyone has any further ideas to at least calm this down when it starts, let me know.  I'm desparate to at least settle the burps to where I don't get sick.

Thanks for this great site - I certainly appreciate everyone of you who go through this or have gone through this.  I know exactly what you feel like and at the moment, a cure would be great since I want it to go away right now!

Take care!

[tiredofthis7533]

I want you all to know I didn't swear here --- I won't try to reprint the word I used - it's not even a swear word but please know that in the following sentence I didn't swear - I don't use that kind of language:

"That really ***** since"

My apologies as I didn't realize that the word I used would be considered that.

Thanks and again - sorry!

[LoveLes]

My husband was the first to experience the naseau related with the foul sulphuric/ rotten egg smell.  This was about three years ago.  It happened so infrequently at first that neither of us were too overly concerned.  But, in the last year or so it has gotten worse and worse with vomitting and diarrhea that it keeps him from being able to function at all for up to a week at times.  Now it has began to effect me and our youngest child, three years old. Our symptoms are not as severe or as long lasting, but the smell that accompanies the burps and stomach aches are undeniably the same as my husbands were three years ago.  I am so worried that in time, all of the family will be affected, and without insurance, will it eventually, in a sense, be our undoing.  I would be truley grateful to anyone with any specific advice out there that could give me and my family some direction for immediate relief.  Is there a cure, or some type of medication that could delay the frequency of these incidents?    Thank You

[rsnow]

Well, in the past few weeks I have continued to research what I believe is the cause of my sulphuric burb/vommiting episodes.  What I have found only reinforces my belief that I have a food intolerance to dimethylpolysiloxane.  This is an additive that was approved by the FDA in 1998 to be used in the preparation of food as an anti-foaming agent.  Basically, anything that is fried or is extremely foaming would benefit from this additive being in the preparation.  

Sadly, I've learned that many of our common restaurants are using this additive.  To date I've found McDonalds, Taco Bell, Culver's, Steak N Shake, Pizza Hut and Ruby Tuesdays, Bob Evans and Caseys.  Strangely enough, it is in fountain Diet Coke - not bottles or cans.

Since, I've modified my diet, my symptons and sickness has ended. I think that it is interesting that only a few months after this additive was approved by the FDA, I started getting sick.  My first episode was in the Spring of 1999.  

It could be that what you are eating is what is making you ill.  I highly recommend that you keep a food journal of what you are eating and then you will be able to find a common denominator.  I really believe that what we are eating is making us sick and it is so hard to track that we can't really ever pin it down.  I hope this helps some of you who may suffer from the same additive intolerance that I've found and you can modify your diet and not suffer any longer.

Best Wishes

[wishforwings]

I am a 24 year old female. I had my appendix removed when I was 8. I am currently suffering from endometriosis.  
Yesterday I was in a car accident. Last night I had severe stomach cramps and diarrhea. I have attributed it to my endometrisos, because it regularly affects my stomach/bowel. But I have never had such severe stomach cramps.
Today I have these foul tasting burps. I don't even burp normally. I burp like 3 times a year,literally. They are very gaseous, but I wouldn't say rotten eggs. Maybe chemical like. I also noticed eating supper tonight, everything tastes a little off,

[daisydaisymoo]

I had these symptoms this morning / last night for 1st time in 8 yrs, was an occasional thing b4 then. It improved as I dieted for what i reallised was candida overgrowth (no yeast, sugar, wheat, dairy), & as i say hasnt reoccurred for 8 yrs but have lapsed on my aiming to avoid the foods as its restrictive & i have been busy with my young son so have been neglecting what i eat so maybe this is what happened & am now cutting out those things for a while & controlling them after that. Another thing i note tho is that i have been eating a lot of garlic recently so maybe there is a link here. Wasnt when it started when i was about 12yoa tho, but then it followed eating lots of fresh white bread (yeasty, wheaty). Seems like a food sensitivity / candida related thing 4 me. I'm 35 now, it has lessened over the years after careful eating. gotta behave again!
Glad to see I'm not alone tho. Doesnt it feel like the pits!. Sympathy & best wishes to all! Cheers!

[scottswan]

I used to get the horrible burps and vomit when I was a teenager, but it was always whenever I visited my step moms house. I eventually determined that it was caused by drinking her tap water. I stopped drinking her water and the problem went away.

Recently the problem came back, but not as bad. I don't get the burbs but I feel all bloated and queezy/yucky just like when I used to get it at my step moms house. Recently the community well in our sub changed owners and I've noticed a little Hydrogen Sulfide smell in the shower. I drink one cup of coffee every morning, and it is made from our tap water. For hours after that coffee I feel like I want to puke. Today I used bottled water for the coffee and I feel fine.

So I'm 99% sure this problem is caused by drinking tap water that has x amount of Hydrogen Sulfide in it.

I bet most, if not all, of the people who posted here drink well water...

[BethyB]

I too have had egg burps off an on for over 7 years. Mine seem to come after eating any kind of frozen food that is dipped in sulfer or during allergy seasons. I have also noticed that i get these burps after I eat things like lettuce from resturants. Perhaps it is form of allergic reaction.

I am curious to know if anyone else suffering with egg burps, trots, and nausea have sinus allergies? Or if they eat freezer type foods?

It is time to do some studies on this and find a way to stop it. What do you think?

Please email me at ***@****

[laura63ca]

My mom has this aswell and it only lasts for like, two days.. but when she has it, it makes me want to cry. All I can hear is her puking all night.. and I want this to stop! Doctors need to find out whats going on with this.. Anyway, I wish you all the best of luck, and get better!

[kerripetersen]

I too have suffered for many, many years and can't quite pin it on one particular food, although my twin sister has it sometimes and blames tomatoes. I did have tomato sauce and cheese raviolis for dinner, but I also had a choc chip cookie at lunch and have been scarfing down m&m's. I do notice my heartburn when I eat too much chocolate.

So sadly this morning the yucky stuff started and I remembered this site when I found it last year. I only get this like 1x per year. And I remembered someone had a solution. So this time when I saw more current posts, I was happy and when I saw some solutions, I tried them and they worked!!!

I did make myself vomit - there was blood. But then I had

TOAST - it didn't have to be burnt like someone else posted last year, just regular toast, although I did have the toaster on 7.

GREEN TEA - I had some too, but i think it was the toast that helped. So my tummy is now settling.

Still lots of diarrhea after that but my burps have settled and my stomach cramps are fading. Thanks to whoever posted the TOAST Solution!!!! IT worked. Now I am going to check in with the doc next week and see if we can pinpoint the culprits.

[rachyar]

Firstly, I have to agree with 'rsnow', in that it is what we are putting down our throats and into our stomach that is the main culprit in this. But we've got to eat right!?

I've just had such symptoms described above...eggy-HORRID!-burps (farts the day before), stomach cramps and real bad diarrhoea. In addition, I felt generally lethargic-not suprising!
   What brought about this for me, I believe was eating too much cereal (porridge, just right and weetabix) on friday night. I dono why but I just love cereal...and sadly, overdoing the bowls has led to my body been sensitive to digesting it etc. Anyway, so i overloaded (ate too much) my body with these foods...then the next day i had awful farts-a few burps but nothing of much concern, and certainly no diarrhoea. Being away for the wknd I wasn't strict in my diet and didnt learn from these 'signs; and so continued to eat foods that I'm not used to i.e. nuts and curry. Then Fathers day(the following day-I was punished!) experiencing horrible nausea and loose stools. Thinkng about it, I shouldve had NO FOOD to alleviate the diarrhoea but as it was F Day..I had a meal of chicken etc. Driving back home (took 4hours) I was in such a state with cramps, sweats, feelings of sickness, bloating and having to stop at every service station to use the loo.
   In addition to not learning the signs-and for overeating on the friday which was the catalyst for symptoms, i believe- i alo think STRESS is an impotant factor that seems to be overlooked on here. Having suffered a bereavement just over a year ago...these ymptoms have become worse-and travelling back the wknd (when i experienced the above symptoms) was pretty stressful for me. It seems stress inhibits the body.to correcty digest food-so one must be kind to eat by consuming bland/pure/easy digestible foods. For me, I did the opposite (probs a due to the stress!!!) and consequentially my body has punished me!!

I've barely eaten a thing since yesterday and for dinner i wll have a small portion of spelt pasta and tuna! Still got the burps but least i can keep the water in me!!!
Good luck to you all...but i am a firm  believer that if we all adopted a bland, non-processed diet and consume everything in modertion then over half of us would not go through what we have/are going through. This must be especially applied when putting our bodies through stress-especially mental! Not easy though!!

Best wishes....Rachel

[Armiger]

I am on year 3 of having the same symptoms: eggy burps, diarrhea, bloating, foul flatulence, vomiting.  My doctor has hedged around my wishes and tries the quick fix method and prescribes zantac and zantac like products.  Keeping a food log and doing research has led me to believe I have gallbladder disease, gallstones, and a fatty liver.  Since the medical field under the tight thumb of insurances and pharmaceutical companies is failing me, I must suffer through this, as you, and can only better control it by;
Eating a low fat diet(I noticed the higher fat content, especially if the food is fried, the more frequently this happened.)
And, this is really helpful, when the onset of this horrible belching occurs, I immediately drink a glass of apple cider vinegar mixed with apple juice.  I take about 3 tablespoons of the vinegar mixed with about a cup of unfiltered apple juice.  
This STOPS the attack in its track about 98% of the time.
I also take 3 apple cider vinegar pills a day--available at most GNC or other vitamin stores.
I read about this cure on the internet when a bout was ruining my vacation last summer.  The vinegar absolutely takes over the sulfuric eggy belches and neutralizes whatever is happening with the bloating and bile activity in my stomach.
My prescription:  Low fat diet avoiding fried foods as much as possible,  3 apple cider vinegar tablets daily.  Apple juice and vinegar mixture when the belches start.
Good luck everyone, hope this delivers you out of your misery!

[AB3871]

I don't know if all of us have a reaction to the additive you described because I have had this condition for 30 years. I absolutely believe that it is a symptom of slow digestion and that certain foods aggravate it because they are harder to digest (sunflower or nut oils, tomato, pasta, and certain amounts of dairy products). My daughter and I had a peanut butter sandwich the other day and we both got egg burps afterward so we have to add that to the list of things to avoid or at least moderate. It does confirm the nut oil reaction though. THe other thing that the foods you mentioned have in common is the grease or oil they are cooked in . I too have a horrible reaction from too much take-out food. I can almost guarantee that I'll have egg burps from McDonalds or any other take out two days in a row.
The one thing that I found cured it for myself and my children is Metamucil powder in an 8 ounce glass of water. Kids have a half teaspoon and adults can have 1 tsp. We bought the orange flavour because it appealed to everyone's taste. For us, after finishing the glass, our symptoms gradually faded away. I used to use gravol before bed which also helped but the Metamucil is much more practical because I can use it any time of day. I think it aids in my digestion and that's how it stops the egg burps.
Thank You to everyone that has been responding to this blog....speaking as a person who has had this eggy burp for a long time, I was so relieved to see that I wasn't the only person grossing my family out and that we were all trying to find a cure to something doctors are clueless about.

[Jmurphy184]

I'm only fifteen years old and this strikes me as being incredibly odd. Ever since about two or three years ago, maybe once or so a year, I've gotten these horrid HS2 burps. I'm quite sick of it. The thought of having gastroparesis at such an age bothers me.
When I started having these burps again yesterday, I was terrified because I knew what came next. Sure enough when I woke up this morning after only four hours of the the most uncomfortable sleep I've had in ages, my stomach began to feel as if it were twisting up. Within ten minutes I was in the restroom with some pretty disgusting diarrhea. I've got the chills and I'm absolutely dreading the vomit. Within the next few hours I'm sure I'll be vomiting at a rate which seems as though I may very well vomit my stomach.
I'm so so so so sick of having this junk every year. If all or even just a few of you guys' posts hold true, there is a possibilty I may suffer from thise for the rest of my life. I don't like that one bit. I did look into gastroparesis after reading about it in a few posts, and found that I do have a few of the symptoms. Such as; early feeling of fullness after only a few bites of food, weight loss due to poor absorption of nutrients or low calorie intake, low blood glucose levels, and lack of appetite along with a few others. Maybe I'm being a bit of a hypochondriac but I would really like to get this junk all over with and figured out.

Best of luck to all of you.
Ciao!

[tabbitha]

my name is tabbitha im 9 years old
i was glad not too be the only one!!

i had these symptoms for 2 years
i've looked at lods of web sites about it thay all say that the pain is caused by when you eat lots of food (like chicken,beans)
and it get stuck in your tummy and dont digest proberly causing the food to rot and give you bad pain.

some medisons like movicol,,,,merbentyl syrup,,,,,,,paracetamol help a lot!!!!!!

SOME TIPS:
dont think about it focus your mind on something
breath slowly
and dont have milk of weat or to much fruit and veg
STICK TO CUT UP OF SMALL FOODS
like mash ground cut meat(hard sweets just suck.)

hope you   get lots better

[JuniorDoctor]

i keep getting these eggy burps, the main symptoms tend to be

Egg or Sulphur smelling, hot burps and wind.
Bloating.
Constant gas build-up in the stomach and intestins (farting / burping every 5 minutes).
The runs (Diarrhea).
Feeling sick.
Vomiting (and vomiting untill the vomit turns green / yellow and tastes very acidic and bitter).


Some tips i find CURE it:
Avoid food for a day, drink atleast 3ltrs of water.
Anti-bacterial drugs.
Anti-swelling drugs.
A diet Rich in vegertables.

Things that make it worse:
Tea
Coffee
Milk
Rice / Starchy foods / Potatoes
Fatty cuts of meat
Yoghurts
Broccoli
Nuts
Cheese
Alcohol
Basicly avoid Carbohydrates, dairy and fatty meats for a few days and it should go.

Its horrible and socially- a pain, lets face it, burping one of these things inside a car / even a room, people wont be polite with something THAT bad.

[China11doll]

Has anyone heard of CVS (Cyclic Vommiting Syndrome)?   http://www.cvsaonline.org
You might just find your answers there.   It's a possibility....That's the road I'm on at the moment with my son; age 3.   Right now the doctors say stuff like "there is the stomach flu going around right now"....so they give him antibiotics and an IV for his dehydration and send him on his way...But I'm investigating myself since the doctors, being "Dr.s", never have answers for you.  I might as well be my son's doctor....lol   Good luck to all of you..........

[sulferburp]

I have had the same symptoms that most of you have stated for about 20 years now.  Over the course of 20 years I have accepted this awful condition and can only do things to lesson the severity of the symptoms.  Here are just a few to mention;

Sleep with your body tilted with your head up preferably in a recliner at about a 45 Degree angle.  This seems to work the best for lessoning the severity of the pain.  I use to vomit when the process started but since I have started sleeping in the recliner when the symptoms start I don't anymore.
Pepto Bismol usually always rids the problem but it will always come back this will buy you some time if you have things you may need to do.
I have recently started drinking a tablespoon of vinegar in about 2-3 ounces of water.  I will let you know how this works.

I am not a doctor or giving medical advice, I am just stating what helps me at the onset of symptoms.  

I am sorry to you all that this is happening, I have learned to accept it and will deal with it as long as I can.

[Armiger]

Just TRY the apple cider vineger.  3 TBsp in a glass of apple juice at night.  Im telling you, Im not 100 percent better, but I cut the horrible symptoms down by about 80-90%

[lostogre]

I literally feel your pain. I keep thinking over the last few years, trying to find the point at which it started. Fortunately, I have only a couple of triggers. Orange juice, but not oranges, go figure, and sodas with phosphoric acid in them, colas, and that Dr. drink. When I have them, I have explosive diarrhea, sulfur burps that regenerate very quickly, and "volcanic" heartburn.

I am currently taking oemeprazole for the acid and that seems to control about 90% of the problem. For the flare ups, I find that "probiotic" acidophilus helps ALOT. I can even take some proactively if I want a small amount of OJ or cola. The stuff that I am taking has four bacteria in it: acidophilus, B. Lactis, Lactobacillus Bulgaricus, and Strep. Thermophilus. Since I have found this, the problems have all but left and I enjoy normals poos and no sulphur burps or heartburn.

I am even able to give this to my ten year old who is starting to develop the problems.

[cam53]

well i here with the same pros
with


pain in intestines
bloating
eggy belching

I have see my doc about it and he says i have IBS yea right he's put me on a drug called Nexium witch are not help i am bang my head and so like **** off

please help

Cam

[carlsberg]

I can remember this from when I was young.  It used to happen to me quite often, but hasn't happened again in years.

[Spanky1960]

BUFFY - if you're still checking in, this one is for you!  I posted yesterday on another thread, but I just have to share with you guys, too.

Wow.  I can relate to so many of you.  I'm reading the comments and nodding.  I get it!  Waking up in the morning with a little stinky burp and thinking, "Uh oh!"  The burps getting progressively worse as the day goes on, the terrible bloating, the gas and diarrhea!  I feel your pain!  It sounds like what works for one may not work for another, and we all have to experiment until we get it right, but for me, I found relief in two words - PYLORIC STENOSIS.

I have had this condition since I was a young girl.  My guess is I was born with it.  I'm 48 now.  The condition wasn't present all the time, but when it was I was miserable.  I  (and my parents) tried everything.  I was diagnosed with IBS, I have had countless GI tests, seen countless GI specialists, been prescribed countless drugs, tried countless dietary changes/supplements, and endured much frustration. Why do you think it is that we are sent running in circles by our Doctors?  (I even had one suggest to me that I was swallowing too much air and that's what was causing the stinky burps.  Helloooo . . . and you call yourself a specialist????)  I'm guessing it's because even they don't know what's causing it.  In my case, it has never seemed to matter what I eat.  I've had all the symptoms others here have related, except, thankfully, the vomiting, and only found relief in my adult life.  

At my umpteenth but pivotal Upper GI test, the very rude Doctor accused me of having eaten since the fasting deadline.  I assured him I hadn't.  Then I went for an ultrasound, and the Tech asked me if I had eaten breakfast, because there was food in my stomach.  I hadn't.  (DING DING DING)  My GI said he suspected a PYLORIC STENOSIS, which is a thickening of the pyloric Sphincter, the opening between the stomach and the small intestine.  The food I was eating was unable to pass into the small intestine as it should.  THIS IS FOR YOU, BUFFY - He said it is usually found and corrected in early childhood, because one of the symptoms is projectile vomiting.

So . . . I had my first endoscopy, during which my Doctor stretched the Pyloric Sphincter with a balloon, and HE WAS MY HERO!!  It was like night and day.  No more symptoms.  For awhile.  Thesymptoms came back after a couple of years, and I had the procedure again.  Bingo again.  I'm having symptoms again this week. I pushed Pepto Bismol for two days, (magic potion for stinky burps) and have been pushing liquids.  I'm hoping for the best, but if the symptoms don't clear on their own, I'll be calling my Doctor again.

Thank you all for your input.  I will be going to my Doctor armed with ideas I have gleaned here.  Good Luck to all.

[Velvet1]

Hi again to you all

I'm sure I have now cracked this dreadful condition. As a research psychologist I am use to conducting studies so I decided to recruit others, like myself and you with this recurring problem.

Here are our combined results (75 respondents)

Cause = undigested foods laying in the stomach and fermenting!

Common culprit  foods

Eggs, fried especially, otherwise any foods containing a lot of eggs including bakery items. - Hence the Sulfuric burps.

Fruit Peel - Fruit, eaten with the peel on - especially Apples, starts to ferment in the stomach, symptoms arise 1-3 days after consuming. 34% reported tomatoes in the study. - Again fruit fermentation causing the S-Burps.

58% checked for wheat and bran allergy

23% checked for gluten intolerance

TREATMENT

ALL reported 100% effective, 85% reported immediate effect within 24 hours, 100% reported symptom free within 1-3 months using...

Colloidal Silver - kills the bacteria within 24 hours, continue taking once per week at smallest dose, usually 3mls depending on your weight.


78% report the use of a daily good pro biotic yogurt as a supplementary in the first month after an attack, easing inflammation in the stomach.

75% Using, as a further supplement and natural anti bacterial, active MANUKA Honey. I personally used this for 3 months, 1 spoon daily after month 1 on CSilver.


Do not take any notice of sites that tell you Colloidal Silver is dangerous and turns you blue, this ONLY occurs amongst a very small percentage of people who are in effect OVERdosing over long periods.

Colloidal silver contains 99.99% pure silver particles suspended indefinitely in demineralized water that kills bacteria and viruses. It can be applied topically and/or absorbed into the blood stream sub-lingually (under the tongue), thereby avoiding the negative effects of traditional antibiotics that kill good bacteria in the lower digestive tract.

An all natural antibiotic alternative in the purest form available. The presence of colloidal silver near a virus, fungi, bacterium or any other single celled pathogen disables its oxygen-metabolism enzyme, its chemical lung, so to say. The pathogens suffocates and dies, and is cleared out of the body by the immune, lymphatic and elimination systems.

Unlike pharmaceutical antibiotics which destroy beneficial enzymes, colloidal silver leaves these beneficial enzymes intact.

I can confirm I have been symptom free for eight months now. I have stopped eating any cooked eggs, fruit, wheat and bran, replacing them with rice products. My digestive system is now at the best it has been for years! :)

Good luck to you all and don't forget to make sure you are suitable to take Colloidal Silver beforehand...not many are exempt. :)

[ianstro]

I have the same problem; I'm 15, I don't know what it is. I got blood taken a while ago and some other tests but they couldn't figure out what it was. and it soon after went away, but it has recently returned. The horrible burps, diarrhea and stomach pains; though I never vomit. I'm going to try cut down on certain types of food as said and see if it helps.

[Spanky1960]

Poor thing!  I suffered through my teenage years, too.  Try the Pepto Bismol.  I just staved off a bout with two days of Pepto, and lots of liquids, and cut my diet to very light, bland food for 4-5 days.  I have been diagnosed with Pyloric Stenosis (see my post of October 16th), so you may have it too.  I have also been interested to read the info offered by other people on the site.  Especially the Gastroparesis idea.

[marissa22]

Two years ago, my son (who was 8 at the time), missed a lot of school due having bad stomach crampnig and pain in the mornings. Usually, after he had a good bowel movement, it would lessen to the point he could function again, but sometimes not. I took him to his dr., who sent us to a pediatric gastro. specialist. He performed a colonoscopy and an endoscopy, which revealed nothing. We were left with no answers, and his condition seemed to improve in time.
Starting three weeks ago, it came back, with a vengeance. It started with the belly cramping again, and he was coming home from school because of it, crying because he "didn't want this to start all over again." Well, it's not only started again, but has returned with horrible vomiting, explosive diahrrea, and those terrible "egg burps". I thought he had the flu the first time this flared up, but could not believe the horrendous smell that was coming from the "liquid" (it was not regular vomit), which he was throwing up. It almost made me sick, and i have a strong stomach! He is now on his 3rd flare up in as many weeks. He is going to the dr. this afternoon, but I fear there won't be any diagnosis for him, and they will just try and put him on prevacid again (which didnt work the last time). I hate to see him go through this. Thanks for posting your thoughts, everyone. It's been comforting to know we're not alone in this.

[Nate4976]

I have all the symptoms you guys are having, and other health problems as well, do you guys too? Has anyone looked into the auto immune diseases?
I know a little about them and I know a lot of them effect the nervous system. But I have more health problems as well but I believe I might be suffering from, anklosing spondilytis, my mother has this and it is genetic. I haven't been diagnosed with it cause I don't have insurance and it is an expensive treatment as well. Maybe you guys don't suffer from this but there are several auto immune diseases that cause many symptoms, described here and then some.

[jollygoodgirl]

Hello, I have the same problem but not as severe. I have had chronic burping, I can't sleep as a result and need to sit up to let the burps out. This comes with abdominal bloating which feels like a tightness, followed by diarrhea. I also become more tired.
My doctor has sent me for a series of tests for allergies, parasites, bacteria etc.... all have come back negative!!! I was then sent for ultra sounds and cat scans, also negative.
Interestingly I noticed that the symptoms, which are sparodic but fairly regular, disappeared when I lived in Ireland and when I travelled to Thailand. It was this, and hearing that Australia (where I live now) allows the use of perservatives, colourings and flavourings that are banned in most European countries, that helped me realise what was causing my condition. I'm allergic to certain preservatives/colourings, but not all. I have pinpointed e150's and e120s as definate aggrivators. Also here in Australia (might not be true in other countiries) wines do not legally have to list their additives on their labels, and wine is one of my worst aggrivators. I know my condition isn't aggrivated by alchol because I can drink vodka with no reaction.
I am up tonight with abdominal pain and burps...(I don't get the vomiting which sounds terrible)... which will be followed by diarrhea tomorrow.
I foolishly drank a floresant orange childrens drink at a friends party. I will ring tomorrow to ask her to check the addivitives for me. Keeping away from additives has helped me greatly. This is my first chronic eppisode in a long time. Although I find I will get small reations if I go out to some resturants ( I rarely eat out)... I'm vegetarian and I avoid the big multinationals fast food giants.
I hope this helps someone. I imagine that not everyone is suffering from the same aliment but possibly some of you will find that you are also suffering from a reaction to additives. But one thing to remember is that additives are not listed on all food and drink products which makes it even harder to pin point the problem. I have also found that it can take a relatively small amount to spark off an episode. Tonight I had one drink. I know it is hard to cut out food from your diet, but it is really worth it.
Good luck