burping

[kahill]

I HAVE HAD CONSTANT BURPING  (DEEP LOUD BURPING, EVEN AFTER DRINKING JUST WATER) AND NOW I HAVE BEEN REALLY SICK TO MY STOMACH FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS. THE BURPING AHS BEEN CONSTANT FOR ABOUT A WEEK NOW BUT IT HAS COME AND GONE IN THE PAST. BUT NOW I'M REALLY CONCERNED BECAUSE ALONG WITH THE BURPING I AM REALLY NAUSEAUS. I HAD A PAP THAT CAME BACK OKAY IN APRIL. BUT NOW FEAR THAT IT COULD BE OVARIAN CANCER AFTER LOOKING UP SYMPTOMS ONLINE! CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME???

[sfmm]

I think you are right - this does sound like a motility problem.  Like several of us here, I have burps 4-6+ hours after I eat that are a nasty version of my last meal (yuck!).   The food should be long gone by then.  I never thought of the problem as being small intestine, because I also have no "lower abdominal" symptoms.  I definitely have that distention in that triangle area where the ribs meet (is this the diaphragm?) and can "push out" a burp if I press there.  Has anyone tried Zelnorm?  Isn't that a motility drug?  Another theory I read - an overgrowth of bad bacteria that could be causing these symptoms (or the root of the lack of motility?) - has anyone tried probiotics?  I already went through an endoscopy and am slated for the barium next to rule out a diverticuli in the esophagus - I think I may ask to try the motility drugs first.  I re-read your original entry; I sympathize with your experiencing these symptoms for 7 years, but definitely appreciate your insights for the rest of us!

[Kees]

In the archives of this forum, in threads on belching, more people mention tightness in the chest, deep inhalation/breathing leading to a burp etc. Also the case with me.

In my case I'm 100% certain it

[ALJCT]

sfmm, I too have noticed that if I skip a meal or get very hungered my symptoms increase, and I too have had the nausea. I have also noticed a pain in my back but I have always gone around poping my fingers, back and neck. But here lately it seems my "fits" are gitting worse.  Once I start, it gets hard to stop. I have even noticed too that after I eat and have them I may burp up some food, yes that sounds gross I know but I want to share for hopes of helping toward a solution. My wife is really starting to get worried and she gets mad and says there is more than just swallowing air, because they can just come out of nowhere. My sister thinks it may be the body trying to correct itself in someway.  She mentioned something about a friend of hers that started these coughing fits and then found out the doctors found like a heart papatation and said she was caughing when her heart would start messing up. So she thinks that sounds similar in case with my pressure in my chest and pain in the back and the nausea.

Somthing else I forgot to mention too in my first post is I wondered once if it may have been started by increase in medication s I was having to take.  6 to 8 pills morning and night.  I got to where when I took them (I'd take them all at once) I would get these nasty tasting little burps. I asked the doctor back them if I it could be a problem taking them all at once but he said no.  Just another thought out there.

I amd begining to wonder if there could be something related to what my sister is thinking.  Would be curious to be hooked to a portable EKG machine for a few days to record and see if buring went in hand with any irregular heart activity.

[sfmm]

My gastroenterologist suspects that I am "sucking air" as well.  I have never heard of this problem, but googled "apple cider" today and found all of you! I have been burping constantly for the past year, with no prior history of stomach problems.   Mine, like some others I read here, came on very suddenly (after Thanksgiving weekend 2004). I have no heartburn, but do have nausea. I do not notice a difference with what I eat or drink, but do notice that if I go too long between meals it gets worse.  I too sit behind a computer all day long and have suspected that my desk posture might have something to do with this.  I have pain on the mid/lower right side of my back.  When I try to take deep breaths, they are followed by big burps - but why did my body all of a sudden forget how to breathe??  This is frustrating - but maybe we can piece something together that the doctors have not been able to?

[mj21]

Anything tomato based is a bad idea. I don't eat pizza anymore because of the sauce, marina on pasta, etc. I bet that's what caused it for you.

Have you been drinking coffee/soda for a long time? I don't drink of any that because it makes it a lot worse. Not sure if this is the case for you---but if it doesn't go away you might think about cutting that out to see if it improves.

[liejian]

Wow truely this is a burping epidemic. I am also a computer scientist and had excessive gas for a while. Just today though I seemed to have started burping nonstop (a few times a minute) for the entire day. I have no idea what is causing it. Usually when i have these burping bouts, it only lasts about 15 min and I am fine but today it seems to be running hours. I was a bit concered so I looked it up online. Just to throw more clues into pot:

1. i work out religiously, about 3-4x week for the past 8 yrs
2. i sit at a desk job for 10 hrs /day
3. i have recently started drinking 4 cups of coffee/day
4. I drink about 1 soda /day
5. I eat a lot of rice

TODAY SPECIFICALLY:

6. I ate some pasta today with spagetti sauce (tangy) from this place: http://www.fooddial.com/Content/Restaurant/212_777_FOOD_x4728.asp
7. I drank 2 cups of coffee w/ half and half
8. I ate a large thing of soba noodle last night before going to bed
9. had a slice of pizza from
http://www.fooddial.com/customListing.asp?r_name=pizza%20supre

I wonder if it's the pasta sauce that causes it?? hmmm

That's my 2 cents