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Eggy Burps
Im currently suffering form the "eggy burp syndrom" as we speak, and it isnt my first time. I can say I've had it less than 10 times, but certainly more in the last 3 months, twice in the last 3 weeks.
I used to think it was something I had eaten, or I ate too much... after reading much onthe forums about this, I relaize perhaps it IS stress. I am working long hours, most of the week (as Im not used to) so I am constantly tired, and I stress very easily in these times and dont always eat well. A week or so ago, I got very depressed and ate my heart out, ended up waking in the early morning with an attack of these (my symptoms usually are the burps, stomach cramps, and sometimes dirareah... I would be vomitting but I am lucky to pass gass, and I've learned the art of swallowing my burps until the attack has settled). I thought my attack was because I over-ate (and though that might be in part), I realize now it was most likely stress that whole day, and then the body relaxing as I slept, causing this attack to forma nd awaken me in the early mornings.
For relief, I've found after a few hours of letting one or two burps out, farting, using the bathroom often, and taking 1-2 TUMS tablets tends to help my situation, and from then on I just watch what I eat for the rest of the day (avoiding dairy and very acidic drinks such as orange juice).
I believe most of this is stress enduced, possibly having somethign to do with low iron also, but if anyone knows any more on this please feel free to let me know, considering I've never had an issue with my body so far, and I am only a teen still, so I doubt it could be something as serious as my gall bladder...
Thanks!
I used to think it was something I had eaten, or I ate too much... after reading much onthe forums about this, I relaize perhaps it IS stress. I am working long hours, most of the week (as Im not used to) so I am constantly tired, and I stress very easily in these times and dont always eat well. A week or so ago, I got very depressed and ate my heart out, ended up waking in the early morning with an attack of these (my symptoms usually are the burps, stomach cramps, and sometimes dirareah... I would be vomitting but I am lucky to pass gass, and I've learned the art of swallowing my burps until the attack has settled). I thought my attack was because I over-ate (and though that might be in part), I realize now it was most likely stress that whole day, and then the body relaxing as I slept, causing this attack to forma nd awaken me in the early mornings.
For relief, I've found after a few hours of letting one or two burps out, farting, using the bathroom often, and taking 1-2 TUMS tablets tends to help my situation, and from then on I just watch what I eat for the rest of the day (avoiding dairy and very acidic drinks such as orange juice).
I believe most of this is stress enduced, possibly having somethign to do with low iron also, but if anyone knows any more on this please feel free to let me know, considering I've never had an issue with my body so far, and I am only a teen still, so I doubt it could be something as serious as my gall bladder...
Thanks!
I've actually had this problem a few times and it's not nice at all. With my eggy smelling burps I can clear a room, my daughter tells me to stop it's making her feel sick. I found that it happens when I eat a wham bar children's chewie sweet bar that has fizzy bits in it. I found that when I actually have one within a few hours the reflux starts. I hope this helps someone ....
Regarding the 'eggy burp' phenomenon. There are two aspects to this:
1. Taking medication such as Gaviscon will not help matters as this reduces the much needed acid that can rid you of the problem. Other medications such as 'windeze' will not help either. If you are regularly taking Proton Pump Inhibitors this has the effect of course of significantly reducing acid which allows food eaten to quickly ferment and give off the 'eggy' effect creating gas and therefore repeatedly expelling with the nasty smell. One way to potentially resolve this is to not take the Inhibitor (e.g. lansoprozole, omeprozole) as this will allow the acid to sort the problem out and clear any bacterial build up.
2. Whether or not you are taking medication as 1. above, another alternative is to take pro-biotics. The best form is available from health food shops and you should seek to obtain a very high strength capsule dosage that is typically stored in a fridge. with a minimum of 30 billion viable cells of at least 8 strains including Lactobacillus Acidophilus. Couple this with a pro-biotic drink preferably Actimel if you can get it as this contains 10 billion viable cells and take two of these a day, morning and night. Do not buy Yakult as this has only c. 4.5 billion and Vitality is a non-starter as you would need to drink around 50 of these to achieve the same as 1 Actimel.
The other thing you might add into the pot as it were is alkaline water. There are relatively cheap filters c. £45 that will convert tap water with its standard 0PH to alkaline and this can help keep stomach acid lower and a good non-chemical alternative to Gaviscon et al.
Basically, if you consider that before an intake of food your stomach PH will be acidic and measure around 1; after food that will decrease to 4 or 5. If you reduce the acid at this point artificially using medications then you will lose the acidic potency required to neutralise the bad smelling 'eggy burps'.
This has worked very successfully in my trials and I wish you well with your efforts.
1. Taking medication such as Gaviscon will not help matters as this reduces the much needed acid that can rid you of the problem. Other medications such as 'windeze' will not help either. If you are regularly taking Proton Pump Inhibitors this has the effect of course of significantly reducing acid which allows food eaten to quickly ferment and give off the 'eggy' effect creating gas and therefore repeatedly expelling with the nasty smell. One way to potentially resolve this is to not take the Inhibitor (e.g. lansoprozole, omeprozole) as this will allow the acid to sort the problem out and clear any bacterial build up.
2. Whether or not you are taking medication as 1. above, another alternative is to take pro-biotics. The best form is available from health food shops and you should seek to obtain a very high strength capsule dosage that is typically stored in a fridge. with a minimum of 30 billion viable cells of at least 8 strains including Lactobacillus Acidophilus. Couple this with a pro-biotic drink preferably Actimel if you can get it as this contains 10 billion viable cells and take two of these a day, morning and night. Do not buy Yakult as this has only c. 4.5 billion and Vitality is a non-starter as you would need to drink around 50 of these to achieve the same as 1 Actimel.
The other thing you might add into the pot as it were is alkaline water. There are relatively cheap filters c. £45 that will convert tap water with its standard 0PH to alkaline and this can help keep stomach acid lower and a good non-chemical alternative to Gaviscon et al.
Basically, if you consider that before an intake of food your stomach PH will be acidic and measure around 1; after food that will decrease to 4 or 5. If you reduce the acid at this point artificially using medications then you will lose the acidic potency required to neutralise the bad smelling 'eggy burps'.
This has worked very successfully in my trials and I wish you well with your efforts.
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