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Rotten Egg Burps = Projectile Vomiting
I'm a 43 year old male with a long history of stomach issues. I take prilosec daily and have no idea what a "normal" bowel movement resembles. Sour stomach, cramps, reflux and soft stools are just a part of life for me and I've been able to lead a fairly normal and mobile life in spite of these issues.
Six weeks ago, I went to work and took one of my kids w/me. He loves going to the office for some reason and he had nothing better to do on this particular summer day. Around 10am I started noticing that I was burping quite a bit and my son pointed out that something smelled like "rotten eggs". I agreed that something did smell putrid and that it was in fact my burps. As the day continued, the burps became more and more frequent with individual burps lasting longer and smelling even worse (if that's possible). Around 3pm, I told my boss I wasn't feeling well and excused myself. I drove to the hospital and the ER was empty. Not a person in sight! Wow! I told the nurse that I was in extreme abdominal discomfort, nauseous and pain radiating toward my back from my stomach region. Well, somehow that triggered the "high risk heart alert" which got me checked in in record time, and EKG, blood work, and who knows what else. Eventually they ruled out my heart and I continued to feel incredibly nauseous despite the three doses of anti-nausea medicine they had put in my IV. Once it was brought under control, they did CAT scans, x-rays and sonograms of my abdominal region. They checked everything! They found nothing. My appendix, galbladder, intestines and stomach appeared normal. They gave me two bags of iv antibiotics and lots of fluids via the iv. I just figured it was viral. The next day I checked out and went home having missed a day of work.
Three weeks later, I started tasting the rotten egg burps again and about 3 hours later, I was heaving up my guts. I'm one of those people who really, really hates to vomit. I mean, I just wont do it unless there is just no option. I will feel sick longer rather than throw-up. I'd take a beating before willfully throwing up. Anyway, it was an unstoppable force and it just kept coming. My wife took me back to the hospital ER where they again performed many of the same tests which all came up negative. They gave me anti-nausea medicine which worked a bit better this time. Again, after 24 hours, the pain and nausea were gone.
Today, September 7, 2003 I'm starting to taste the rotten egg burps. I can't afford to miss work tomorrow but more than that, I cannot afford to spend the night and tomorrow morning going through this hellish experience again. It's just too much. So, here's what I've tried. I took 40mg pantoprazole sodium (Protonix) delayed release tablet and an alka-seltzer. These were 2 of 3 ideas I found on this site. The 3rd idea said to eat a lime or lemon. I have to say, the burps do feel a bit controlled but I'm not ready to claim victory yet. I'll post tomorrow morning and let all know if this worked. God help me if it doesn't because for sure the medical community at large is not able to.
All of these posts going back ten years and not a single person has said they have been cured yet? Please, if you have had this problem and have been correctly diagnosed and cured, post a response and let me know. Or, perhaps you have had this issue and know of a means of dulling the symptoms? That would be great too. I just can't believe that after over 40 years of never having anything like this happen, now It has happened 3 times in six weeks. Again, I'll post if my rotten egg burps have not turned into nausea by morning.
-Condor301
This discussion is related to Sulphuric/ Eggy burps and stomach cramps.
Six weeks ago, I went to work and took one of my kids w/me. He loves going to the office for some reason and he had nothing better to do on this particular summer day. Around 10am I started noticing that I was burping quite a bit and my son pointed out that something smelled like "rotten eggs". I agreed that something did smell putrid and that it was in fact my burps. As the day continued, the burps became more and more frequent with individual burps lasting longer and smelling even worse (if that's possible). Around 3pm, I told my boss I wasn't feeling well and excused myself. I drove to the hospital and the ER was empty. Not a person in sight! Wow! I told the nurse that I was in extreme abdominal discomfort, nauseous and pain radiating toward my back from my stomach region. Well, somehow that triggered the "high risk heart alert" which got me checked in in record time, and EKG, blood work, and who knows what else. Eventually they ruled out my heart and I continued to feel incredibly nauseous despite the three doses of anti-nausea medicine they had put in my IV. Once it was brought under control, they did CAT scans, x-rays and sonograms of my abdominal region. They checked everything! They found nothing. My appendix, galbladder, intestines and stomach appeared normal. They gave me two bags of iv antibiotics and lots of fluids via the iv. I just figured it was viral. The next day I checked out and went home having missed a day of work.
Three weeks later, I started tasting the rotten egg burps again and about 3 hours later, I was heaving up my guts. I'm one of those people who really, really hates to vomit. I mean, I just wont do it unless there is just no option. I will feel sick longer rather than throw-up. I'd take a beating before willfully throwing up. Anyway, it was an unstoppable force and it just kept coming. My wife took me back to the hospital ER where they again performed many of the same tests which all came up negative. They gave me anti-nausea medicine which worked a bit better this time. Again, after 24 hours, the pain and nausea were gone.
Today, September 7, 2003 I'm starting to taste the rotten egg burps. I can't afford to miss work tomorrow but more than that, I cannot afford to spend the night and tomorrow morning going through this hellish experience again. It's just too much. So, here's what I've tried. I took 40mg pantoprazole sodium (Protonix) delayed release tablet and an alka-seltzer. These were 2 of 3 ideas I found on this site. The 3rd idea said to eat a lime or lemon. I have to say, the burps do feel a bit controlled but I'm not ready to claim victory yet. I'll post tomorrow morning and let all know if this worked. God help me if it doesn't because for sure the medical community at large is not able to.
All of these posts going back ten years and not a single person has said they have been cured yet? Please, if you have had this problem and have been correctly diagnosed and cured, post a response and let me know. Or, perhaps you have had this issue and know of a means of dulling the symptoms? That would be great too. I just can't believe that after over 40 years of never having anything like this happen, now It has happened 3 times in six weeks. Again, I'll post if my rotten egg burps have not turned into nausea by morning.
-Condor301
This discussion is related to Sulphuric/ Eggy burps and stomach cramps.
Pepto-Bismol - You MUST take it at the "rotten egg burp" stage. If you wait until the vomiting begins it will not help--nothing will at that point! I have had this issue for nearly 20 years now and sadly no diagnosis yet. I am convinced now that it is genetic, because my 9-year-old son has been having the same problem for a few years now. I have 3 other children, and none of them have this issue. I do not believe it has anything to do with what we eat, because we all eat the same things and yet me and my son never have this issue at the same time. All I know is a few years ago I read about taking Pepto-Bismol when the rotten egg burps start, so I tried it and it has worked like a charm every time--for both me and my son.
Having my first battle with sulphur burps,cramping, bloating....i thougt it might be bad mayonnaise but im on day 3 of pure misery! I ran across this thread and it all sounds so promising.....not.
Having my first battle with sulphur burps,cramping, bloating....i thougt it might be bad mayonnaise but im on day 3 of pure misery! I ran across this thread and it all sounds so promising.....not.
My husband has suffered from the rotten egg burps, severe vomiting and diarhea for about 9 years now. I am just wondering, are any of you who have the burps followed by the vomiting and diarhea DIABETIC? One doctor told him that his sugar would get so high that his stomach would stop digesting his food properly, causing it to sit there--- until it eventually comes either back up or out. I am just wondering, if those of you who have the same symptoms are diabetic.
Thanks for your input.
Thanks for your input.
Interesting reading all of these comments.
I started having these episodes in 2008, just like many comments the same symptoms. I am currently researching why i get this and seem to be onto something.
I have just concluded that when i get ill, I seem to have alot of pork in my diet. Bacon, Pork Chops, Ham, Pie with Pork in it, need i say more.
There is a very interesting experiment you can do with pork pour coke over pork loin or pork chops. I know your all thinking im mad but please read on.
I will post a link for you to read, its a young doctor studying medicine in the united kingdom. His journal and findings surrounding populations of people who eat pork in their diet.
I will be back soon.
I started having these episodes in 2008, just like many comments the same symptoms. I am currently researching why i get this and seem to be onto something.
I have just concluded that when i get ill, I seem to have alot of pork in my diet. Bacon, Pork Chops, Ham, Pie with Pork in it, need i say more.
There is a very interesting experiment you can do with pork pour coke over pork loin or pork chops. I know your all thinking im mad but please read on.
I will post a link for you to read, its a young doctor studying medicine in the united kingdom. His journal and findings surrounding populations of people who eat pork in their diet.
I will be back soon.
I experienced several bouts of the "foul smelling" burp episodes, cured only by vomiting, during my high school years. It hasn't happened to me since, over 25 years. It would start with mild stomach pain, then the burps started and became progressively more foul smelling, until I could barely stand myself. The abdominal cramps would become much worse, and I would be miserable until I threw up, then all would be relieved. For me, Pepto Bismol made it worse, because it delayed the eventual vomiting, just prolonging the illness.
To touch on a few things mentioned in previous posts: I'm allergic to cats, so they're not the issue. I have always experienced acid reflux, for as long as I can remember, even when i was in grade school. I now take 20mg omeprazole daily, which has most of the reflux under control.
I never discovered the cause or the cure. I didn't regularly eat eggs, however; I did drink large amounts of milk. I do not have any known fool allergies, and I am not on a restrictive diet. I grew up farming weekends with cattle, but never drank untreated water, and could never link a visit to the farm with an episode. There was so much red dye in everything, if that was the cause, I would have suffered daily, not once every 9 months to a year. No other indoor pets. My mother cleaned vegetables thoroughly, almost to the point of obsessiveness, and as a home maker, cleaned the home daily and prepared most of my meals.
The worst episode started just as I began a bus trip with our marching band to Washington D.C. The people on the bus almost forced me to get off the bus and wait for my parents to come to get me, or go into isolation, due to the foul smell of my burps, that almost made others sick. Once I threw up, all was well. It also happened Christmas eve one year. Santa was not pleased with the frequent trips to the bathroom to dry heave. I do not remember diarrhea associated with any of the episodes.
Later, in my 20's, over a coarse of about a year, I would experience the stomach cramps only, no sour burps. This would happen once a month, never on a full stomch, and only with dry heaving, no vomiting. My doctor prescribed phenergan for the nausea, but when the pain became so severe that I passed out one night, we did the tests. Upper GI, lower GI, barium, CAT scans, x-rays, blood work, you name it, over the course of two weeks. Nothing wrong. Nothing even out of the ordinary. My cholesterol was a little low, the doctor advised I eat an egg every now and then.
The only reason I found this post was due to my remembering what happened so long ago, and I decided to see if I could figure out what was wrong so long ago. No such luck yet.
I don't know if sulphur or rotten eggs accurately describes the foul odor of the burps when I was in high school, but I do know I couldn't stand them (my head would uncontrollably shudder back and forth immediately following the burp, like a tic), and neither could anyone else who was anywhere near me.
Maybe when I check back in another 10 or 15 years, someone will have posted the cause and cure. I hope for all of you experiencing the symptoms that it doesn't take that long. Only those who have gone through this can fully empathize with those who suffer.
I wish you all a speedy recovery.
To touch on a few things mentioned in previous posts: I'm allergic to cats, so they're not the issue. I have always experienced acid reflux, for as long as I can remember, even when i was in grade school. I now take 20mg omeprazole daily, which has most of the reflux under control.
I never discovered the cause or the cure. I didn't regularly eat eggs, however; I did drink large amounts of milk. I do not have any known fool allergies, and I am not on a restrictive diet. I grew up farming weekends with cattle, but never drank untreated water, and could never link a visit to the farm with an episode. There was so much red dye in everything, if that was the cause, I would have suffered daily, not once every 9 months to a year. No other indoor pets. My mother cleaned vegetables thoroughly, almost to the point of obsessiveness, and as a home maker, cleaned the home daily and prepared most of my meals.
The worst episode started just as I began a bus trip with our marching band to Washington D.C. The people on the bus almost forced me to get off the bus and wait for my parents to come to get me, or go into isolation, due to the foul smell of my burps, that almost made others sick. Once I threw up, all was well. It also happened Christmas eve one year. Santa was not pleased with the frequent trips to the bathroom to dry heave. I do not remember diarrhea associated with any of the episodes.
Later, in my 20's, over a coarse of about a year, I would experience the stomach cramps only, no sour burps. This would happen once a month, never on a full stomch, and only with dry heaving, no vomiting. My doctor prescribed phenergan for the nausea, but when the pain became so severe that I passed out one night, we did the tests. Upper GI, lower GI, barium, CAT scans, x-rays, blood work, you name it, over the course of two weeks. Nothing wrong. Nothing even out of the ordinary. My cholesterol was a little low, the doctor advised I eat an egg every now and then.
The only reason I found this post was due to my remembering what happened so long ago, and I decided to see if I could figure out what was wrong so long ago. No such luck yet.
I don't know if sulphur or rotten eggs accurately describes the foul odor of the burps when I was in high school, but I do know I couldn't stand them (my head would uncontrollably shudder back and forth immediately following the burp, like a tic), and neither could anyone else who was anywhere near me.
Maybe when I check back in another 10 or 15 years, someone will have posted the cause and cure. I hope for all of you experiencing the symptoms that it doesn't take that long. Only those who have gone through this can fully empathize with those who suffer.
I wish you all a speedy recovery.
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