Do You BURP?????!
Question: Hi. Maybe this is a silly question but, why do I burp so much?
I have an appointment for an Endoscopy in a few weeks but I guess I am trying to prepare myself for what the doctor might say. It all started about 2 months ago. Everytime I ate, I would burp. And not just a normal "being full" burp, they were little, big, and sometimes painful. It happened not only after every meal but after drinking anything - even water. When I wake up in the morning I burp. Some kind of other test on my stomach ruled out a Hiatal hernia but the doctor says this next test will show anything that is there. I also have had really, really bad breath since all of this started happening. What could it be?????
Answers: Hi. Maybe this is a silly question but, why do I burp so much?
I have an appointment for an Endoscopy in a few weeks but I guess I am trying to prepare myself for what the doctor might say. It all started about 2 months ago. Everytime I ate, I would burp. And not just a normal "being full" burp, they were little, big, and sometimes painful. It happened not only after every meal but after drinking anything - even water. When I wake up in the morning I burp. Some kind of other test on my stomach ruled out a Hiatal hernia but the doctor says this next test will show anything that is there. I also have had really, really bad breath since all of this started happening. What could it be?????
Most people produce about 1 to 3 pints a day and pass gas about 14 times a day. However, many people think that they have too much gas, when they really have normal amounts.
Gas is made primarily of odorless vapors - carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen, and sometimes methane. The unpleasant odor of flatulence comes from bacteria in the large intestine that release small amounts of gases that contain sulfur. Although having gas is common, it can be uncomfortable and embarrassing.
Gas in the digestive tract comes from two sources:
Swallowed air
Normal breakdown of certain undigested foods by harmless bacteria naturally present in the large intestine
Swallowed air. Air swallowing (aerophagia) is a common cause of air in the stomach. Everyone swallows small amounts of air when eating and drinking. However, eating and drinking rapidly, chewing gum, using a straw to drink, smoking, and wearing loose dentures can cause some people to take in more air. Burping, or belching, is the way most swallowed air - which contains nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide - leaves the stomach. The remaining gas moves into the small intestine where it is partly absorbed. A small amount travels to the large intestine for release through the rectum.
Breakdown of undigested foods. The body does not digest and absorb some carbohydrates (the sugar, starches and fiber found in many foods) in the small intestine because of a shortage or absence of certain enzymes. This undigested food then passes from the small intestine into the large intestine, where harmless and normal bacteria break down the food, producing hydrogen, carbon dioxide and, in about one-third of all people, methane. Eventually, these gases pass through the rectum. Most foods that contain carbohydrates can cause gas. By contrast, fats and proteins cause little gas.
It could be acid reflux. It's common and sounds sort of like the things your describing. It can be fixed.
I Burp! If I hold in my burp, I get heartburn. When I am at work, I try to find a place to burp without everyone hearing me.