Monday
Oct052009
Eructation*
Monday, October 5, 2009 at 10:00AM
Holy hell, I have the burps. Chronic belching. And it's miserable.
Thursday night I ate a french bread pizza for dinner and went to bed feeling fine. Friday I had cereal for breakfast, as usual. But around 10:30 I drank some water to take a few Excedrin, and I haven't stopped burping since. That is NOT an exaggeration. Maybe I swallowed some air when I drank the water - the swallowing of air seems to be the most common diagnosis from Dr. Google - but I can't believe I swallowed enough to cause over 72 hours of burping.
More likely I've got some indigestion thing going on. But other than the burps, I feel fine. No heartburn or upset stomach or any of that. Just constant obnoxious belching.
And nothing on the internet will tell me what to do. I've learned that I need to eat more slowly (done), drink water (done) and eat fewer gassy foods (done). So ok, I can maybe avoid future burp breakouts, but how do I stop this one? I've tried Tums to no avail, but there has to be something else. Anyone ever had this problem? What did you do?
(To make matters worse, I've also gotten the hiccups on and off today. Burp, hiccup, burp, hiccup, burp, burp, hiccup. It's so much fun I could cry.)
*The sciencey word for belching.
Thursday night I ate a french bread pizza for dinner and went to bed feeling fine. Friday I had cereal for breakfast, as usual. But around 10:30 I drank some water to take a few Excedrin, and I haven't stopped burping since. That is NOT an exaggeration. Maybe I swallowed some air when I drank the water - the swallowing of air seems to be the most common diagnosis from Dr. Google - but I can't believe I swallowed enough to cause over 72 hours of burping.
More likely I've got some indigestion thing going on. But other than the burps, I feel fine. No heartburn or upset stomach or any of that. Just constant obnoxious belching.
And nothing on the internet will tell me what to do. I've learned that I need to eat more slowly (done), drink water (done) and eat fewer gassy foods (done). So ok, I can maybe avoid future burp breakouts, but how do I stop this one? I've tried Tums to no avail, but there has to be something else. Anyone ever had this problem? What did you do?
(To make matters worse, I've also gotten the hiccups on and off today. Burp, hiccup, burp, hiccup, burp, burp, hiccup. It's so much fun I could cry.)
*The sciencey word for belching.
Reader Comments (8)
Hmmm...no clue. Maybe some Gas X since burping is like having gas. ???
Maybe try some acidophilus pills? You can definitely find them in health food stores but more and more grocery stores are also carrying them. As they help digest food I always take them before I eat anything greasy, rich or gas-inducing. And if they don't help it won't hurt you take them.
Great idea! I actually have some acidophilus capsules, but I didn't even think of that as a solution. The Gas X is smart too. I hope one or the other will help because *burp*
You may be belching because you are hiccuping--that's definitely an intake of air.
Do you chew gum? Because that makes my sister wicked gassy. I don't know what causes my gassiness, but I love those meltaway gasx thingies--like those listerine mint strips, only for gas.
Unfortunately I started burping long before I got the hiccups. And I haven't chewed any gum since this started. I don't know what's going on.
1) NOT FAIR! Why are you getting the perpetual belch instead of me? I pride myself on my belches, and here you're getting the magical Fountain of *blech*. Not fair.
2) I'm not sure about belches, seeing as I've never *wanted* to get rid of them, but for hiccups, close your eyes and visualize white horse galloping across a field. Works every time.
I've heard trying peanut butter helps.
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