Fast burping of air , the causes of which we will consider a little later, from time to time occurs in every person. However, not everyone understands what this phenomenon is associated with. Therefore, in the presented article, we decided to highlight this issue.
general information
In most cases, frequent burping, even on an empty stomach, does not represent any pathology. Moreover, such a condition is considered to be a completely normal physiological state. It is associated with the fact that excess gases, which are often accompanied by a loud sound, come out of the stomach and esophagus. If this phenomenon occurs after eating food, then belching can have a rather pungent smell of food eaten.
However, there are also cases when a person is bothered by too regular belching with air on an empty stomach. The causes of this pathology should be identified by medical examination. As a rule, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract or any disturbances in the functioning of certain internal organs are detected in such patients.
Fast belching: causes
In completely healthy people, this condition can occur rarely or bother every day. Nothing wrong with that. By the way, in medical practice this phenomenon is called aerophagy.
Methods of treating belching with air, which is not pathological in nature, do not include taking any medications, etc. Moreover, with such a problem, you should not even consult a doctor. After all, this is a completely normal state of the human body. You just need to turn your attention to some aspects and eating habits and draw certain conclusions.
So why can belching occur on an empty stomach? The reasons are hidden in the following nuances:
- disturbances in nasal breathing;
- excessive talk during the meal;
- diseases of the teeth and oral cavity;
- abuse of (excessive) chewing gum;
- serious physical exertion after eating;
- the second half of the second trimester of pregnancy (due to the fact that the growing uterus begins to support the diaphragm, as it were).
Other reasons
Why constant burping of air can occur yet? Some experts attribute this phenomenon to the following factors:
- very fast food intake or constant snacking on the go;
- regular overeating;
- filling the stomach with gases due to excessive consumption of carbonated drinks, including foam (beer), as well as taking baking soda (for example, when getting rid of heartburn);
- neurosis.
Very frequent belching with air: causes, treatment
If this phenomenon is not associated with the above reasons and is pathological, then you should definitely consult a doctor. After all, such a deviation often indicates the presence of various diseases. Which ones, we will consider a little further.
Air Belching Diseases
We have already said above that “empty” burping not during meals can occur due to neurosis. Indeed, in the process of this pathologically conditioned reflex, a person begins to actively swallow air, which after some time exits through the oral cavity. To get rid of this problem, it is necessary to treat its cause, that is, neurosis. To do this, consult a specialist.
If aerophagy is not associated with neurosis and other causes that are listed above, then you can easily suspect the presence of internal diseases. Among them, I would like to especially note the following:
- chronic gastritis;
- upset stomach motility;
- pyloroduodenal stenosis ;
- peptic ulcer (especially with a high location of peptic ulcer);
- cardiovascular failure ;
- cardiospasm;
- narrowing of the esophagus;
- descending aortic aneurysm.
Treatment process
After the doctor makes one of the above diagnoses, it is imperative to begin treatment of the disease. Otherwise, the disease will progress, which in the future will lead not only to frequent belching with air, but also to other problems.
The methods for treating such diseases vary markedly. That is why only a doctor should prescribe it and only after a full examination.
Strong burp
Now you know why burping occurs. The causes, symptoms and treatment of this pathology, we also examined. But such a phenomenon can bother a person with other deviations in the body. Let's consider them in more detail.
- Anatomical pathologies of the structure of internal organs, having an inborn character. The most common among them are kink, as well as narrowing of the lumen of the stomach or hernia of the esophagus.
- Malignant tumors of the digestive tract. Due to the onset of neoplasm, the functioning of almost the entire digestive system is disrupted. Also, the tumor can interfere with the normal digestion and assimilation of food.
- Infection of a person with parasites such as toxocars, lamblia and roundworms.
- Constant depression and psychosis.
- Vegetovascular dystonia.
- Diseases of the heart and vascular system (for example, pulmonary artery, thromboembolism, myocardial infarction, ischemia, etc.).
How to treat?
If you no longer want to observe such a deviation in yourself, then you need to establish its causes. Belching treatment (the diseases were presented above) should be carried out only by a doctor. If drug therapy is not able to cope with the deviation that has arisen, then the doctor may recommend surgical intervention (for example, with oncology, etc.).
Clinical manifestations
Do you know how belching is manifested? If not, then we will help to deal with its symptoms, as well as the likely causes.
Belching is an active outlet of air through the oral cavity, which is accompanied by a very loud sound. Sometimes it can be "multi-story." Belching with air in people suffering from hysteria is often accompanied by a loud cry.
If this phenomenon is associated with the absorption of food, then it manifests itself immediately after a meal. If the digestive tract is disturbed, belching can be observed constantly and disappear only during sleep.
Often this condition is accompanied by a feeling of fullness and heaviness in the epigastric region. In this case, the patient can observe a bloating, and in some cases intestinal obstruction.
People with coronary heart disease sometimes complain that, along with belching, they feel quite sharp pains in the left side of the chest and attacks of angina pectoris. Most rarely, with such a pathology, difficulty breathing is noted, up to the appearance of asthma attacks.
Survey
Experts note that a typical burping of air is most often observed in the patient during his examination. Moreover, it can disappear if you distract his attention. Usually, the doctor observes how the patient is ready to swallow air. At the same time, he pulls his head forward, and his chin is pressed against the chest. Next, the person begins to make swallowing movements.
After observing airbrushing, the doctor usually prescribes an x-ray. Thanks to the picture taken, the doctor can determine the standing of the diaphragm and make a more accurate diagnosis. If this problem is associated with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, then the specialist should also conduct FGDS.
Belching in children
Aerophagy can affect not only adults, but also newborn children. As a rule, this is due to the fact that the child’s nervous system cannot yet independently regulate the digestive apparatus. Also, the disease often develops due to the sucking of an empty nipple or small breast, during which the amount of swallowed air increases.
The main signs of aerophagy in young children are as follows:
- crying while eating;
- rapid and violent bloating;
- refusal of food and, as a result, weight loss.
By the way, during breastfeeding, the baby can belch out air on its own, and then again begin to suck.
To find out why airbrushing is observed in children, you should consult a pediatrician. The latter will be able to make the correct diagnosis only after an X-ray examination.
It should be noted that some children get used to constantly swallow air. Wean a child from this habit is permissible by strict regulation of meals.