Burping.

[Kennydog]

Hi eveyone. Had the gastritis/ibs for a few years now. Can anyone give me any advice? In the evening, from about 6 o'clock, I start burping, and its pretty much constant till I go to bed, regardless of what i eat or drink. Any ideas or suggestions please.

[FRreedman]

I would stop drinking fizzy drinks and reduce alcohol intake, I would make sure that I only eat small mouthfuls of food and chew extremely well before swallowing. Good luck, keep well and stay safe.

[Liz1234ty]

Hi, i wonder if the consistent timing points to an activity causing this? Ginger or peppermint may help or perhaps look at breathing relaxation as rapid breathing or breathing too much when eating can cause gas as can chewing gum

[Kennydog in reply to Liz1234ty]

Hi. Had a bit of an experiment last night. I didnt take my esomeperazole tablet last night( which i usually do before eating my last meal) and hey presto hardly any burping. So just going to take it on the morning to see what happens.

[FeistyGirl in reply to Kennydog]

Let us know how that goes.

[Kennydog in reply to FeistyGirl]

Will do.

[Liz1234ty in reply to Kennydog]

Interesting! One thing I have learnt through researching my own issues is that the symptoms of low and high stomach acid can be really similar but for some reason UK GPs tend to assume that only high stomach acid exists. My course of esomeperazole made me worse so I ended up stopping it. Sounds like an interesting experiment to change time of day etc. Both high and low stomach acid can cause burping!

[Kennydog in reply to FeistyGirl]

Ive taken to having my esomeprazole in the morning, the having a good breakfast. Eggs, bacon,mushrooms. No tomatoes tho. A sandwich for lunch and hardly anything maybe a few biscuits on the evening. When i go to bed i have some gaviscon advance. Still burp a bit but not much and no bloating tummy....so far the other thing ive done is cut back on vegetables. Only have peas, or carrots or sliced green beans and not much potatoe.