Contents:
- Medical Video: Dr. Oz Explains Gas
- Often belching is followed by these symptoms?
- 1. Vomiting
- 2. Reduced body weight
- 3. Constipation or diarrhea
- 4. Stomach ache
Medical Video: Dr. Oz Explains Gas
Most of you may immediately belch after eating. Even though it is considered impolite, belching is a normal body reaction. With burping, we release gas that enters the stomach when we chew or talk while eating. But be careful if you often belch, followed by some additional symptoms. Excessive burping may indicatecertain health problems that you should check with your doctor.
Often belching is followed by these symptoms?
If your excessive belching complaint is accompanied by one or more of the symptoms below, you should immediately see a doctor.
1. Vomiting
Happen alone, vomiting is a body reaction that indicates a problem. Especially if accompanying complaints of excessive belching. Reporting from WomensHealth, maccording to Bhavesh Shah of Long Beach Medical Center in California, this condition is a symptom of hiatal hernia or heartburn or GERD.
Frequent belching is accompanied by vomitingcan also be a sign of a blockage in the abdominal organs. For example because of the growth of boils in the small intestine.
2. Reduced body weight
If you realize that lately your weight and appetite have diminished while you continue to belch, this can be a sign of the development of stomach cancer that is eating away at the body. Cancer cells absorb your body's energy to continue to multiply and spread. This is what makes the weight of cancer patients continues to decline.
Besides cancer, this condition can indicate inflammation, infection, or boils (ulcers) in your digestive system.
3. Constipation or diarrhea
If you have recently been overbearing with constipation, vomiting, flatulence, severe abdominal pain, and / or weight loss, this can be a sign of intestinal obstruction that may be caused by tumor growth, scar tissue, or intestinal intestines.
Continuous belching followed by constipation and the above symptoms can also be a symptom of intestinal inflammation, aka IBS. Some people who have IBS can experience diarrhea rather than constipation.
In addition, excessive belching accompanied by diarrhea can be a symptom of Crohn's disease or pancolitis.
4. Stomach ache
Frequent belching accompanied by abdominal pain and bloating that occurs long enough or seriously can be a symptom lactose intolerance or gluten allergy. This condition often occurs because of the fermentation of food in your intestine that produces excess gas.
Excessive belching accompanied by aching and sore stomachs, a sensation of exhaustion, and drastic weight loss can also be a sign of H. pylori bacterial infection in the intestine.
If you still continue to belch and may experience other symptoms not mentioned above, immediately consult a doctor to get the right diagnosis and treatment steps. Early detection can also prevent you from dangerous complications that might lurk.
