It's best to eat several small meals instead of two or three large meals. After you eat, wait 2 to 3 hours before you lie down. Late-night snacks aren't a good idea. Chocolate, mint, and alcohol can make dyspepsia worse.
They relax the valve between the esophagus and the stomach. Spicy foods, foods that have a lot of acid like tomatoes and oranges , and coffee can make dyspepsia worse in some people.
If your symptoms are worse after you eat a certain food, you may want to stop eating that food to see if your symptoms get better.
Do not smoke or chew tobacco. If you get dyspepsia at night, raise the head of your bed 6 to 8 inches by putting the frame on blocks or placing a foam wedge under the head of your mattress. Adding extra pillows does not work.
Do not wear tight clothing around your middle. Lose weight if you need to. Losing just 5 to 10 pounds can help.
Credits Current as of: April 15, Top of the page Next Section: Related Information. Previous Section: Related Information Top of the page. Current as of: April 15, Excess tension can cause you to swallow air and also lead to heartburn, which can increase burping. Periods of anxiety can also cause hyperventilation.
This can make you swallow more air. Treat a stuffy nose with a decongestant, like pseudoephedrine Sudafed , or a saline spray. Nasal congestion and sinus congestion caused by the common cold, allergies, or a sinus infection can make you swallow more air. Research suggests that burping can sometimes be a learned behavior or habit. Therapies that have shown promise in treating people who burp excessively include:. In one small pilot study , five participants with chronic burping were told to breathe slowly and diaphragmatically, with their mouth slightly ajar while lying down.
Then they did the same while sitting up. Researchers found this type of behavioral therapy cured the burping altogether. Excessive burping can be a sign of a more serious medical condition. Nevertheless, people rarely consult their doctor about burping. Heartburn is the top symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD , but burping is a fairly common symptom, too. GERD is a disorder that causes acid from the stomach to flow upward into the esophagus.
A bacterium called Helicobacter pylori H. The bacteria penetrate the mucous lining of the stomach, making the stomach cells more vulnerable to acids. Eventually, an ulcer can form in the stomach, esophagus, or intestine.
Treatment involves a combination of antibiotics and proton pump inhibitor PPI to reduce the amount of acid your stomach produces. Gastritis is inflammation of the stomach lining. IBS is a chronic digestive condition. These symptoms vary from person to person. IBS can be difficult to diagnose at first, because its symptoms often mimic those of other conditions. Many people with IBS find relief with dietary changes. When people with lactose intolerance drink milk or consume other dairy products, the undigested lactose moves into the intestine and interacts with bacteria.
This can cause symptoms such as:. A hiatal hernia occurs when a small portion of the stomach bulges through the diaphragm and into the chest area. But there are times when recurrent burping can signify a more serious, underlying problem—especially when it's happening in conjunction with other symptoms, says Kavanagh. If your burps come on quickly out of nowhere, and are accompanied with nausea and lots of vomiting, this could signal a potentially life-threatening condition, says De Latour.
In that case, you need to go to the emergency room immediately, she adds. It could also be a sign of the stomach flu, an infection, or even cancer, says De Latour. A puffy stomach can happen from swallowing too much air, but if you're extremely bloated and it's painful, it can be another symptom of an obstruction.
If normal methods don't relieve it or if you start vomiting, get it checked out immediately, says De Latour. Bloating isn't always serious though—it can also happen with irritable bowel syndrome and lactose intolerance, two other conditions known to give people the burps, she adds. Hiatal hernias—a condition where your stomach bulges into your esophagus—can cause recurrent burping, says Kavanagh.
On its own, a hiatal hernia isn't an emergency, but it can be very uncomfortable. There's also risk the hernia will become "strangulated"—when the hernia cuts off blood supply to the rest of the abdomen, according to Harvard Health Publishing. A strangulated hiatal hernia requires emergency surgery, and can be fatal if left untreated. If you burp a lot after a meal, your burps taste like stomach acid a. Losing weight rapidly, along with burping, is another sign of a bowel blockage, says Latour.
Losing weight slowly, however, and when you're not necessarily trying to, can mean you're not digesting your food properly and your doc will want to check you for conditions like IBS, food allergies, or Crohn's disease, Kavanagh says.
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