Experts do not classify belching (spontaneous release of air out of the stomach through the mouth - aerophagia) as a separate disease, indicating that the unpleasant symptom is a harbinger of failures and disorders in the gastrointestinal tract. Not only drug therapy helps to get rid of it, but also traditional medicine that restores and activates the functions of the stomach, intestines and other digestive organs. But do not forget that medicinal decoctions and mixtures are allowed to be used if the exact diagnosis of the disease is known.
Belching air
To stimulate the motor and secretory functions of the stomach, gas is needed, which is contained in sufficient quantities in the reservoir to digest food. After fermentation, it gradually comes out, which is expressed in occasional cases of belching. It should be considered as the norm.
Sometimes a person swallows gases along with food, which increase the pressure inside the stomach and help weaken the sphincter. At the next stage, belching of air occurs, which does not have a specific odor. The symptom does not indicate the presence of pathologies, and to eliminate it, it makes sense to follow several rules aimed at tracking the amount of gases taken in with food.
The following will help you get rid of air belching on a regular basis:
- composition of aloe juice and cranberry juice (drinks are mixed in equal proportions to obtain a glass of liquid, which is diluted with 200 g of boiled water, at the next stage 1.5 tsp of liquid honey is added to the mixture). Take the medication – 20 mg three times a day, duration of therapy – 7 days;
- magnesia solution (30 g of magnesium sulfate powder dissolved in 150 mg of water). Take the medicine once in the morning, duration of therapy is 7 days;
- a mixture of carrot and potato juice (drinks are mixed in equal proportions, 100 g each). Take the medicine - 30 g three times a day before meals, duration of therapy - 10 days.
Important! At increased risk are overweight people who abuse fatty, spicy, salty foods and bad habits.
Recommendations for eating
The meal should be leisurely, with careful chewing of the contents and the absence of conversations at the table. Proper food consumption can improve digestion processes and have a positive effect on the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. Carbonated drinks should be present in the diet in minimal quantities, since excessive gas content will cause a person to belch, and with regular abuse, a pathological condition will arise.
After eating, it is not recommended to lie down. It is best if after a meal you go for a light walk or sit in a quiet position. In this case, food will pass without delay and the risk of belching will be minimized.
The nervous state and tension on this basis affect the functioning of the entire body, and the processes that occur in the gastrointestinal tract can produce side effects that can become pathological over time.
If it is not possible to abstain from nervous situations in the modern world, then minimizing their presence is simply necessary to maintain health, both psychological and physical, because the food that enters the body, under the influence of a nervous state, is not able to be properly digested, which is sure to affect the state of health and the manifestation of regurgitation.
Chewing gum is also contraindicated, since such actions lead to copious release of saliva, which, when swallowed, is combined with a portion of air, which ultimately manifests itself in gas formation and belching.
Liquid intake should be done using a cup or straw or drinking from the neck of a bottle is not the norm, since during such manipulations a person swallows a large amount of air, which comes out in the form of belching.
You should refrain from wearing tight clothes, which, by tightening the stomach, can affect the functioning of the digestive system. There is no need to sacrifice your health in pursuit of fashion, since after eating, tight clothes will cause the release of excess air and create an uncomfortable state.
Meals should be taken in parts throughout the day at intervals of 3 hours - in this case, overeating will not occur and the gastrointestinal tract will not malfunction in the form of belching.
Important! Poorly fitting dentures can sometimes cause excessive air swallowing and burping.
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Belching and heartburn
Aerophagia, accompanied by heartburn, is a clear sign of the development of pathologies in the gastrointestinal tract. The burning sensation behind the breastbone increases as the stomach valve (sphincter) weakens, when the remains of undigested food from the reservoir begin to freely penetrate back into the esophagus. If comprehensive treatment of dysfunction is not started in a timely manner, the risk of such dangerous pathologies as gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers, duodenitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, etc. increases.
In the fight against unpleasant symptoms, healers offer the following recipes:
- decoction of oats/barley (unrefined grains of agricultural crops in the amount of 200 g are brewed in 1 liter of boiling water, the drink is put on fire, heated for 2 minutes, infused for half an hour and filtered). Take the medication – 200 mg three times a day, duration of therapy – 14 days;
- infusion of flaxseeds (15 g of powder is dissolved in 200 g of hot water, the preparation is left overnight). Take the medicine – 50 g three times a day, duration of therapy – 10 days;
- composition of milk and propolis (1.5 liters of fresh milk is put on fire and boiled, then 100 g of propolis is added to it, the resulting mixture is thoroughly mixed and filtered, the wax formed on the surface is removed). Take the medicine three times a day, 70-100 g, duration of therapy is 30 days.
Important! Tight clothes and tight belts create favorable conditions for heartburn and aerophagia.
Principles of nutrition
If you are tormented by belching, then you need to reconsider your diet: this applies to both diet and regimen. You need to eat in small portions, but often. In this case, food must be chewed thoroughly and not immediately swallowed. The process should be done without haste, thoughtfully - this is the best and easiest method to avoid the appearance of belching. Not only should the portion be small, but the spoon or sip of liquid should also have a small volume. You should not talk while eating. Otherwise, a large amount of air enters the stomach, which will then be released in the form of belching.
It is imperative to conduct an audit of all the foods that a person usually eats. It is recommended to exclude from the diet those that cause fermentation in the stomach. For example, these are legumes, sweets, baked goods, cabbage. In addition, nutritionists and gastroenterologists advise avoiding mineral water and carbonated drinks.
It is not recommended to drink food with liquid: tea, etc. Usually you need to wait about 0.5-1 hour after breakfast, lunch or dinner. If water enters the stomach along with food, it will begin to dilute the concentration of gastric juice. Because of this, food is less digestible.
It is necessary to give up jam, sweets, cakes and other sweets. Sugar, entering the stomach, causes fermentation. This provokes not only belching, but also flatulence and increased gas formation. You should not eat sweets immediately after your main meal. If you want to have a dessert, it is best to do it half an hour before lunch or 1.5 hours after it.
Dysfunction of the digestive tract is provoked by fatty foods, especially if the diet contains a lot of butter, lard, sausages, cheeses, fatty fish and meat. They are allowed to be consumed, but only in very small quantities.
If you feel heaviness in your stomach and belching appears, then you need to exclude beer, coffee, carbonated drinks, chocolate, exotic fruits, cabbage, beans, peas, and whole milk from your diet.
Once a week, according to gastroenterologists, you need to adhere to a special diet. You need to drink 6-10 tablets of activated carbon. During the day you can only eat dairy-free cereals. You are allowed to drink a lot of clean water without gases, but only a couple of hours after finishing or 30 minutes before meals. Such a diet will help normalize the functioning of the digestive tract, as a result of which the symptoms of heaviness in the abdomen and belching disappear.
Belching with hydrogen sulfide
The occurrence of belching, which is accompanied by bad breath, is a compelling and urgent reason to visit a gastroenterologist. The symptom indicates that the food in the stomach is not broken down properly. It stagnates and after a certain period of time begins to emit a smell inherent in rotten eggs. Aerophagia in this variant may be accompanied by additional signs indicating the presence of pathologies in the gastrointestinal tract. These include: intestinal dyskinesia, intestinal helminthiasis, hypoacid gastritis.
To eliminate belching with the smell of hydrogen sulfide, natural medicines such as:
- mint essence (30 g of fresh crushed leaves of the plant, pour 100 g of water/vodka and leave in a dark place for 30 days, shaking the container periodically). Taking the medicine - 4-5 drops per 200 g of water, duration of therapy - 1.5 months;
- tea with lemon balm;
- calamus rhizome powder (medicine - 5 g three times a day, duration of therapy - 14 days);
- centaury decoction (10 g of the plant is brewed in 0.5 liters of boiling water, the drink is infused for 30 minutes). Take the medicine - 50 g three times a day, duration of therapy - 10 days.
Important! When diagnosing pathologies of the digestive system, the symptom of which is belching with the smell of hydrogen sulfide, it is important to change the nutritional system. It is recommended to focus on foods that stimulate the production of gastric juice: cereals, liquid dishes, stewed vegetables, cottage cheese, kefir, low-fat sour cream.
Fighting methods
The diet will help fight the symptoms of belching.
The first thing to do is to adhere to a diet and proper food intake.
During meals, chew food thoroughly, eat in small portions and watch out for overeating. There is no need to rush, talk or fuss while eating.
Eliminate unhealthy foods, and you can also track after what food belching appears. It is impossible to say with complete certainty which food will cause belching, since this is completely individual.
After any meal, be sure to spend some time in peace. Do not make sudden movements, physical exercise is prohibited.
For good digestion, quiet 15-minute walks in the fresh air help. With the correct digestion process, food does not stagnate, there is no fermentation process and, accordingly, gas formation does not occur.
Sour belching
A symptom characterized by a specific aftertaste after a meal occurs due to a deficiency of digestive enzymes and disruption of the sphincter. Undigested food is thrown from the stomach into the esophagus, and the belching takes on a sour tint. It can be triggered by pancreatitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastritis, and stomach ulcers.
The following traditional medicine recipes have shown a good effect in getting rid of aerophagia with a sour aftertaste:
- aloe tincture (the leaves of the plant are crushed in a meat grinder (1/2 kg), mixed with red wine (1/2 l) and honey melted in a water bath (1/2 kg), the preparation is infused for a week). Take the medicine - 1 tsp three times a day before meals, duration of therapy - 14 days;
- acidified water (1 tbsp apple cider vinegar dissolves in 1 liter of water). Take the medication – 200 mg three times a day, duration of therapy – 10 days;
- oat jelly (sprouted grains are ground in a coffee grinder and soaked in warm water for 40 - 50 minutes, then the drink is filtered). Take the medicine – 70 g three times a day, duration of therapy – 14 days;
- herbal decoction (dill seeds, chamomile, peppermint, yarrow flowers are mixed in equal proportions and brewed in 0.5 liters of boiling water). Take the medicine - 100 g three times a day before meals, course duration - 30 days.
Important! Eating sauerkraut, mushrooms, lamb, barley, confectionery and strong coffee contributes to the occurrence of sour belching.
Medicines
Omeprazole will help reduce acidity and relieve heartburn.
If you turn to medication for help, you can get rid of belching, but it is worth remembering that the cause of the appearance should also be eliminated.
People often turn to the drug Almagel, which helps not only with belching, but with bloating and heartburn. But it is worth considering the contraindications; those with kidney disease and nursing mothers should not take it.
Also, there is a drug called Motilium, which speeds up the digestion process and relieves congestion. For diseases such as pituitary tumors, gastrointestinal bleeding, and gastric obstruction, the drug is contraindicated.
Pancreatin is no less famous for belching, heaviness in the stomach and heartburn. If you have pancreatitis, you should not take the drug.
You can use the drug Omeprazole, in addition to getting rid of heartburn, it will help reduce acidity. But, if there are liver diseases and during pregnancy, lactation, the drug is contraindicated.
There is a drug called Smecta that will relieve heartburn and help with bloating. But you cannot take this drug if you have intestinal obstruction.
In addition to the fact that each drug has a contraindication, there are also rules of administration that must be followed and taken according to dosages.
Belching due to nervousness
Often the symptom is accompanied by loud sounds, characterized by a long duration (from several hours to several days). Belching occurs for no reason, or it is provoked by a violation of the regime and diet. The peak of symptoms occurs during the period when a person does not eat. In representatives of the fairer sex who are in a state of nervous overexcitation, aerophagia can be combined with a convulsive squeal. The period of remission of the pathology is characterized by a feeling of heaviness in the stomach.
The problem of nervous belching can be solved by:
- decoction of hop cones (1 tablespoon of the plant is brewed in 0.5 liters of hot water, the mixture is put on fire for further boiling, after 25 minutes the drink is filtered). Take the medicine – 50 g three times a day, duration of therapy – 7 days;
- infusion of cinquefoil (1 teaspoon of herb is brewed in 200 g of hot milk, the preparation should be left for half an hour, and then it is cleaned with gauze). Take the medicine – 100 g three times a day, duration of therapy – 30 days;
- sweet clover tincture (50 tbsp of herb is poured with 0.5 liters of vodka, the container with the mixture is placed in a dark place for 2 weeks). Take the medicine three times a day, 15-20 drops before meals, duration of therapy is 14 days.
Important! Belching can also be triggered by a stressful situation: the patient experiences cardiospasms in the intestines and stomach. Sedatives will help eliminate the symptom.
Stages of treatment
Nowadays, many medications have been developed that help eliminate belching and its symptoms. You can also take medications that will prevent the phenomenon. If you suffer from stomach problems, they should be consumed strictly according to the instructions. You should consult your doctor first. You should not self-medicate, as this may worsen the patient’s well-being.
First, the doctor identifies the causes of belching and only after that selects medications. Initially, you need to treat the primary disease that causes belching. A gastroenterologist deals with all questions. He prescribes medications, selects optimal doses and duration of therapy.
The following medications are commonly used:
- Omez;
- Motilak;
- Ranitidine;
- Motilium;
- Rennie;
- Motonium;
- Denol;
- Immodium;
- Passengers;
- Festal;
- Gastal;
- Almagel.
They will help eliminate the symptoms of belching.
It is very useful to do special exercises on the back. Of course, exercise itself cannot cure belching, but it can cope with unpleasant symptoms and improve a person’s well-being. You need to lie on your back and raise your legs 45° from the floor. Limbs should be straightened. You need to remain in this position for 3 minutes. Then slowly lower your feet to the floor. It is best to do several approaches. Thanks to such a load, the symptoms will initially intensify, but then quickly stop.
To prevent belching, you can use the following recommendations:
- After eating, you need to take a short walk at a calm pace. 0.5-1 hour is enough.
- If you want to lie down, you need to lean on a high pillow. This will prevent stomach contents from refluxing into the esophagus.
- There is no need to wear tight and tight clothes, or various belts that tightly tighten the stomach.
- If the patient plays sports and the symptoms of belching intensify, it is necessary to exclude exercises that create a greater load on the abdominal muscles.
- It is recommended to get rid of bad habits such as smoking and drinking alcohol.
The dosage is calculated depending on the patient's weight. It is best to crush and crush the tablets and then dissolve them in water. This will improve the absorbent properties. The liquid must be drunk completely. You can chew all the tablets and drink water. If the patient has an acute form of gastric or intestinal ulcer, then activated charcoal is prohibited. To eliminate the condition, it is permissible to take Smecta, but this is only a temporary solution.
Belching with gastritis
Long-term consumption of alcohol, a regular menu of spicy, fatty and salty dishes, and frequent drinking of carbonated drinks in 99% of cases lead to aerophagia, which develops into the initial stage of gastritis. Inflammatory processes develop in the gastric mucosa, which negatively affects the quality of food digestion. A person develops a metallic taste in his mouth, his appetite decreases, and pain occurs in the abdominal cavity. If you do not focus on the pathology in a timely manner, a serious complication may develop, which can be treated with radical methods.
Representatives of traditional medicine suggest getting rid of the symptom with the help of:
- healing composition (calamus root (1 tbsp), rowan fruits (15 g) and rowan flowers (10 g), pour a glass of cold water and infuse for 1.5-2 hours in a dark place, at the next stage the mixture is brought to a boil, cool and strain). Take the medicine - 100 g three times a day before meals, duration of therapy - 7 days;
- medicinal collection (dill seeds (15 g), mint leaves (20 g), yarrow inflorescences (20 g), St. John's wort herb (40 g), triphol leaves (50 g) are combined together, then 2 tablespoons of the drug are brewed in 0 .5 liters of boiling water for half an hour, at the final stage the drink must be strained). Take the medicine - 50 g three times a day before meals, duration of therapy - 10 days.
Important! The clinical picture of gastritis in the chronic form does not have clear contours, characterized by gastric dyspepsia and pain syndromes in the epigastric region.
Tea party
Although gas is irritating, it is a natural part of the body's digestive system. However, if problems with gas or belching are painful or chronic, these problems should be brought to the attention of a doctor, especially in people who have previously had surgery related to the stomach or gastrointestinal tract.
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