Once and a while I get the Hiccups. When I
get them, I get them so bad that they last
for sometimes a good half an hour, also
with every hiccup I burp out air. It's
like a hiccup and a burp combined at the
same time. Afterwards, Let's say I have a
drink or something to eat, I get air in my
stomach like normal people do while they
eat or drink something. Well, I'm almost
positive that because of the hiccups being
mixed with violent burps, something
happens inside my throat/chest that will
block the air from a burp coming up after
the eating or drinking. Basically I have
air trapped in my stomach and when I try
to burp... it comes up to about the bottom
of my neck line/chest area and something
stops the burp and sends the air back down
to my stomach causing me to want to burp
badly to release the trapped air but
everytime I want to... I can't and it
becomes very uncomfortable. Eventually it
will go away and back to normal and I will
have a huge release of air (finally) with
a loud tight burp (almost like whatever is
in the way is finally letting some of the
air through). I can't stand it and it bugs
the hell out of me! I read somewhere on
the internet a long time ago, how to
release air in your stomach when you have
a trapped burp (I guess you'd call it) but
I can't remember the actual process to get
the burp up and I can't remember where I
read this trick. Do you have any
ideas/suggestions; and if known... what is
causing this "caught burp problem" in my
throat/chest area?
For how long you have been experiencing
this problem?
Do you speak a lot while eating? Do you
eat with open mouth?
Are you overweight?
Can you give me some more information
about your medical history, other
stomach/chest disorders, personal data
(age, sex, habits...) etc.?
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lleddirs
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Hiccups & Burps Reply Posted: 05-31-08 15:50pm
The problem maybe started about 2 years
ago I guess (in this particular case or
kind of problem). I don't speak too much
while eating, but once and a while maybe
(Like the average Joe). I do not eat with
my mouth open! I chew normally. I am about
5' 11" tall, weight is 190, Male age 38, I
have no other medical conditions related
to my stomach, chest, etc... I do have
some heartburn quite a bit but thats been
since I was in my early - mid 20's, I take
Tums and Generic Tagamet once a day. No
other disorders.
Okay... Other things I didn't mention...
I've recently noticed that it happens
mostly on days where I don't eat all day
and then eat a good dinner but maybe
because my stomach was empty all day, It
sucked or should I say took in a lot of
air. I've also noticed that the Hiccups
are so strong along with the hiccup
Burping that something in my throat is
getting aggravated and is possibly
swelling or closing up... so, that may be
blocking the air in my stomach after the
episode of the hiccup burps ends. It takes
quite a while to get the ???swelling??? or
disruption that's preventing me from
burping afterwards due to the trapped air,
to go away. I at one time figured...
"Okay, well, if something is swelling up
or getting irritated and closing, it would
be obvious to assume that maybe an
anti-inflamatory like motrin may make it
go away... so I tried that, and it does
seem to work (I think, not very sure) but
it does take quite a while before the
blockage goes away and releases that
trapped air, with a big burp or many
little burps that sound like they're
squeezing by the blockage with a strong
push or forcing the burp by me, sord of! I
do smoke, I don't know if that has
anything to do with it but I'm pretty sure
it does not. I do not smoke alot (maybe a
pack every two-three days), I've been
smoking off and on for about 15-20 yrs or
so. Like I said before, this only happens
occasionally when I don't eat all day.
There was one time where it happened and I
did eat normally that time, so it kind of
made me think that the "not eating idea"
went out the window.
Thank you very much Doc, for responding...
You are the only one that did so I thank
you!!!
Why do you take Tums (calcium carbonate)?
It could cause burps as a side effect.
Calcium carbonate reacts with the stomach
acid and the gas CO2 (carbon dioxide) is
released from this chemical reaction. It
seems to me that burps are not the only
stomach problem you have but acid reflux
too. Both problems could be due to
persistence of hiatus hernia. You can
request testing for Helicobacter Pilory
and gastroscopy.
Hiatus hernia could provoke hiccups by
pressing the diaphragm and also prevents
the gases from the stomach to come out.
You can consult some
gastroenterohepatologist about this.
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Maeris
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Joined: 28 Jul 2008 Posts: 4 Location: Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
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Posted: 07-28-08 18:23pm
I suffer from Hicc-burps as my cousin
calls them. They started about a year ago.
I don't take any kind of oral medicine nor
intramuscular or vein. Just topical for
acne. I'm 19 years old, 5' 2" and weigh
110. I don't have any kind of medical
conditions of any sort.
