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What Causes Flatulence, Belching, Upper Right Abdominal Pain And Burning Sensation In Throat?
Question: I had a meal and started farting a lot and burping. Five hours later I had a nauseated dull pain in the upper right quadrant little below the right breast. The pain did not radiate to anywhere else on the body but it just stayed there for hours. After the episode ended I started getting a burning sensation in my throat and burping that has continued to this day. As soon as that episode has happened I have been drinking fat free chicken brother and drinking water makes my throat burn afterwards. I still feel bloated. I have my BG taken out two years ago.Can I go back to eating yet or should I stay on a low fat diet ?
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,
I am sorry about the digestive trouble you are having. The gas problem can be from not having enough bile for the amount of fat in the food.
The burning in the throat may be from irritation of bile on the stomach, making you have some acid reflux up the esophagus.
You may want to try an antacid such as Mylanta to see if it helps neutralize the acid. Or the H2 blocker ranitidine (Zantac) which is sold over the counter, 150 mg twice a day.
You can try to advance your diet now, slowly, with small amounts of nonfat foods such as sweet potatoes, boiled chicken, etc. Just a little bit at a time.
Stay with non-fatty, non-oily foods for a 2-3 days and then gradually add a small amount of oil back in.
If significant pain returns, you should go in to be seen. Even thought you had your gall bladder removed, there can still be some problems with the remaining structures.
But as you had been doing ok, this may be a temporary situation that perhaps was set off by eating more oil or fat than your body could handle at once.
I hope you are feeling better soon. Please let me know if I can provide further information or clarification.
Here are some thoughts on this:
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,
I am sorry about the digestive trouble you are having. The gas problem can be from not having enough bile for the amount of fat in the food.
The burning in the throat may be from irritation of bile on the stomach, making you have some acid reflux up the esophagus.
You may want to try an antacid such as Mylanta to see if it helps neutralize the acid. Or the H2 blocker ranitidine (Zantac) which is sold over the counter, 150 mg twice a day.
You can try to advance your diet now, slowly, with small amounts of nonfat foods such as sweet potatoes, boiled chicken, etc. Just a little bit at a time.
Stay with non-fatty, non-oily foods for a 2-3 days and then gradually add a small amount of oil back in.
If significant pain returns, you should go in to be seen. Even thought you had your gall bladder removed, there can still be some problems with the remaining structures.
But as you had been doing ok, this may be a temporary situation that perhaps was set off by eating more oil or fat than your body could handle at once.
I hope you are feeling better soon. Please let me know if I can provide further information or clarification.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank youbso much for responding! So does this sound like a bile sludge something to that affect?
Brief Answer:
Hard to say the mechanism of the right upper quadrant pain.
Detailed Answer:
It's easier to explain the gastritis (acid) type symptoms than the pain in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen where your gall bladder used to be. But sometimes the bile duct stump can give some trouble or it might be referred pain from the stomach. If it continues then it would be a good idea to go back to your doctor to get imaging studies which may show what's going on. But this might be a one time thing.
Hard to say the mechanism of the right upper quadrant pain.
Detailed Answer:
It's easier to explain the gastritis (acid) type symptoms than the pain in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen where your gall bladder used to be. But sometimes the bile duct stump can give some trouble or it might be referred pain from the stomach. If it continues then it would be a good idea to go back to your doctor to get imaging studies which may show what's going on. But this might be a one time thing.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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