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What Causes Excessive Burping After Eating?
my mom is 86 no health problems only takes tylenol for her joints once in a while (has bad knees)smokes, she doesn t move much becose of her knees. and in the last few month she eats but not too much and when she eats she will start to burp and spit somme liquid (her nose runs a lot always did, never had a cold in her life} after she is fine (only happens when she eats) she tells me that food gets stuck in her chest. When she eats cake and milk or yogurt she is fine.
Mon, 25 Feb 2019
Hi,
I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can.
This type of swallowing difficulty may indicate specific condition called hiatal hernia should be considered and this means that stomach is protruding through diaphragm muscle.
It may cause breathing difficulties, nausea, swallowing difficulties and irritation of stomach. It will also be aggravated by certain food or medications, stress and smoking. You need to avoid fried food, carbonated drinks, coffee, alcohol and spicy food. You should eat more milk products, vegetables and boiled food. Also, certain antiacid medications may be required and as last option, it is possible to perform surgical repair of hernia especially if there are progressive respiratory discomfort and dyspepsia. To diagnose it you should do gastroscopy and if this is negative as in your case then you should do contrast x-rays of stomach.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon
I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can.
This type of swallowing difficulty may indicate specific condition called hiatal hernia should be considered and this means that stomach is protruding through diaphragm muscle.
It may cause breathing difficulties, nausea, swallowing difficulties and irritation of stomach. It will also be aggravated by certain food or medications, stress and smoking. You need to avoid fried food, carbonated drinks, coffee, alcohol and spicy food. You should eat more milk products, vegetables and boiled food. Also, certain antiacid medications may be required and as last option, it is possible to perform surgical repair of hernia especially if there are progressive respiratory discomfort and dyspepsia. To diagnose it you should do gastroscopy and if this is negative as in your case then you should do contrast x-rays of stomach.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon
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