An eructation of air after eating can occur in any person, even in people with a well functioning gastrointestinal tract, and not always this condition requires treatment. To cope with such an indecent reaction in a cultural society, it is necessary to establish its cause correctly.
- Causes of
- Treatment of
Eating immediately after a meal is a loud sound through the mouth that accompanies the discharge of air that accumulates in the stomach or esophagus. Sometimes she comes out with a small amount of last eaten food. This is due to the fact that as a result of contraction of the stomach muscles, a cardiac sphincter opens in a person and a part of the food is thrown out.
Causes of
Because of what a belch arises:
- Meals on the run when a person does not have time to chew food properly or swallows large pieces.
- Severe eructation after eating can occur if a person talks while eating. The air in this case enters the esophagus and leaves after a meal.
- Eating after meals often occurs in newborns, but it is considered the norm when the accumulated air leaves the stomach after feeding. To help the baby enough to hold him for a short time vertically after eating until the air comes out. As the growth and transition to solid food, the frequency of eructation decreases significantly and practically passes.
- Nausea and eructation after eating can be signs of serious illnesses: gastritis, hernia of the esophagus, stomach and duodenal ulcers, other gastrointestinal diseases, pancreatitis, etc.
- Eating after eating in the early stages of pregnancy occurs when the growing uterus begins to press on the stomach. The process of digestion is difficult and as a result, increased gas production.
- Acute Oriental cuisine can cause the release of excessive gastric juice, which causes muscle contraction and air escape from the stomach. The same can happen if you eat a fruit right after the main meal.
- If a person is nervous during meals, for example, during breakfast, lunch or dinner, then heartburn and belching after eating are provided. Eating food is almost a ritual, you should approach it with a good mood, do not rush and enjoy delicious and healthy food.
- Excessive abundant food with an enviable regularity leads to unpleasant consequences in the form of air escape from the esophagus.
- Harmful habits can also cause eructations. For example, when smoking during meals, air enters not only into the lungs, but also into the stomach, and nicotine causes additional irritation of its walls. Alcohol also has an irritant effect on the gastric mucosa, causing excessive secretion of gastric juice.
- Presence in the diet of products that provoke excessive gassing. The gas in any case will accumulate in the stomach and will necessarily come out through the esophagus in the form of an eructation, and can also cause pain in the stomach. Such products include: soda, milk and dairy products, onions, cabbage and all the representatives of the legume family.
- Another cause of airflow from the stomach may be aerophagia - excessive ingestion of food during meals.
Treatment
In most cases, belchingis not a pathology or symptom of any disease, and therefore does not require medical intervention. To normalize the situation, it is enough to correct the diet, switch to a healthier diet, respect the process of eating and respect the appetite.
After eating, it is recommended not to lie down or sit down immediately to rest, and walk a bit or do some minor tasks to facilitate digestion. It is advisable not to smoke while eating and to limit the consumption of alcohol, especially carbonated. Also gastroenterologists recommend to drink drinks for half an hour before meals and two hours after a meal.
The cause of sour eructations after eating is gastritis, an ulcer or stomach cancer. It is important to pay attention when it manifests itself: if immediately after eating, then the problem is in valve dysfunction;40 minutes after the meal - there is an enzymatic deficiency. Treatment of acidic eructis is prescribed by the gastroenterologist, more often medications Mezim, Festal are used.
Constant rotten belching by air after eating is caused by diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. If it is accompanied by an unpleasant odor from the mouth, it means that the food in the stomach stagnates, does not enter the intestine and, accordingly, is not excreted from the body.
Severe eructations after eating can be one of the symptoms of dyspepsia. In this case, after the end of the meal, you need to dilute a quarter of a teaspoon of soda in half a glass of water and drink this solution. Magnesium, dissolved in water or a small amount of sugar impregnated with five drops of clove essential oil, will also help. Of the drugs used Omez, Imodium, and Mezim.
If eructation is frequent during pregnancy, it is recommended to change the diet and strictly adhere to the rules of eating.
You can alleviate your condition with the help of medication. Antacids( Maalox, Almagel), prokinetics, beneficial for the biliary tract( Motilium), proton pump inhibitors( Omeprazole, Rabeprazole), H2-histamin blockers( Ranitidine, Famotidine) are referred to as remedies after eating.
However, in the case of a serious disease, these drugs will only eliminate the symptoms, not their cause. If there are suspicions of gastrointestinal illness, you need to visit a gastroenterologist, take a test, diagnose the disease and undergo the necessary treatment.