Re: Greetings from The Burps

[Guest guest]

- Will have another dilation

> done by the surgeon Wednesday. He is really at a loss as to why I keep

> having the continuing inner burping whether I have liquids or semi-

> solids. Nothing helps - nifedipine, nitro, Xanax. The only thing that

> helps is not eating or drinking (obviously not an option!)

Am glad to see I'm not alone in the burping. I've had a chronic dry

cough for 8 years, followed often by a loud burp or two. I found that

if I could burp, it would stop the coughing. People would offer me

water, but I could not drink it as it would immediately expel. I would

burp or cough without even eating anything. I also had the expelling

of the foamy saliva mentioned by some posts here. I'm in the process

of being tested for achalasia, which sounds like what I experience.

I've had the endoscopy & barium swallow, do have a hiatus hernia and

also tested positive for h.pylori bacteria, for which I took a triple

cocktail to kill it. I wonder if the bacteria has anything to do with

the development of achalasia. I'm waiting for an appointment to have

a manometry, and already feel that it will confirm the obvious. I'm a

62 year old female and weigh 170. Obviously I've not had the problem

yet of losing weight. Eating at a restaurant is a real challenge,

because the first bite causes coughing and sometimes gagging, and even

a loud burp in mid cough. I often feel like people think I have a

dreaded contagous disease. I never met anyone who had this condition,

so it is comforting to read all the stories here. Good luck to you

all. BTW, I got a great Gastro guy on the first try.

Betty in VA

[Guest guest]

my mom's name is betty..love to you..angela

Re: Greetings from " The Burps "

- Will have another dilation

> done by the surgeon Wednesday. He is really at a loss as to why I keep

> having the continuing inner burping whether I have liquids or semi-

> solids. Nothing helps - nifedipine, nitro, Xanax. The only thing that

> helps is not eating or drinking (obviously not an option!)

Am glad to see I'm not alone in the burping. I've had a chronic dry

cough for 8 years, followed often by a loud burp or two. I found that

if I could burp, it would stop the coughing. People would offer me

water, but I could not drink it as it would immediately expel. I would

burp or cough without even eating anything. I also had the expelling

of the foamy saliva mentioned by some posts here. I'm in the process

of being tested for achalasia, which sounds like what I experience.

I've had the endoscopy & barium swallow, do have a hiatus hernia and

also tested positive for h.pylori bacteria, for which I took a triple

cocktail to kill it. I wonder if the bacteria has anything to do with

the development of achalasia. I'm waiting for an appointment to have

a manometry, and already feel that it will confirm the obvious. I'm a

62 year old female and weigh 170. Obviously I've not had the problem

yet of losing weight. Eating at a restaurant is a real challenge,

because the first bite causes coughing and sometimes gagging, and even

a loud burp in mid cough. I often feel like people think I have a

dreaded contagous disease. I never met anyone who had this condition,

so it is comforting to read all the stories here. Good luck to you

all. BTW, I got a great Gastro guy on the first try.

Betty in VA