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Belching: What diseases can this symptom indicate?

Belching: What diseases can this symptom indicate?

Air belching can signal serious problems with the digestive system. Medical professionals identify a number of common diseases in which this symptom is accompanied by other alarming signs.

As reported by TUT.AZ with reference to Mail.ru, with gastritis, the inflamed gastric mucosa causes abdominal pain and belching: if acidity is reduced - it will be without aftertaste, and with increased acidity - it acquires a sour tinge.
Reflux esophagitis occurs due to the reverse movement of stomach contents into the esophagus and is usually accompanied by excruciating heartburn and nausea.
With peptic ulcer disease of the stomach or duodenum, patients suffer from pain syndrome, nausea, belching, and intense gas formation.
Gastroparesis is characterized by impaired gastric motility - food masses and air are delayed, provoking regular belching, a feeling of distension, constant aching pain, and vomiting that does not bring relief.
With cholecystitis, the inflammatory process in the gallbladder manifests itself with pain in the right hypochondrium, nausea, flatulence, belching, and stool disorders.
Pancreatitis manifests as intense pain in the upper abdomen, bloating, systematic vomiting, belching, and rapid weight loss.

Medical experts strongly warn: if air belching is combined with at least one of the above symptoms, self-medication is categorically not recommended - prompt consultation with a specialist significantly increases the likelihood of successful therapy.