Constant belching after eating: causes and solutions

Sometimes, after eating, we can feel a swollen belly and a strong desire to burp. When this happens frequently, it is advisable investigate possible causes of that abdominal distension and continuous belching.

Why Belching and Bloating Occur

One of the main causes of belching that occurs frequently after eating is lack of hydrochloric acid in the stomach, which can be verified with a simple test with bicarbonate, which you can see in this video.

To function optimally, our stomach needs to have a very low pH, that is, it must have a very acidic environment, and this is achieved thanks to a sufficient production of hydrochloric acid. In fact, paradoxical as it may seem, people who suffer from heartburn or heartburn often do not produce enough stomach acid.

Having enough acid in the stomach helps absorb nutrients well, such as iron, zinc, calcium and vitamins such as B12 or folic acid. It also guarantees the digestion of proteins, which in the absence of hydrochloric acid are more difficult to digest.

In turn, the presence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach limits the entry of bacteria and parasites in the digestive system, and prevents bacteria present in the intestine from migrating to the stomach.

However, the stomach can lose the ability to produce enough hydrochloric acid due to factors such as stress, eat too fastfor taking certain medications or even for the lack of rest.

The belching after eating indicate that the bacteria are fermenting ingested food. Lacking hydrochloric acid, some bacteria survive in the less acidic environment of the stomach, where they can ferment food and generate gas. These Stomach gases They are the ones that make you burp a lot.

Yeah hours after eating, you tend to belch a lot and the taste of some food is noticeable in your mouth, it means that the food is still in the stomach, when it should have already reached the intestine. This is a poor digestion indicator and also low formation of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.

The abdominal distension after eating may be due to a bacterial overgrowth in the stomach or small intestine, a condition also known as sibo. Because there is little acid, there are bacteria in places where they should not be and the food remains in contact with them for longer, which ferments and gas and bloating are generated.

Natural remedies to improve the problem

To improve both situations it may help to take a little lukewarm water with the juice of half a lemon or with tangerine juice before the three main meals, as it helps to acidify the pH of the stomach.

It is also important to dedicate at least 30 minutes to each meal and eat in a quiet environment, in a relaxed way. you can do a couple of deep breaths before eating putting all your attention on the air that enters and leaves through the nose, to activate the parasympathetic system and reduce your stress levels.

chew well It is another essential habit. We need to chew well to activate all the mechanisms of a good digestion: it helps us to salivate food well and to facilitate the work of the stomach. We can, for example, follow the advice of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which recommends chewing until 200 times each bite. The stomach meridian passes through the lower jaw, so by chewing food well we facilitate the function of this organ.

If, in addition to belching, you have a lot of abdominal distension and you find that you have bacterial overgrowthit is advisable to go to the doctor and an integrative nutritionist to add a antibiotic therapy to all these measures.