Belching is the sound made by the gas in the stomach up and out of the throat, its sound is long and slow, accompanied by the typical ringing sound, commonly known as “hiccup”, the cause of belching may be related to dietary habits, mental factors, gastrointestinal diseases, etc., can be adjusted through dietary habits, taking medication to improve the symptoms.
1. Dietary habits: bad dietary and living habits, usually eat too fast, eat a lot of gas-producing food, drink carbonated beverages, etc., resulting in a large amount of gas in the stomach. When eating, you should pay attention to chewing and swallowing slowly, do not drink carbonated beverages, eat food that produces a lot of gas, and at the same time, take appropriate physical exercise to promote gastric emptying.
2. Mental factors: for example, excessive psychological pressure and depression can affect the sympathetic nerves, inhibit peristalsis and emptying of the stomach, leading to prolonged retention of food in the stomach and excessive intestinal gas production. Attention should be paid to reducing psychological pressure and adjusting the mindset.
3. Gastrointestinal diseases: chronic gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux, peptic ulcer and other diseases. Usually, acid-suppressing drugs, gastrointestinal stimulants and gastric mucosal protectants, such as omeprazole, ranitidine, mosapride, colloidal bismuth pectin, etc., can be taken.
All of the above drugs should be taken as prescribed by the doctor. In addition, there are other reasons that can lead to belching, if long-term, repeated belching, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, after clarifying the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor active treatment.