Published on: 5/21/2025
What Could Be the Link between Excessive Burping and Nausea?
Excessive burping and nausea can be linked to digestive issues like dyspepsia or gallstone disease. Sometimes, burping may even be a sign of heart problems like angina.
Explanation
Excessive burping and nausea can often be linked to digestive problems. Dyspepsia, which is a fancy word for indigestion, can cause both of these symptoms. People with dyspepsia may feel full quickly when eating, have stomach pain, or feel bloated. This can lead to more burping and feeling sick to the stomach.
Sometimes, these symptoms may be due to gallstone disease. Gallstones can cause pain in the stomach area and make someone feel like burping more often. This is because gallstones can block the normal flow of digestion, leading to discomfort and nausea.
Interestingly, burping may also be a sign of something not related to the stomach at all, like angina pectoris. Angina is a type of chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart. Some people might burp a lot when they have angina, even though it seems like a stomach issue.
If you are experiencing these symptoms, it might be a good idea to talk to a healthcare provider to find out what might be causing them.
(References)
- Hunt RH, Fallone C, Veldhuyzen Van Zanten S, Sherman P, Flook N, Smaill F, et al. (2002). Etiology of dyspepsia: implications for empirical therapy. Canadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie, 12362218.
- El-Shafie K. (2007). Belching as a presenting symptom of angina pectoris. Sultan Qaboos University medical journal, 21748113.
- Diehl AK. (1992). Symptoms of gallstone disease. Bailliere's clinical gastroenterology, 1486206.
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