What is the reason for burping on an empty stomach?

Burping on an empty stomach means that there is too much air in the body. There are many reasons for this symptom, which may be related to usual depression. If you are overly depressed, it will often cause gastrointestinal discomfort. In addition, you should also be alert to liver and gallbladder diseases. When liver and gallbladder diseases occur, symptoms of burping and belching are likely to occur. At this time, you must go to the hospital for examination in time. Let’s take a look at this aspect.

What is the reason for burping on an empty stomach?

1. Deficiency of vital energy or insufficient constitution, old age and physical weakness, or long-term illness with vital energy not restored, or excessive vomiting and diarrhea, or improper attack due to weakness, etc., can all damage the middle qi, weaken the spleen and stomach; the stomach loses its harmony and descending function; or there is insufficient stomach yin, which cannot moisten and descend, causing the stomach qi to rise up and move the diaphragm, and hiccups occur. If the disease affects the kidneys deeply, the kidneys will lose their ability to absorb and absorb, and the rushing qi will rise, carrying the stomach qi upward and moving the diaphragm, which may also cause hiccups. For example, "Zheng Zhi Hui Bu·Hiccup" states: "After typhoid fever and constipation, the elderly, weak people, and women after childbirth often have hiccups, which are all signs of serious illness." 2. Emotional frustration and anger damage the liver, which causes unfavorable Qi movement, and attacks the stomach, causing the stomach to lose its harmony and descend, and the stomach Qi to rise and move the diaphragm; or liver depression suppresses the spleen, or worry and thought damage the spleen, causing the spleen to lose its healthy function and breed phlegm, or there is phlegm and fluid retention in the body, and due to anger and Qi reversal, the stomach Qi rises and moves the diaphragm with phlegm, all of which can cause hiccups. As the book "Ancient and Modern Medical Complete Works, Cough and Reversal" says: "People who are suppressed and angry and cannot carry out their will often suffer from cough and reverse symptoms."

The dangers of hiccups

1. Frequent hiccups - chronic diseases such as chronic gastritis, reflux esophagitis and other diseases can cause frequent hiccups. Some patients have low stomach acid, which leads to excessive food residue and causes hiccups. Chronic gastritis caused by Helicobacter pylori infection can also cause hiccups. These patients also need to minimize the number of hiccups. Because when they burp, some stomach acid and bile will enter the esophagus, thereby irritating the esophageal mucosa. In the long run, it may lead to esophageal cancer. In addition, obesity causes excessive pressure in the abdominal cavity and abdominal wall, which can also lead to hiccups.