A couple of years ago I began to experience sulfur burps. Before my experience began I had never heard of the condition. One of the first things that I did was search online for causes and found out that I am a part of an ever growing group that is inflicted with the condition. My spouse once compared the smell of these horrid burps to the equivalent of a large sewer leak in our back yard. When this condition strikes it can be debilitating in both pain and embarrassment There are many causes of sulfur burps and as patients begin talking to their doctors about this condition the medical community has began to find ways to prevent flare-ups.
Rotten egg burps?
Sulfur burps are also commonly referred to as rotten egg burps or fart burps due to the smell that is released from the mouth during a burp. The marked smell is due to too much sulfur in the body which is a poison. To help from a source one must first look at the causes of elevated sulfur in the human body. The causes range from simple to complex in treatment with medical help.
One of the most common causes of increased sulfur in the body is a slow to empty colon which can also be a condition caused by IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). Treatment is available for IBS sufferers and keeping symptoms under control will help avoid poisoning your body with sulfur A gall bladder problems and those without their gall bladder can also experience these burps. Stress can also cause these horrible burps along with other physical conditions including hernias and acid reflux. Interestingly, acid reflux can also cause this condition by itself if it is severe enough.
Lengthy steps to diagnosis
Sufferers can expect to experience a wide variety of medical tests and procedures on their road to diagnosis. Most doctors will start with a colonoscopy and also an Upper GI endoscopy to detect any abnormalities. Another good beginning point is testing for parasites that could be causing the sulfur burps which once detected can be treated with medication over a couple of weeks. Your doctor will also want to perform testing for acid reflux and also address any findings from the GI scopes. This is a fairly new condition being treated by doctors and if tests go well then finding a cause for sulfur burps may be a guessing game for doctors.
Symptoms are debilitating
One of the worst parts about sulfur burps is the pain, fatigue and nausea that accompanies the horrid stenched ailment. Personally, I have experienced light symptoms and severe symptoms as each attack is different. Light symptoms consist of uncontrollable sulfur burps and slight fatigue. Severe symptoms include sulfur burps, heavy fatigue, nausea, vomiting, constipation followed by diarrhea and severe lower left stomach cramps. My doctors are in the process of elimination to diagnose the cause of my condition and symptoms are also now beginning to be more severe in nature. I literally stay holed up in the house when my condition flares as I don’t want anyone to be offended by my horrible burps. Honestly, the world would think that I had chronic horribly stenched gas.
Though your road to diagnosis can be long it is well worth the time and effort if it will improve your current condition. Sufferers deserve the ability to lead normal lives and not lives lead by sulfur burp attacks. I’ve researched a lot of information on sulfur burps since my condition started a couple of years ago and discovered that while detection is key it is also sometimes hard to diagnose. Public awareness is key for promotion of medical funding and research of this little studied ailment.
