Posted 3/31/2014 10:48 AM (GMT -5)
I noticed the reference to burping. I was part of the study by Dr. Barry Marshall that proved that ulcers were caused by the bacteria: Helicobacter Pylori. My peptic ulcer had healed, but I was interested in finding the cause and joined the study. One of the symptoms of having that bacteria in my system was burping, but not just little burps but lion-roaring burps! Once Dr. Marshall discovered the combination of 2 antibiotics that destroyed the bacteria, I have never experienced them since.
I'm new to this site, so I can't find your symptoms, but I have finally figured out my multiple food issues, so first, lactose (the sugars in milk products) - either chew the Lactaid product tablets with first bite of dairy, buy lactose-free milks, yoghurts will be tolerated w/ no probs, or my last solution (a bit pricey but I'm free from having to remember to take the tablets) is a daily capsule Probiotic made by RenewLife (Ultimate Flora, 15 bil.live cultures from 10 different probiotic strains) which has totally fixed my problem digesting lactose (also keeps away the UTIs!). I had terrible heartburn from dairy, and some (facial) skin breakouts too. No more need to keep Pepto Bismal tablets everywhere. Second, gluten intolerance, which causes some intestinal discomfort, but my main symptom seemed to be arthritis in hands and knees. This is a tough one to deal with, but it is so worth it. There are good tasting foods without gluten out there and you can make the adjustment, though it is much harder if you don't like to cook. I realized that all nuts have to be out of my diet. I occasionally have creamy peanut butter, but I think that still causes some lower abdominal pain too. Raw almond butter tastes so good, but those little nubs just don't seem to be broken down sufficiently to not irritate my G.I. tract. The most recent discovery, I made about 2 years ago is the onion family. OMG... so much pain at night. I do seem to do ok with a bit of cooked garlic sometimes, but I'm still not entirely sure it doesn't bother me slightly. For cooking: I substitute very thinly sliced Nappa cabbage which even looks like cooked onions but adds a bit of oniony flavor, or I add a teaspoon of horseradish if I need a pungent flavor to replace garlic. Now, I've read from this site that cruciferous vegetables (link to Eating for IBS from book excerpt by Heather Van Vorous) are irritants to the colon as well, so that will be something to watch! I adore popcorn, but it is very painful at night. Hope some of these might be helpful. Hope you are feeling better by now.