Constant burping?

oldjarhead

oldjarhead

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After any meal, I burp a lot. It's been 3 and a half months on tirz for me. I honestly expected it to fade within a couple of months. What do you all do about this? Tums and beno haven't worked for me. Given the benefits, it's a minor side effect. I'm just hoping to hear from anyone who has found a cure. Thanks in advance.
 
oldjarhead said:

After any meal, I burp a lot. It's been 3 and a half months on tirz for me. I honestly expected it to fade within a couple of months. What do you all do about this? Tums and beno haven't worked for me. Given the benefits, it's a minor side effect. I'm just hoping to hear from anyone who has found a cure. Thanks in advance.
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About a month passed before mine stopped. Fingers crossed that yours does too eventually.
 
I'm on Lansoprazole (Prevacid), which is a PPI — proton-pump inhibitor. At Costco it's really inexpensive, and I try to grab it when it's discounted: $10 for 42 15mg. Full effect may need a few weeks, though relief can begin within a few days. If one doesn't do the job, switch to another — your body may adapt to a particular one or it may not work for you at all. Every couple of years I have to rotate PPI's; I've used a PPI for 20 years and, due to my weight loss surgery, will continue for life. Oddly, my heartburn is worse on Reta than on Tirz, go figure.
 
Following each injection, I have burps during the first day or two. No fix has turned up for me, though I picked up esomeprazole at costco on a sale, same as RubbaDubba1, to give it a shot. For heartburn, it performs nicely.
 
anhydrous said:

Following each injection, I have burps during the first day or two. No fix has turned up for me, though I picked up esomeprazole at costco on a sale, same as RubbaDubba1, to give it a shot. For heartburn, it performs nicely.
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At this point I've kept at it for so long that it barely feels different from a supplement in my routine. That said, if Tums are something you reach for more than a couple times a week, then a heartburn medication is likely the smarter route. On top of that, it forces you to reconsider coffee, chocolate, spicy food, and similar things, and you accept that you'll pay a price if you want to enjoy them while on Tirz. These days Tums are only needed around once a month for me, though I already take roughly 40 pills & supplements daily, so 2 more hardly matters.
 
According to the studies, the most severe GI side effects usually showed up between months 2 and 4 after starting, during the phase when doses were being increased. Side effects vary a lot from person to person, though, so there's still a decent possibility that this will simply get better in the coming months. For this issue, I wouldn't automatically suggest long-term acid suppression, but trying a few doses of a PPI to check whether it helps could be reasonable — and if it does help, that points toward some stomach irritation or reflux, in which case using it isn't a bad idea. Reflux is extremely common with GLP's.
 
RubbaDubba1 said:

anhydrous said:

Following each injection, I have burps during the first day or two. No fix has turned up for me, though I picked up esomeprazole at costco on a sale, same as RubbaDubba1, to give it a shot. For heartburn, it performs nicely.
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At this point I've kept at it for so long that it barely feels different from a supplement in my routine. That said, if Tums are something you reach for more than a couple times a week, then a heartburn medication is likely the smarter route. On top of that, it forces you to reconsider coffee, chocolate, spicy food, and similar things, and you accept that you'll pay a price if you want to enjoy them while on Tirz. These days Tums are only needed around once a month for me, though I already take roughly 40 pills & supplements daily, so 2 more hardly matters.
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I hadn't considered coffee at all. Most mornings I have a fair amount of black coffee. I'm going to reduce it a lot and check whether that makes a difference. Thanks!
 
lessthanhalf said:

According to the studies, the most severe GI side effects usually showed up between months 2 and 4 after starting, during the phase when doses were being increased. Side effects vary a lot from person to person, though, so there's still a decent possibility that this will simply get better in the coming months. For this issue, I wouldn't automatically suggest long-term acid suppression, but trying a few doses of a PPI to check whether it helps could be reasonable — and if it does help, that points toward some stomach irritation or reflux, in which case using it isn't a bad idea. Reflux is extremely common with GLP's.
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A 1-2 week trial is something I'd say is reasonable for nearly anyone, purely to check whether it makes a difference. That said, before you commit to them over the long haul, I'd strongly suggest getting input from a person who completed medical school.
 
My wife basically sounds like a game show buzzer, but pitched low. I haven’t dealt with burps myself, though wow, the way hers echo makes me cringe. 😬






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For me, omeprazole works when I use it over the long term. When I want relief fast, Pepto bismol does the trick and things calm down within roughly 10 minutes. There's a medication in the U.S called Simethicone (Gas X) that I believe would put a stop to it.

Foods heavy in carbs and sulfur seem to set it off in my case.

Just watch out for the heartburn, because I aspirated while sleeping once and it was awful.
 
CandyCap said:

This may persist as a side effect over time.

I simply remind myself that each burp means fat is leaving my body.

With every burp, another ounce or 2 goes.
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There could be some truth to this... I've come across accounts suggesting that when the body burns fat, it produces CarbonDioxide that leaves the body through breathing...
 
skeptick said:

CandyCap said:

This may persist as a side effect over time.

I simply remind myself that each burp means fat is leaving my body.

With every burp, another ounce or 2 goes.
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There could be some truth to this... I've come across accounts suggesting that when the body burns fat, it produces CarbonDioxide that leaves the body through breathing...
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I know that....that's the reason I keep telling myself that...LOL
 
Not burping here, but ever since I bumped up to 5mg of Tirz, I get 1 loud hiccup several times daily...strange.
 
The fuller I get when eating, the more frequently it occurs. When I consume just enough to address my hunger, there's no problem.

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Those sulfur burps are the absolute worst for me. Out of all the side effects I deal with, that one hits hardest. Because of it, I'm not able to take in the amount of protein I know I need.
 
I appreciate everyone's feedback and ideas. Should I discover a solution to stop this burping, I'll be sure to share it with all of you. Thanks once more!
 
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