Painful Burps

[alexsb01]

Hello,

Need some assistance. I have Celiac Disease, I was diagnosed just over a year ago and I am on strict gluten free diet. 

For the past week I noticed that I am getting painful burps, it will hurt my chest. Sometimes I feel it in my upper back. 

I don't feel any acid coming up. I did take an antacid to see if it would help and it's just causing me stomach pain now. 

I'm not sure if my raspy voice has anything to do with this as well - if I talk for a while I have to constantly clear my throat, very annoying. I did have a virus a few weeks ago, so I am not sure if this is just the remnants of it. 

Thanks!! 

[Scott Adams]

Welcome to the forum. 

Is it possible you're getting gluten in your diet? If you eat in restaurants this may be the case. Also, do you include oats in your diet, or have issue with casein/milk? 

Shortly after my celiac disease diagnosis I kept a food diary on an Excel spreadsheet (you could use Google Sheets) to track what I ate, and what my reactions were, if any. This allowed me to identify foods that caused me IBS-like symptoms, and in my case I had to eliminate chicken eggs, dairy, tomatoes, and corn, at least for a while (I was able to add them back to my diet after being gluten-free a few years, once my villi healed).

To begin an elimination diet, it makes sense to start with the top most common food allergens, as identified by regulatory agencies like the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) and health organizations like the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), and eliminate them one at a time for 2-3 weeks, then add the item back and record any symptoms or issues you might have. It might make sense to start this process in this order:

1. Milk
2. Eggs
3. Peanuts
4. Tree nuts (such as almonds, cashews, walnuts)
5. Soy
6. Fish
7. Shellfish (such as shrimp, crab, lobster)
8. Sesame seeds
9. Mustard

This article has some detailed information on how to be 100% gluten-free, so it may be helpful (be sure to also read the comments section.):

 

 

[alexsb01]

Thanks!! I haven't been out to eat since the holidays so it's been a while. I cook at home all the time. However, I do have a bunch of food intolerances such as lactose, corn, dairy etc etc. I started slowly introducing them back in my diet, and maybe one or some of those things are affecting me?!? I started eating gluten free oats just a few days ago, I seem to be okay after eating them, maybe it's another food issue. 

[Scott Adams]

Many people with celiac disease, especially those who are in the 0-2 year range of their recovery, have additional food intolerance issues which could be temporary. To figure this out you may need to keep a food diary and do an elimination diet over a few months.

Some common food intolerance issues are dairy/casein, eggs, corn, oats, and soy. The good news is that after your gut heals (for most people who are 100% gluten-free this will take several months to two years) you may be able to slowly add some these items back into your diet after the damaged villi heal.

This article may be helpful: