Why does my friend burp excessively?  She is only  18 and has not been feeling well.  She burps every 5 second
609853
She should have herself checked out because it could possibly be acid reflux. This is when the stomach literally pushes some of its hyperacidity back into the esophagus. If it is accompanied by a burning sensation it could lead to a more serious problem as a gastric ulcer or esophagitis which can burn the lining of the esophagus. My sister suffers from chronic heartburn and also burps frequently.\nIn the meantime she should avoid any spicy foods, caffeine and cola drinks. She should eat small quantities of food more frequently.
1076792
It sounds like your friend had anorexia.  I would suggest that you contact either her parents or a school counselor.  This is a very serious problem that can cause loss of all of her teeth and eventually even shut down all of her organs.  She may be angry with you at first, but you could be the one that can save her life.  Please take my advice and get her some help ASAP.  Good luck and I will keep her in my prayers.  If you need to talk, feel free to e-mail me.
705831
Does she has anyone in her family that suffers essential tremors? How old is she? If so she might be having some neurological diosrder, but a lot of shaking "for nothing" can go on stress, fear - anxiety. If it happens during the social situations it must be that she is having social anxiety....try noticing details, when it happens - when she is calm at home, when she is out, which situations makes it more, is it all the time? That all could be parametars for what she has. All the best!
670537
I am nursing major and with what I have studied I would be worried, she may need to see a doctor. It could be stress related, and at that age as well, girls are going through many hormonal changes, or worse it could be intestinal, that could need medical attention quickly. So she really needs to seek medical attention.
807482
I think you should go talk to a your guidance counsaler about  this....tell them exactly what you just said in this question....tell them how you feel and try confronting your friend and find out what she thinks.....but make sure you tell whomever really quickly it might be serious....just say i have this friend who seems like shes not eating well has had excesive weight loss and etc....dotn be scared your doing the right thing.
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hmmm... do you know what medications she is using right now? is she on oxygen? \npeople with emphysema -- we are EXTRA careful that we don't OVER-oxygenate them. you see, emphysema is classifed as Chronice obstructive pulmonary disease -- apparently, people diagnosed with COPD, they can inhale the oxygen -- the oxygen is then converted to carbon dioxide, but they cannot exhale all those carbon dioxide out because of their condition. so all those CO2 are trapped in their lungs. we usually limit oxygen among COPD's to up to 2 liters per minute only -- that's the maximum. \n\ni had an experience before in a hospital wherein a patient was on 0.5 liters per minute of oxygen -- apparently, somebody stupid tampered with her oxygen and put it to 6 liters per minute... and this caused hallucinations -- she started talking like a child and started talking about babies -- really off. so im guessing that it could have been that your mother was feeling out of breath because of her condition and she thinks that she will breathe more effectively if she were to raise the flow from maximum of 2 to more (maybe even 12) and that could have caused it. \n\nif she is on oxygen, follow the doctor's advise and never tamper with the oxygen flowmeter -- consider O2 as medicine -- it has adverse effects if you overdose on it. i mean the air that we breathe right now is not even pure oxygen. it's only 21% oxygen, the rest are nitrogen and other gases. too much oxygen can kill (for a normal person or COPD patients)
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Usually, people do not get emphysema at such a young age.  Make sure she gets tested for a genetic condition called alpha 1 trypsin deficiency.  In any case, her early diagnosis needs to be discussed with a pulmonary doctor.  And definitely, stop smoking.  Emphysema is progressive, but quitting smoking will slow it down. Cheers.
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Have her talk to her school counselor.  Have her see a therapist.  Or maybe just talk to her and find out whats wrong.  IN any case somebody needs to talk to her calm her down, and help dissolve her fits.  OH you could also try sedatives, or medication.  IS she dangerous when she does this?  I dunno, maybe she just needs a hug and an "I love you, everybody loves you."
1177106
o u should send her to a doctor may be something terribly wrong get her check out
598475
There r many things that it could be. Try sitting her down and talking 2 her. They tend not 2 listen if u don't sit them down. Try not 2 yell and be direct. Good luck
699287
3 days isn't long for anyone to adjust to being off of a feeding tube. Her stomach is probably sensitive. Listen to her Dr., follow his advice, and give her a little time to have a chance to get used to swallowing things. Maybe she needs to be sitting up straight and have a little more liquid to help the meds absorb. Is the medicine in the vomit, yes or no? What is the color, what are the other characteristics of the vomitus? These things might help. Can she talk? Ask her what she thinks is happening, what it feels like, if it's getting stuck in her throat, or when her stomach starts to hurt in relation to taking the meds.\n\nKeep us posted, we'll be watching this thread.\n\nCalico.Kitty
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Pregnant or bulimic.  Did she just have a feast? She might be trying to throw it up to lose weight.  Keep an eye on her, ask her point blank of your suspicions, then if she doesn't comply. Take it to your parents!  Good luck, you are a good sis!
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I don't.  Personally I think it's funny.  :-)  It also shows me that she feels comfortable around me, as she isn't ashamed to let natural things happen in my presence.   After all, everyone has to burp once in awhile.  I would think that it could potentially be dangerous to suppress it all the time... that pressure has to go somewhere.\n\nSome ppl may have a problem with it, but they are too serious and uptight for their own good.  If someone would choose not to be friends with you just because you belched, is that someone really a person you want to hang out with??  \n\nIf they give you a weird look, just say excuse me.  All but the extremely repressed would let it slide as an unavoidable  occurrence then.
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There could be a whole lot of things here. The shaking and diarrhea are especially troubling. If this happens a lot, you could have some liver damage. Go to the doctor and get some blood tests, etc.. Get a check up and talk to him about your ailments. If you are drinking too much, at least admit it to yourself, and get some help - that is 99% of the battle. Sounds to me like you have a good friend here, so don't blow one of your few "second" chances here by not listening. A true friend helps even when it isn't pleasant to do so, so count her a good friend and let her help you out of these problems. You have to be the one to Respond to treatment and Accept the help, and then DO something. You are not acting normally, so get with the recovery already.
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You should ask her whats bothering her and talk to her about it. Maybe shes depressed and she just needs someone to ask her "Whats wrong?". Listen to her and maybe there is something else going on there.\n\nIf I ever had a best friend who was acting differently than normal. I would worry and try to find out whats going on.
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All right, here is the deal.  I don't usually tell people what to do on this forum, but let me warn you, the excessive intergestion in the setting of chest pain is a classic sign of an inferior (meaning lower part of the heart) heart attack.  Now this may just be heartburn as suggested above, but if you are having chest pain with lots of burping right now, you may want to go to the ER just to be safe, or at least call your doctor or a nurse to ask them what to do.
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Could be croup cough.  If it is hard for him to breath, go the the ER.  They can give him a breathing treatment and IV steriods or oral steroids.  He might be vomiting because of secretions in his throat draining down into his stomach, which can be too thick for some children to digest.  Good Luck!!!