Difficulty Sleeping, Frequent Burping And Difficulty Breathing That Is Often Repeated

Hi Ambri,

Thank you for the question.

Difficulty sleeping, frequent belching, and difficulty breathing that often recurs every day, especially before bedtime may indicate that you have GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). This condition occurs when the smooth muscle ring that is supposed to limit the stomach to the esophagus fails to function properly, thereby making some acid rise from the stomach and irritate the esophagus. Not only complaints that you experience, GERD can also make your throat and chest feel sore, hot, tightness, phlegm, to vomiting and many other complaints.

In addition to GERD, your complaints may also occur due to heart problems, pneumonia, pleural effusion, gastritis, peptic ulcers, food allergies or malabsorption, allergies to other substances, pneumothorax, excessive anxiety disorders, psychosomatic disorders, drug side effects, and so on.

You can handle your complaint first by:

Compress your chest warm uncomfortable
Eat small but frequent portions
Don't overeat before eating fatty and gassy foods
Eat foods that are easily digested, and drink more
After eating, do not immediately go to sleep, give a pause of at least 2 hours
Stay away from caffeine, alcohol, too high fibrous food, foods that are too spicy and sour, let alone snacking carelessly
Regularly exercise so that the body weight remains ideal
Don't stress or worry too much
Don't take any medicine

If your complaints have not improved after following the steps above, or if you experience vomiting and severe tightness, weight dropped dramatically, like a heavy chest pressed, also a variety of other severe complaints, do not hesitate you consult yourself directly to the doctor or internist. Physical examination, x-rays, endoscopy, heart record, etc. can be done by a doctor to make it clear that the best management needs to be done.

Conversely, if the complaint improves with the above efforts, it is advisable for you to stay at home first, and limit it out (including to the doctor) except in emergency cases. In this way, you can be protected more optimally from the risk of contracting COVID-19, which is currently endemic.

Hope this helps ...