How common is the symptom Belching among people with endometriosis?
62,30% of people with endometriosis reported Belching as a symptom of endometriosis in our survey.
How common is the symptom Belching among people with endometriosis compared to the non-affected group?
7,48% of people with endometriosis suffer from the symptom Belching very strong compared to a prevalence of 2,52% among non-affected individuals.
The following table shows the symptom Belching in people with endometriosis compared to non-affected individuals. The scale ranges from 1 (not at all) to 5 (very strong).
| Symptom severity | Endometriosis | Non-affected | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| not at all | 37,70% | 64,15% | -26,45% |
| slightly | 19,72% | 16,35% | 3,37% |
| moderate | 21,17% | 8,18% | 13,00% |
| strong | 13,92% | 8,81% | 5,12% |
| very strong | 7,48% | 2,52% | 4,97% |
Based on the datasets, we calculated the Kendall correlation. The following symptoms could be related to Belching.
| Symptom name | Correlation |
|---|---|
| Heartburn | moderate correlation (44,00%) |
| Flatulence | weak correlation (27,00%) |
| Joint pain | weak correlation (23,00%) |
| Shortness of breath | weak correlation (22,00%) |
| Shoulder pain | weak correlation (22,00%) |
| Nausea | weak correlation (22,00%) |
| Dizziness | weak correlation (22,00%) |
| Taste changes (e.g. iron taste) | weak correlation (22,00%) |
| Numbness in hands | weak correlation (21,00%) |
| Limb pain | weak correlation (21,00%) |
| Chills | weak correlation (21,00%) |
| Abdominal pain outside the lower abdomen | weak correlation (20,00%) |
| Bloated belly / Endo-Belly | weak correlation (20,00%) |
Belching, colloquially also called "burping," is in itself a normal bodily process. If there is too much air in your stomach, for example because you ate or drank too quickly, your body tries to expel it. The air is propelled upward out of the stomach: the air is belched. Although belching is very common, women who have endometriosis are affected particularly often. This can have several causes that are directly or indirectly related to the underlying condition.
In women with endometriosis, growths of uterus-like tissue are also found outside the uterus. Most often the organs in the pelvis are affected. However, the bowel, diaphragm, lungs, and, in a few exceptional cases, the stomach can also be involved. These growths are influenced by the female hormonal cycle and therefore first enlarge and then bleed again. As a rule, the blood cannot leave the body but remains in the tissue or seeps into the abdominal cavity. There, inflammation develops, leading to adhesions, scarring, and cyst formation.
In this way, endometriosis causes belching directly or indirectly: