Hello, I have a problem. I have been burping for 6 months. This is not just the average burp or two after you drink a soda. I burp for hours at a time, and it gets very painful. It gets really bad after I eat meat, dairy products and fried food. Also I start to burp if I havent eaten anything. My diet lately has consisted of rice, soups, and dry cereal. After I have been burping for at least an hour I my abdomin gets swollen. It is tender to the touch, the right side of my chest gets shooting pressure like pain. I can actually hear the gasses traveling up my stomach and through my esophagus. I have tried everything you can think of, mylants, zantac 75, pepcid ac, tums, pepto bismo, protonix, prevacid,and aciphex. Nothing has helped. I still take the protonix daily because I am afraid it will get worse if I stop. I do not have insurance,otherwise I would have gone to see a doctor already. Do I have time to wait until I get insurance,or do you think that this is serious. I am not sure what to do. Thank you-april