Why do i have burning in my belly and significant belching?

Two part question...: Excessive belching can be cause from swallowed air or generated by carbonated drinks. It occurs normally in small amts during eating/drinking. But some people unconsciously swallow air while eating or smoking. However, it can be associated w/ various GI disorders (reflux, certain drugs, gum chewing). Could be related to certain foods or amt of food you eat. See your pcp to rule out an ulcer.

Many possibilities: It may be as simple as milk intolerance (cut out milk products). It could be medications such as nsaids (pain medications - aspirin, motrin, alleve, etc. - try stopping them. It could be helicobacter pylori gastritis. It could be a combination. You don't mention abdominial pain, gas or diarrhea. Try stopping dairy products and if taking pain meds take with a meal. If no help get back to us.

See below: Belching is the act of expelling air from the stomach through the mouth. It usually occurs when the stomach distends, or expands because of too much swallowed air. Belching releases the air to reduce the distention. You can also have a gas buildup in the stomach from bacteria working on food, which give up for gas. Anxiety can cause just about any physical symptom but it would be uncommon for anxiety to cause excessive belching. If your anxiety includes hyperventilating then that would be a good source of swallowed air, which then could lead to belching. Some things that may help in belching. Tried to be aware of how much air swallowing. Try to chew food completely before swallowing it so that the stomach will have smaller particles for the bacteria to give off gas with. Excessive exercise can also lead to belching. And sometimes relief can be obtained with anti-acids; H2 blockers and proton pump inhibitors.