Poor Soulman sorry he's not comfortable.......The gulp thing could be due to his tummy being upset......sometimes my boy does this and goes to find grass to make himself sick.
I can only say what I do but it might not work for you. I generally massage his tummy in gentle circular clockwise motions while he is lying /roaching by me when ever this happens this seems to dispel any gas building up and I give him a spoonful of Kaogel (you'd have to ask your own vet if Soul could have this) generally he settles in half an hour or so.....after some smelly SBD's
Give him a hug from us.