Esophagus hypersensitivity?

I have problems since I ate a big piece of garlic, it burned my mouth and I swallowed it although I had not chewed it well. It stuck down at my esophagus, I felt there burning and nausea. This happened before 3 months. The problem is that these symptoms remain.. The Gastroscopy was normal. Pantoprazole for 2 months and lansoprazole did not help..
The doctor said it is esophagus hypersensitivity.
Any advice what to do?

Thank you

Thank you Andy. For 7-10 days I was eating only spaghetti. It did not help. There is some cooked onion in the food I eat. In this period of the 3 months some times I said, enough with diet, I will eat everything again. So 2-3 times I drunk wine/beer and ate very spicy food.
So you think there is some small inflammation there?
I will not take medication except PPIs or antiacids.
Please could me advice me what to eat and what not? Also could you advise me on a natural treatment like ginger? What I should avoid? Anything that could help? Does milk help? (I sometimes read it helps and then I read it makes things worse). Is there any possibility it will go away?

What do you mean plain diet? I want to try it to see if it helps.

What happened there when I ate the garlic? Mechanical injury? Chemical injury? Just a spasm that remains? Why does it not heal for so long?

Post Edited (hariskar) : 12/9/2014 4:52:57 AM (GMT-7)

Thank you Andy.
It was plain spaghetti.
Only rice and fish? Other options? Spaghetti? Potatoes? Meat? Eggs? Any salads, olive oil, fruits? For how many days should I make this diet? In how many days are you OK?

Should I continue to take PPIs? I take them 10 days now.
Thank you again.

Post Edited (hariskar) : 12/9/2014 10:30:21 PM (GMT-7)

Ah ok, if plain spaghetti still gives you symptoms after a couple of weeks still then I dont think there is much more you can do diet wise.

I used to get almost constant heartburn and pain in my esophagus, which did not reconcile well with my 24 hr pH test so they sort of diagnosed me as having 'functional heartburn'. For me it lasted quite a while but one day it stopped and now only comes back once in a while. I'd keep trying different things and see what helps, but even if you cant find much then these things can just resolve by themselves in the long term.

Yes theres lots more you can probably eat, the main things to avoid are fatty foods, spicy foods, caffeine and salt (and possibly dairy). Also there are some vegetables that are bad like onions, garlic and acidic foods/fruits like apple, oranges, lemons, jam, tomatoes. Hopefully your symptoms will resolve over time. I imagine what you are feeling is a bit similar to when you swallow a pill and it gets lodged in your throat, even when you've washed it down you still get that feeling as if something is lodged there. Over time it gradually disappears so hopefully yours will do similar.

Olive oil I would avoid, eggs depend on how well you tolerate them, some people can handle them others cant. I'd eat them in moderation though, like 1-2 at a time.

Hi

I was diagnosed with "visceral hypersensitivity" also. Usually in these situations there is a small amount of irritation found, or even normal tests, but the body's responses have remained fired up. I've had an irritated throat since something scratched it a few months ago, but there is nothing at all to see.

Have you thought of trying St Johns wort or other herbs that work on calming the body's responses?

You could also try things that coat the throat like honey or slippery elm. Have you tried Gaviscon?

MMM

Dear hariscar,

If your diet isn't working, maybe you should look into it further. What you're eating and self treating with would send me to the hospital because of food and chemical intolerances.

#1 I would suspect is the DGL. Licorice has sulfites, which are a trigger for my reflux reaction.

Then I would eliminate onions and garlic, and tomato sauce containing them. Make your own. I have no problem with tomatoes or any of the other "bland diet" foods.

You have to look at the ingredients in your tea. Some are preserved with sulfites. You could have an intolerance to the honey too, if you have certain allergies to the pollens the bees gathered. It's just another type of sugar anyway. And avoid ALL the sugar substitutes, They ALL have dextrose as a filler - another food contaminated with sulfite.

Only the manufacturer knows what they've put in the other "natural" supplements you are taking. They often have undeclared preservatives.

I'd get on real food, no processed stuff. Add one food at a time. Rice and lamb are supposed to be safe for most people. Cook for yourself, no eating out. Carry your own lunch if you have to.

I'd forget worrying about fats.

Keep a "food journal" faithfully (see many posts in the search box at the top of the page), with time, with you eat and drink, supplements (none for now), medicines which you've looked up to see what's in them, and then any reactions, particularly within 2 hours.

My allergist "cured" my reflux by having me keep a food journal and finding out my food triggers. I only get into trouble when I don't read ingredients or cheat, like yesterday's English muffin with apricot preserves. Oh, nausea!

PS: The esophagus and stomach are sensitive organs. They react to my ingestion of sulfites and trigger my reflux and other reactions. Your doctor is probably right. Look at the irritants you're subjecting these organs to and stop eating them.

Post Edited (Alcie) : 12/13/2014 8:22:45 AM (GMT-7)

I am about 50% better with 1 Nexium 40mg and much more better with 2 Nexium 40mg per day. Once I stopped the night Nexim for a week my symptoms especially in the morning aggravated so I started again taking 2. I would like to take this dosage till I have no symptoms (if this happens) but my doctor said I should not take 2 per day for more than about a week..
Also ACV seems to help. I will try it more.