Newly taking Pantoprazole and feeling throat tightening

Went for an endoscopy july 7th and was told i had eosinophillic esophagitis with a ring and a hiatal hernia (which my doc says a hiatal hernia is just an inflamed space and is not concerned with that). I was initially put on 40 mg of Pantoprazole and was increased x2 when my doctor received the test results. Its now August 10th and i have been struggling with eating food. Every single time I eat, my throat becomes tight. I am able to breathe but i literally feel a tightening in my throat which is very uncomfortable ....so i dont eat. Im incredibly burpy as well and cough a lot. I feel like this medication may be contributing to this new issue. I went to an allergist to see if was a food reaction and they found no real foods issues. Im at a loss. Want to stop taking thr meds to see if it goes away. Ill stay away from trigger foods to keep my acid in check. Thoughts?

Hey Diane,

I'd recommend trying out a different PPI as well, or perhaps an over the counter like Zantac and see if you get relief. I was in a similar position, my understanding is that the tightening is acid vapours refluxing into your airways and it's causing that tightening feeling. It's a symptom of LPR (silent reflux) It certainly caused me a lot of anxiety as it could last three or four hours. My doctor unfortunately refused to prescribe me a different PPI so I went off my medication and the tightening feeling did go away (after a month). I had the burping as well, and with that you may want to look into SIBO or H Pylori infections. I'd recommend you google the Fast Tract Diet by Norm Robillard as he explains how SIBO can cause burping and reflux. Jamie Kaufman and Dropping Acid (it's a book) has a great explanation for LPR and the choking feeling/coughing feeling you are experiencing. Both authors focus on diet to improve your symptoms. But like Sharon says, everyone is different and you sometimes have to do your own detective work if your treatment is not working.