Continuous Pain with Nutcracker Esophagus?

Hi,

I'm a newbie. I've been reading about people having difficulty with nutcracker esophagus. Mine started in Nov 2012. It started out with a strange hair like feeling in my throat (dr. said globus). Then by March 2013 I thought I had GERD. Had endoscopy and he did dilate my esophagus, but everything else looked good. I had test where they monitor your pain thru the day, everything fine. Manometry showed that I had nutcracker spasms happening. I also saw ENT guy and he said my larynx muscles were tight. Well I started to have a lot more dysphagia and burning throat and back of tongue, severe heart attack pains. When in for another Endoscopy in Nov 2013. He dilated me again, 2 cm bigger. He found some irritation and gastritis. Barium swallow shows that everything is fine. I am taking 80 mg Nexium. It is not working and I have continuous chest pain and burning of tongue and throat. I have given up caffeine (no decaf coffee either). My biggest offender would be wine at night. Also as others have stated, I don't want to do the nitrates or the calcium blockers. My BP is not high and I don't want to worry about passing out, severe headaches, or full blown GERD because of the relaxation of the smooth muscle. Is this a condition that will not heal? I believe mine was triggered by stress. Thanks.

Have you tried an antispasmodic like peppermint or Baclofen?

If it is stress related you could try relaxation therapy like self hypnosis, progressive muscle relaxation or autogenic training. I find this really helps my stress and anxiety.

Agustin, Nexium doesn't cause oesteoperosis itself, it just reduces acid which makes it harder to absorb calcium. But you can supplement with things like calcium citrate which do not need acid to be absorbed in the body.