I hear there is a medication for muscle spasms. I have impaired esophageal motility, so knwo some things about esophagus issues. A friend of mine has bad esophageal spasms and she is taking a med...
Being that I am a GERD sufferer myself but i am now having it controlled with a PPI, i also had that feeling of feeling food passing through my esopahgus. I wouldnt get too worried of having cancer...
I know how you feel. Not only do i have GERD issues, but i have esophageal motility issues in which i can not even swallow any solid foods! Ive been living on a liquid diet for 7 months. So not only...
hi everyone. thanks for all your feedback. sorry I havent been able to reply sooner. I'm done with my esophageal manometry now. it was uncomfortable but not too bad. luckily the hospital I went to...
Its been almost 2 months since I last posted on this forum. partly because I found that not too many people really shared the same issues I did. I also realized that this health board has limited...
be careful, as I have heard that during these surgeries your vagus nerve can be damaged or cut which controls a lot of factors of your digestive system, swallowing being one of them. I hope you...
thanks everyone for your replies. I did go out with my mom that day and it was nice to get out even for a few hours. but I'm still trying to cope with eating this way and the feelings of hopelessness...
does anyone have any problems with eating solid foods right now while dealing with reflux issues, or has a esophageal motility issue that causes you the same issues? I would really like to talk to...
Okay, I confirmed your email. I will emailyou tonight. I,stay up somewhat late so I dont know if you will get this message or not but I look forward to hearing from you....
aww, I'm sorry you have had to go through all of this too. I never had any problems with my swallowing until my flare up of reflux. And its actually causing me to be depressed. so, while you may have...
Faith- I'm hoping eventually I can start eating more foods with texture if they find nothing wrong. but yes, I even had to stop eating the soft grinded food because after my endoscopy my symptoms...
hi everyone thanks for your replies. Camio what I meant by motility disorder was a motility disorder of the esophagus with the muscles not working properly for transit of food to the stomach. Faith-...
Hi Chartreux, thanks for your reply. I left out all the testing aspects of this post as I was trying to focus on the depression I was feeling. but maybe I should have included it. I have already had...
To make a long story short, I have had a bad flare up of acid reflux these past 3 months. I've developed a problem swallowing solid foods, basically it goes down my esophagus very slowly. its very...
Trying to make a long story short without leaving out important details, so thanks if you read this and for any advice. or like experiences. I've had a bad flare up of acid reflux/GERD these past 3...