a little help, describing feelings spasms vs stuck food

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Hey there,

I'd like to know if my daughter is having spasms or what.

Unfortunately, age 8, describes ALL her " A " discomforts as

" the Feeling " .

spasms

nausia

burps

gas

I was wondering if you guys can help explain the different

sensations you feel associated with different problems.

AS of April 9, 2008 I blend everything, and add liquid, always

adding more water, etc.I call it the mush diet, below soft foods

just above liquid diet.

After eating 3-4 small bites gets the feeling. Of course I let

her do whatever she needs to to relieve the discomfort.

walk around

stop eating

take cola syrup

encourage bathroom use, for going or regurg.

etc.

It usually goes away within 10-15 minutes and she is able to eat

again. Now is that a spasm or food getting stuck and bouncing

around???

I believe she gets spasms during a meal and not bedtime. They are

definately linked with eating food.

I'm concerned about pushing her to eat, if her " E " is full. It's

kinda hard to know, she's 8 years old and can get distracted by TV

and the such and forget to be eating.

I guess can anyone tell the difference between food fullness in

the " E " and a spasm???

Are they one and the same???

She has had chest pain, and we did have her heart checked out, and

everything is ok.

At first I thought heartburn due to GERD, but we all know that was

misinformation from a bad GI we were seeing.

The pain is right at the sternum, 3-4 inches, and a crushing " like

my brother is sitting on me feeling " (he's 90 pounds). I'm assuming

that's a spasm.

It would just be nice to know, if I have to continue to guess, we'll

just deal with it. Also, I know after surgery ( hopefully soon)

that things can change. I've been reading every post, and it seems

that spasms and reflux can " kick-up " after surgery and seem to get

better around the 2 month mark. Obviuosly reflux due to the cutting

of the LES. Then there's foaming and gurguling in the throat and

wierd sensations of food getting stuck to deal with.

I think the most changenging hurdle for anyone with " A " is the food

getting stuck and there is a need for surgerical removal of the

obstruction. And that leads to the next dangerous thing,

aspiration , infection, etc.

At least I feel like there is some control, since I am the one

mainly giving her food, and we communicate really well. I

guess I would like to sleep better at night. you know?

any ideas???

-Dana Mills in VA