LouAnne re: trouble swallowing

October 3, 2004

Hi,

Just catching up on some past postings and I came across this one re:

trouble swallowing. Oddly enough, I myself have been having ongoing

pain and pressure and the feeling of food/liquid being " stuck. " I

had an endoscopy done some years back and was told it was gerd.

Recently I was diagnosed with " Achalasia " which I am due to have

surgery for this Wednesday. From what I am reading, as I educate

myself on this, it can be related to auto-immune disorders and I have

had RA for 16 years now.

It seems that the condition I have causes my lower esophogus not to

open properly and so the food will not go down unless it is pushed

down (for me this means tons of luke-warm water). Because of this,

my lower esophogus has enlarged 3x the size and food can back up

there.

Has anyone here been diagnosed with this condition at all or had

these problems? I am curious as to whether or not it is related to

my RA.

Thanks! Rita in Cincinnati

<<Has anyone ever had a tough time swallowing and when you do it

feels like whatever you swallowed is still there stuck in your

throat?

Thanks! LouAnn>>

Recommended Posts