Guest guest Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Amy/MB So glad MB pointed that out and made me think of others and all the more reason to see a gastroenterologist if you're having a problem. If reflux it can have very bad repercussions if not checked. Also they might detect any number of other swallowing problems. I have lots of esophagul problems but one particular one thats rather uncommon but easily resolved once figured out. The esophagus is large part muscular. My upper esophagus sphincter is very very tight. I was encountering an issue that if I didn't lay down after eating, but stood upright, the food wanted to gag me still and cause me to cough it back up. Now once they figured it out, Valium in extremely small dosage will directly attack and relax these muscles. From the first meal the problem was gone. I went from somewhat bed bound to no problem with one small pill (only 2 mg) which I now take with meals when required. > > Amy, > Back about a year and a half ago, I was having alot of coughing immediately after I ate. What you describe would occasionally happen to me also. The coughing after eating drove me insane. My doctor sent me to a gastroenterologist who ordered a video esophagram. During this test I had to eat small amounts of die infused food so that they could then watch the swallowing action via x-ray. There was a radiologist and speech pathologist present to help diagnose any issues with my swallow. Turned out for me to be plain old reflux but you might want to mention this to your doctor so they can rule out any type of aspiration. > Aspiration is really dangerous for us since food in our breathing passages can lead to serious lung infection. One of our members here who only posts occasionally had a serious aspiration pneumonia caused by, if I remember correctly, lentil soup of all things. You might want to err on the side of caution and mention it to your doctor just to be safe! > Look after yourself! > > Beth > Age 48 Fibrotic NSIP 06/06 > > Change everything. Love and Forgive > > > > > > Food in nose > > > Okay I know this sounds gross....has anyone had trouble with food getting in your nose? I blew my nose and a big chunk of jello came out (that I just ate) could breath much better after that. What causes it. > Amy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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