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May 13, 2022, 02:09 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by Nammu
So I have this eating problem and wondering if anyone here has ever heard of what this is? I get spasms in my esophagus sometimes when I eat and it is so painful. Sometimes I throw up but mostly it’s just painful. My drs have done a bunch of tests and said there’s more tests they can do but have ruled out a lot. It seems worse when I go a long time without eating. Like today all I ate was cereal this morning then for supper I had Chinese food. I did get general Tso’s so maybe spicy is a trigger? It’s just so painful and tonight it lasted for for a while. I can go weeks and be fine then this. I don’t really want to undergo some of the tests they’ve brought up. Has anyone heard of this?
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Okay, I have had a very similar issue throughout my adult life. It'll go away fro years, then suddenly reappear. The spasms sometimes occur when I have not eaten (I'm guessing that stomach acid occurs?), but they are worse when I DO eat. I have to be extremely careful about what I eat - I'm thinking that spicy is a no-go. It feels like there is something blocking my esophagus and it is extremely unpleasant. Sometimes it will become downright painful, but the actual pain can go up to my ear(s) and down into my chest. Along with the extreme throat/esophagus discomfort. The whole thing is a misery when it occurs. (The Gabapentin has been causing it to flare up lately.)
2 years ago I was miserable with the thing, finally gave in and went to my GP. She prescribed Prilosec; lo and behold, after a few days of treatment the problem resolved. I did the full 2 weeks and the spasms/pain stayed away. Then last month it flared up again (when I increased the Gaba). I did another 14 days of Prilosec - problem gone.
So that's my experience with what sounds very much like what you're going though.
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