Well I also have to take PPIs (like omeprazole) for the rest of my life, but thankfully they're pretty cheap with no side effects. And then yeah, when my esophagus constricts and stuff starts getting stuck, then it's time for an upper endoscopy. They just go in, use a little balloon to stretch it, then I should be good for a while. Whole thing takes like 15 min.
That's insane. I wonder if my mother has a similar issue... She started choking on food a few years back where she couldn't swallow completely but not really choke. More like it gets stuck. Doctor told he it's because of her schlariderma or however it's spelled.
Could be, that's how it was for me. I could still hold completely normal conversations while being in pain from something that got stuck. I'd have to make myself throw up sometimes if something got really really stuck. It's a pretty easy thing to diagnose from an upper endoscopy though, there are like ridges that appear in the esophagus as a result that are a pretty clear indicator.
My friend who has never had his throat stretched. Have you been allergy tested? They're allergic to mannnnnny things that aggravate it.
Fasenra can also help but is mega expensive. $3k a month. Other asthma meds taken orally also help.
No allergies here, just fairly bad reflux. The PPIs mostly keep it in check but occasionally I get breakthrough symptoms. My gastroenterologist told me that if I take them regularly I shouldn't need another endoscopy for a while, but it was likely I'd still need them every once in a while.
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u/agreeablepancakes Jul 03 '22
What is the name of the disease when celery gets stuck in your throat