I'm a 29 y/o female. I woke up with this same problem this morning at 4 a.m. It felt like a lump maybe halfway down my esophagus and thought it was heartburn. At that point it didn't hurt so much as was just really annoying. I took 4 Tums and they didn't help at all. Then I took alka-seltzer and that didn't work either. So I tried Zantac and still nothing. I read that anxiety/stress could cause a muscle spasm and since I do suffer from anxiety I tried taking Xanax. It helped for maybe 1 hour and then the pain started when I swallow. It hurts most when I swallow small amounts of saliva/air, hot tea hurts the least, water hurts, and it hurts when I burp. I haven't tried eating anything since it's been hurting.
I did take a couple ibuprofen before bed last night, but I took it with water. I guess it's possible that I didn't drink enough water though. I will try taking Mylanta and post back any results.
It would be nice to hear back from someone that has gotten a positive diagnosis from a doctor though!
-Kit
I did take a couple ibuprofen before bed last night, but I took it with water. I guess it's possible that I didn't drink enough water though. I will try taking Mylanta and post back any results.
It would be nice to hear back from someone that has gotten a positive diagnosis from a doctor though!
-Kit
Okay. I tried the Mylanta and it DID help. It's been about 2 hours since I took it and I still have some discomfort when swallowing, but it's a lot better. I'm planning on taking it every 4 hours until this goes away. I'll try to post any updates.
-Kit
-Kit
i'm 15 year old female and having the same issues.
for a couple months i've been having issues getting deep breaths.
and when i do get a deep breath it wheezes at the end.
about a week ago it started hurting to eat, drink or breath but soon went away.
but now it's back and seems to be worse.
my mom has GERD but i've never had issues with acid reflux.
so i don't think it's that.
for a couple months i've been having issues getting deep breaths.
and when i do get a deep breath it wheezes at the end.
about a week ago it started hurting to eat, drink or breath but soon went away.
but now it's back and seems to be worse.
my mom has GERD but i've never had issues with acid reflux.
so i don't think it's that.
Hi Guys
I seem to have the same problem, mine started after eating a slightly hot sausage, which seemed to burn my throat then I felt this sharp pain in my chest, the left side, excrutiating pain , thought i was getting a heart attack.
Since then, for the past two weeks anytime i swallow food/water my chest hurts. I went to A&E and the doctor gave me OMEPRAZOLE and said i had got oesophagitis. Its the second day since i started taking the prescription and i still expereince the same pain.will come back next week to advise if if i feel any better
I seem to have the same problem, mine started after eating a slightly hot sausage, which seemed to burn my throat then I felt this sharp pain in my chest, the left side, excrutiating pain , thought i was getting a heart attack.
Since then, for the past two weeks anytime i swallow food/water my chest hurts. I went to A&E and the doctor gave me OMEPRAZOLE and said i had got oesophagitis. Its the second day since i started taking the prescription and i still expereince the same pain.will come back next week to advise if if i feel any better
Hi,
We've never posted here, but have read all of your posts regarding this chest pain issue. Our DD16 started having chest pains 10 days ago. The pain was there all the time, but hurt more when eating solid foods, and even more with liquids. We took her to the ER & they ran tons on tests. All of them came back negative. They gave her dilaudid for pain & it worked long enough for her to get home & get some food/drink in her, & get some rest. She said her pain level was a 4/10 most of the time, but went to an 8/10 while drinking or eating.
The next day, same problems. Can't eat or drink. She was getting very upset & depressed because she couldn't go about her normal routine. She told me that she felt like an anorexic person because she wanted to eat/drink, but she just couldn't.
Two days later, we took her to our family doctor. He said he suspected an irritated esophagus. He told her to take the Percocet that was prescribed so she could stop the pain and so she could eat/drink. She tried to take the pain pills, but by not being able to drink, taking pills was not an option for her. Dr told her she just needed to "suck it up" & take the Percocet. Well, she didn't.
She didn't eat or drink any more than she had to to survive for the next 4 days. She had to stop all socializing with her friends because she kept getting dizzy & nauseous from not eating/drinking for so long. She also had to stop going to work because every time she would get to work, she would have to go home. Because she "looked" fine, no one at work understood that she wasn't making this up. Her managers actually thought she was being a princess or something.
Well, DD16 just came into my office a few minutes ago, jumping up & down, because she decided to try taking a drink again to see how bad the pain is right now. (She hadn't tried drinking anything since yesterday.) She was so excited because it only hurt a little bit. She said she's going to drink the rest of the night just in case it comes back because she's so thirsty. She told me that she never thought that eating & drinking was something she took for granted, until she wasn't able to do either. Now she's thankful for both! Looks like we may be on the downside of this problem, although we're still not celebrating yet.
If you're in the middle of this, one thing that really helped Breanna get some liquid into her system was to suck on a homemade "watersicle." She took our popsicle cups & used water instead of Kool-Aid. I really think that's what got her from getting dehydrated. She also ate a bunch of Otter Pops these past few days.
DD wanted me to make sure & reply to your posts because so many of you were so kind to tell your stories. You made her feel like she wasn't crazy & she wasn't the only one in the world with this problem that seems to be so difficult to diagnose. Even though we don't know any of you personally, it was nice to have people to connect with that shared the same problem as her.
This whole ordeal lasted for about 10 days, which is the hardest 10 days our DD has ever experienced. She lost 10+ pounds over those 10 days, but I know that she'd much rather have the 10 pounds back than to have gone through this.
DD is allergic to Salycillates. It's a natural mineral found in many fruits, nuts, spices, etc. We are wondering if she had taken an Ibuprofen that got stuck in her throat to cause these chest pains. Ibuprofen has Salycillates in it and she will never take one again. She developed the chest pains while eating chunky peanut butter. Peanuts also have salycillates in them. Maybe it was the combination of the two. We may never know.
If any of you, or you know of anyone that ever suffers from difficulty swallowing when eating certain foods, you may want them to check out the list of foods that contain Salycillates. 2 out of our 3 kids have this allergy. It took us years to figure out what was wrong with them. When eating these foods, it will give them the feeling that they either took too big of bites, or had the sensation of eating too fast, when actually their throat is swelling up due to the allergy. Once you stop eating these foods, the reaction goes away almost as fast as it came on.
Our best to each of you that experiences these chest pains. I hope our post was helpful to you!
We've never posted here, but have read all of your posts regarding this chest pain issue. Our DD16 started having chest pains 10 days ago. The pain was there all the time, but hurt more when eating solid foods, and even more with liquids. We took her to the ER & they ran tons on tests. All of them came back negative. They gave her dilaudid for pain & it worked long enough for her to get home & get some food/drink in her, & get some rest. She said her pain level was a 4/10 most of the time, but went to an 8/10 while drinking or eating.
The next day, same problems. Can't eat or drink. She was getting very upset & depressed because she couldn't go about her normal routine. She told me that she felt like an anorexic person because she wanted to eat/drink, but she just couldn't.
Two days later, we took her to our family doctor. He said he suspected an irritated esophagus. He told her to take the Percocet that was prescribed so she could stop the pain and so she could eat/drink. She tried to take the pain pills, but by not being able to drink, taking pills was not an option for her. Dr told her she just needed to "suck it up" & take the Percocet. Well, she didn't.
She didn't eat or drink any more than she had to to survive for the next 4 days. She had to stop all socializing with her friends because she kept getting dizzy & nauseous from not eating/drinking for so long. She also had to stop going to work because every time she would get to work, she would have to go home. Because she "looked" fine, no one at work understood that she wasn't making this up. Her managers actually thought she was being a princess or something.
Well, DD16 just came into my office a few minutes ago, jumping up & down, because she decided to try taking a drink again to see how bad the pain is right now. (She hadn't tried drinking anything since yesterday.) She was so excited because it only hurt a little bit. She said she's going to drink the rest of the night just in case it comes back because she's so thirsty. She told me that she never thought that eating & drinking was something she took for granted, until she wasn't able to do either. Now she's thankful for both! Looks like we may be on the downside of this problem, although we're still not celebrating yet.
If you're in the middle of this, one thing that really helped Breanna get some liquid into her system was to suck on a homemade "watersicle." She took our popsicle cups & used water instead of Kool-Aid. I really think that's what got her from getting dehydrated. She also ate a bunch of Otter Pops these past few days.
DD wanted me to make sure & reply to your posts because so many of you were so kind to tell your stories. You made her feel like she wasn't crazy & she wasn't the only one in the world with this problem that seems to be so difficult to diagnose. Even though we don't know any of you personally, it was nice to have people to connect with that shared the same problem as her.
This whole ordeal lasted for about 10 days, which is the hardest 10 days our DD has ever experienced. She lost 10+ pounds over those 10 days, but I know that she'd much rather have the 10 pounds back than to have gone through this.
DD is allergic to Salycillates. It's a natural mineral found in many fruits, nuts, spices, etc. We are wondering if she had taken an Ibuprofen that got stuck in her throat to cause these chest pains. Ibuprofen has Salycillates in it and she will never take one again. She developed the chest pains while eating chunky peanut butter. Peanuts also have salycillates in them. Maybe it was the combination of the two. We may never know.
If any of you, or you know of anyone that ever suffers from difficulty swallowing when eating certain foods, you may want them to check out the list of foods that contain Salycillates. 2 out of our 3 kids have this allergy. It took us years to figure out what was wrong with them. When eating these foods, it will give them the feeling that they either took too big of bites, or had the sensation of eating too fast, when actually their throat is swelling up due to the allergy. Once you stop eating these foods, the reaction goes away almost as fast as it came on.
Our best to each of you that experiences these chest pains. I hope our post was helpful to you!
i'm sorry.. unless you are going to fully read it.. don't reply.. This pain that is being referred to... is NOT GERD or acid reflux..
it is a pain that happens with the Act of swallowing.. like something is going on with the muscles that allow you to swallow.. it
HURTS..
it sucks !!
it is a pain that happens with the Act of swallowing.. like something is going on with the muscles that allow you to swallow.. it
HURTS..
it sucks !!
Yeah, there's definitely two types of symptoms in this thread: those that have immense pain when swallowing anything substantial (liquid or food) and those that dry swallowed a pill and now have pain issues.
I'm in the first category and here's my situation:
- I have intense pain right after I swallow a substantial amount of liquid or food. It has nothing to do with the type of liquid or food. It can happen with plain old water. The same pain occurs when I sneeze, cough, burp or take a really large breath. Any time there is a significant strain on the esophagus, the pain occurs.
- For me, it feels like the pain is more in my middle back/back of the chest and it obviously causes a lot of discomfort which I'm sure you can relate to if you're reading this.
- This associated back pain really affected my sleeping and I wasn't able to sleep more than a few hours without waking up to horrible back pain(the same feeling you'd get when swallowing). It felt like it was a lot worse when laying down.
- Went to the doctor after a few days of this and he was baffled about the combination of painful swallowing/sneezing/coughing and associated back pain. Prescribed Vicodin for pain management, an antacid prescription and told me to regularly take Mylanta. Yes, my doctor said Mylanta. He was convinced it was an acid reflux issue and asked that I check back in a few weeks.
- The Vicodin didn't do anything to dull the pain. As you probably experience yourself, this is a sharp internal pain that isn't the same as a pulled muscle or a headache.
- After a few days of regularly taking the meds, the pain did go away almost completely and I thought this was over. I continued taking the medication even though I was feeling better. I began eating normally again since I had avoided solid foods once the swallowing pains began.
- Now it's been a week since that first doctor's visit and a few days since I've been feeling better and I can feel that familiar swallowing pain coming back. The constant back pain isn't there yet, but I feel that's going to be next. I have an appointment in a few days but I fear that I'll get another inconclusive answer and I'll be told to just come back in a few weeks.
- I have no history of heart burn, ulcers, back problems, and no constant prescriptions. I didn't pull any back muscles from strenuous activity. I just woke up one morning and this pain was there. I honestly don't feel it has anything to with GERD and I'm leaning towards some kind of inflammation to the esophagus that gets exacerbated when I'm lying down (which is why sleeping becomes painful and also why I'm writing this at 2:30 in the morning)
- I'm just as confused as everyone else in this thread and I hope to find some answers soon. I'm hoping my doctor performs the proper tests to narrow down the causes and I will share them here if I learn anything. This is the first applicable thread I've found that relates to my issues.
- I find it best if I stay away from solid foods and consume soup or a smoothie for a meal. I avoid swallowing large amounts of liquid/food at a time. Staying elevated helps as well. Good luck to you.
I'm in the first category and here's my situation:
- I have intense pain right after I swallow a substantial amount of liquid or food. It has nothing to do with the type of liquid or food. It can happen with plain old water. The same pain occurs when I sneeze, cough, burp or take a really large breath. Any time there is a significant strain on the esophagus, the pain occurs.
- For me, it feels like the pain is more in my middle back/back of the chest and it obviously causes a lot of discomfort which I'm sure you can relate to if you're reading this.
- This associated back pain really affected my sleeping and I wasn't able to sleep more than a few hours without waking up to horrible back pain(the same feeling you'd get when swallowing). It felt like it was a lot worse when laying down.
- Went to the doctor after a few days of this and he was baffled about the combination of painful swallowing/sneezing/coughing and associated back pain. Prescribed Vicodin for pain management, an antacid prescription and told me to regularly take Mylanta. Yes, my doctor said Mylanta. He was convinced it was an acid reflux issue and asked that I check back in a few weeks.
- The Vicodin didn't do anything to dull the pain. As you probably experience yourself, this is a sharp internal pain that isn't the same as a pulled muscle or a headache.
- After a few days of regularly taking the meds, the pain did go away almost completely and I thought this was over. I continued taking the medication even though I was feeling better. I began eating normally again since I had avoided solid foods once the swallowing pains began.
- Now it's been a week since that first doctor's visit and a few days since I've been feeling better and I can feel that familiar swallowing pain coming back. The constant back pain isn't there yet, but I feel that's going to be next. I have an appointment in a few days but I fear that I'll get another inconclusive answer and I'll be told to just come back in a few weeks.
- I have no history of heart burn, ulcers, back problems, and no constant prescriptions. I didn't pull any back muscles from strenuous activity. I just woke up one morning and this pain was there. I honestly don't feel it has anything to with GERD and I'm leaning towards some kind of inflammation to the esophagus that gets exacerbated when I'm lying down (which is why sleeping becomes painful and also why I'm writing this at 2:30 in the morning)
- I'm just as confused as everyone else in this thread and I hope to find some answers soon. I'm hoping my doctor performs the proper tests to narrow down the causes and I will share them here if I learn anything. This is the first applicable thread I've found that relates to my issues.
- I find it best if I stay away from solid foods and consume soup or a smoothie for a meal. I avoid swallowing large amounts of liquid/food at a time. Staying elevated helps as well. Good luck to you.
I just got back from taking my son to the doctor about a pain in his chest when he swallows. Liquid or solids, doesn't matter, they both hurt. The first thing he ask is whether or not my son was on acne medicine and when does he take it. The answer brought a smile to his face and he told us that acne meds are causing a lot of inflamed esophagus’ with teenagers. They take the pill at night and only drink a minimal amount of water which doesn’t get the pill down all the way. This causes an irritation in the esophagus which causes the swallowing pain. I ask him if any other meds could cause that and he stated yes and to always drink a full glass of water with pills! Hope that helps some of you!
I'm in the "took a pill without water" boat here. I was taking doxycycline and took one of them dry. However, it seems like those taking either doxycycline or tetracycline for an extended period of time can start to develop similar symptoms. Also, guy who took Ibuprofen dry, one of the rarer side effects of Ibuprofen can be esophageal ulceration. If the pill itself is stuck in the esophagus and breaks down, it can probably eat away at the lining.
My symptoms have been a constant dull pain just right to the center of my chest, the feeling of something stuck in my esophagus, feeling like I need to belch, lots of pain swallowing─especially carbonated beverages, and more recently a sharp pain in my back beneath my right shoulder blade. I've ruled out GERD because of the single pill seeming to cause the problem.
This link that was posted earlier has some valuable information about esophageal ulcers.
Based on research I'm going to try some things and I will post updates. What I'm going to try:
-Mylanta. Seems to help right off, so I'll give it a whirl.
-Avoid acids. No soda, juice, or carbonated beverages. No tomatoes, and no citrus fruits. Use common sense on this stuff.
-Drink lots of water. I'm not sure about milk, so I'm going to avoid it. I'm also going to skip coffee for a few days.
-Also, I'm going to avoid eating and drinking an hour before bed. Acid reflux can be increased if you eat or drink before bed.
I'll start this and let everyone know how it goes.
My symptoms have been a constant dull pain just right to the center of my chest, the feeling of something stuck in my esophagus, feeling like I need to belch, lots of pain swallowing─especially carbonated beverages, and more recently a sharp pain in my back beneath my right shoulder blade. I've ruled out GERD because of the single pill seeming to cause the problem.
This link that was posted earlier has some valuable information about esophageal ulcers.
Based on research I'm going to try some things and I will post updates. What I'm going to try:
-Mylanta. Seems to help right off, so I'll give it a whirl.
-Avoid acids. No soda, juice, or carbonated beverages. No tomatoes, and no citrus fruits. Use common sense on this stuff.
-Drink lots of water. I'm not sure about milk, so I'm going to avoid it. I'm also going to skip coffee for a few days.
-Also, I'm going to avoid eating and drinking an hour before bed. Acid reflux can be increased if you eat or drink before bed.
I'll start this and let everyone know how it goes.
Just realized I didn't sign the above post. Either way, after I posted above I went to get some mylanta and stayed away from acids and fruits. It has been just a couple days, but I feel MUCH better. I think it just needed to heal, and keeping away from acids really helped.
The pain from swallowing is almost gone, and the chest and slight back pain are greatly minimized. Should be gone in a couple more days at this rate.
One example of staying away from acids is this: I was doing fine yesterday and then had a sip of my friend's fizzy lemonade drink. As it went down and hit the affected area, POW! I actually clutched my chest and was wincing in the store. It was like a red-hot poker jabbing into cherry bomb in my chest. Stay away from that stuff.
I spoke with a couple friends who are nurses and they said they've come across this before. It can apparently also happen if you take Ibuprofen or certain meds before bed, even if you take them with water. They suggested giving yourself at least an hour or two with nothing in your stomach before going to bed, and in addition to avoiding what I mentioned, skip the cigarettes and alcohol as they can irritate the lining of the esophagus. Good luck!
- Jay
The pain from swallowing is almost gone, and the chest and slight back pain are greatly minimized. Should be gone in a couple more days at this rate.
One example of staying away from acids is this: I was doing fine yesterday and then had a sip of my friend's fizzy lemonade drink. As it went down and hit the affected area, POW! I actually clutched my chest and was wincing in the store. It was like a red-hot poker jabbing into cherry bomb in my chest. Stay away from that stuff.
I spoke with a couple friends who are nurses and they said they've come across this before. It can apparently also happen if you take Ibuprofen or certain meds before bed, even if you take them with water. They suggested giving yourself at least an hour or two with nothing in your stomach before going to bed, and in addition to avoiding what I mentioned, skip the cigarettes and alcohol as they can irritate the lining of the esophagus. Good luck!
- Jay
I'm posting a follow-up to my original post that is quoted below. My pain started just over 2 weeks ago, and I'm now feeling 95% back to normal after a week of avoiding solid foods and sleeping in an elevated position. Swallowing pain is gone and back pain is gone. Visited the doctor earlier this week and he said I had esophageal tears which explained the pain when I swallowed, sneezed or coughed. He says that this is caused by something I must have eaten that created tears in my esophagus. He even said that he sees a lot of cases of this by people who have dry-swallowed a pill (which occurs in this thread quite a bit). I can't pinpoint exactly what could of caused this, but it does make a lot of sense. When tears occur, they get aggravated every time you try and pass food through. He explained that the esophagus is a very strong contracting organ that moves food from your mouth to your stomach. He even said that you could swallow food while being held upside down. It's that strong.
He explained that it got worse while laying down because the acid from your stomach can begin to trickle back into your esophagus when you're in a horizontal position. When the acid rises up, it can aggravate the tears that were trying to heal. So if I stay elevated, it keeps the acid at bay and allows the esophagus to repair. Again, that makes sense for me and my situation. He didn't have any solutions other than to keep eating simple food that wouldn't aggravate the esophagus. I mainly stuck with soups and soft bread. He said that I needed to let my esophagus heal itself naturallt and to avoid acidic foods, caffeine, spicy foods, and crunchy foods (no Taco Tuesday for a while).
Good luck to everyone going through this. I know it's absolute hell when it's at its worst. Hopefully it clears up on its own after you've given it a chance to heal. Definitely seek our your physician if you feel it's necessary.
He explained that it got worse while laying down because the acid from your stomach can begin to trickle back into your esophagus when you're in a horizontal position. When the acid rises up, it can aggravate the tears that were trying to heal. So if I stay elevated, it keeps the acid at bay and allows the esophagus to repair. Again, that makes sense for me and my situation. He didn't have any solutions other than to keep eating simple food that wouldn't aggravate the esophagus. I mainly stuck with soups and soft bread. He said that I needed to let my esophagus heal itself naturallt and to avoid acidic foods, caffeine, spicy foods, and crunchy foods (no Taco Tuesday for a while).
Good luck to everyone going through this. I know it's absolute hell when it's at its worst. Hopefully it clears up on its own after you've given it a chance to heal. Definitely seek our your physician if you feel it's necessary.
Wow! I am glad to hear that I am not the only one that has been dealing with this. About a year ago I took my vitamins right before I went to bed and took just a tiny sip of water. The pill felt like it got stuck in my throat. I didn't think anything about it and went to bed. The next morning I could not eat, drink, or even swallow my saliva without having a sharp burning pain in the middle of my chest. I was in agony for about 3-4 days. Finally it went away! Unfortunately I must have done the same thing a few nights ago because it felt like the pill got stuck and the next day the same pain was back but a little worse and burns when I lay down. I guess the moral of the story is to drink a ton of water when I take any pill. Not drinking enough water to make sure that it is swallowed all of the way must be what is causing this....
Sometimes when I take the first bite of food, it feels like it gets stuck and I have to raise my hands above my head and control the urge to tense up. It hurts like hell, and in many cases has taken me to my pain threshold. But always happens when I take a first bite, or sip of a drink after not eating for a while.
Yeah, another faceless guest posting here to share a story of esophageal discomfort.
I'm an 18 Year old male, I smoke occasionally but I eat healthy for the most part and used to exercise a lot. Approximately 3 Days ago I began having slight pain when I felt the sensation of having to burp. I'm not sure if it was because the pain reminded me I was burping, but it indeed felt like I was burping more than usual. The pain itself could be described as "sharp, but not staggering." You wouldn't know my burps caused me any discomfort by looking at me. These unpleasant sensations continued with each burp or fluctuating pressure of gas in my chest.
Last night I started developing the common symptom that everyone here seems to be ailed with. My esophagus decided that everything I swallow is going to go down rough. Pain isn't the exact sensation, It's the equivalent to swallowing a dry and spherical object slathered in peanut butter. I'm not a fan.
My mom gets heartburn a lot, but I myself have never had it and I wasn't taking any pills prior to this bothersome feeling. Judging from all the posts in this thread this affliction may get worse. I guess I'll have no choice but to see a doctor if the problem persists. I'll just leave this list of symptoms here so that when I come back I can let people know how to remedy similar or like conditions.
-Slight but sharp pain when burping, relieves itself after gas disperses.
-Swallowing any thing feels delayed and unnatural. As though it grows in size and mass when it reaches a certain point of one's throat. Currently this isn't enough to stop me from eating or drinking, but we'll see how it plays out.
Good luck to everyone looking for an answer, If I don't die I'll be back :].
I'm an 18 Year old male, I smoke occasionally but I eat healthy for the most part and used to exercise a lot. Approximately 3 Days ago I began having slight pain when I felt the sensation of having to burp. I'm not sure if it was because the pain reminded me I was burping, but it indeed felt like I was burping more than usual. The pain itself could be described as "sharp, but not staggering." You wouldn't know my burps caused me any discomfort by looking at me. These unpleasant sensations continued with each burp or fluctuating pressure of gas in my chest.
Last night I started developing the common symptom that everyone here seems to be ailed with. My esophagus decided that everything I swallow is going to go down rough. Pain isn't the exact sensation, It's the equivalent to swallowing a dry and spherical object slathered in peanut butter. I'm not a fan.
My mom gets heartburn a lot, but I myself have never had it and I wasn't taking any pills prior to this bothersome feeling. Judging from all the posts in this thread this affliction may get worse. I guess I'll have no choice but to see a doctor if the problem persists. I'll just leave this list of symptoms here so that when I come back I can let people know how to remedy similar or like conditions.
-Slight but sharp pain when burping, relieves itself after gas disperses.
-Swallowing any thing feels delayed and unnatural. As though it grows in size and mass when it reaches a certain point of one's throat. Currently this isn't enough to stop me from eating or drinking, but we'll see how it plays out.
Good luck to everyone looking for an answer, If I don't die I'll be back :].
Hi All (30yr old female experiencing...well...all that has been described!)
went to the drs today and good news guys - its not life threatening!
It is actually an irritation in the esophagus that keeps getting bothered when we eat. The pain is a referred pain.
I was told to stay on my Nexium tabs (40mg once daily) I've been on them since I had my son! and to take Rennie antacids (apparently the pure calcium carbonate works best) Well I tried the Rennies and had some relief, but the problem is the pain is only there while actually swallowing that mouthfull - argh! so to beat it, take two Rennies about 20mins before eating and PING! no more small little stabbing pain.
She said it would resolve itself when it heals, but the antacids will give it a chance to heal. About two weeks.
Hope this helps - no invasive endoscopy needed and apparently quite common. Reflux flare ups can happen in times of stress too.
Good luck guys!!
Nessy :-P
went to the drs today and good news guys - its not life threatening!
It is actually an irritation in the esophagus that keeps getting bothered when we eat. The pain is a referred pain.
I was told to stay on my Nexium tabs (40mg once daily) I've been on them since I had my son! and to take Rennie antacids (apparently the pure calcium carbonate works best) Well I tried the Rennies and had some relief, but the problem is the pain is only there while actually swallowing that mouthfull - argh! so to beat it, take two Rennies about 20mins before eating and PING! no more small little stabbing pain.
She said it would resolve itself when it heals, but the antacids will give it a chance to heal. About two weeks.
Hope this helps - no invasive endoscopy needed and apparently quite common. Reflux flare ups can happen in times of stress too.
Good luck guys!!
Nessy :-P