Re: Some Questions/and me venting!!

[Guest guest]

> HI Shelli. I began having bowel problems about a year after I was

> diagnosed. I was not diagnosed with achalasia right away though.

I was

> always regular and then suffered from terrible constipation. When

I was

> constipated, my achalasia got worse--increase in spasams,

swallowing

> difficulty, waking at night. I have since been diagnosed with

irrital

> bowel, and I still have a worse time with the achalasia when I am

> constipated. I can count on getting " the pain " and I feel as if

something

> is stuck in my throat. (even if I have not eaten). I have never

had a

> myotomy. Lynda

Lynda you know that this holds very true to me too. On days that I am

constipated it becomes more difficult to eat. My achalsia gets worse

also. Makes you wonder.

Shelli

[Guest guest]

> About thirty years ago I was treated with amphetamines for a

sleeping

> disorder. Amphetamines are the prototype drugs for phentermine.

Before

> achalasia I had a habit of not taking a drink with pills of any

type. I

> wonder if toxic levels could be absorbed by the nerves along the

esophagus.

> Now that things take a long time to go down anyway, I wonder about

taking

> any meds.

>

> Jerry

>

> ><SNIP>

> > I know that I took phentermine half of that phen-fen about two

> >years ago and after that I had bad constipation which up until

then I

> >was like a clock and then I started having difficulty swallowing.

> > <SNIP>

Jerry,

You know what I read that certain medications do infact affect the

LES and one of them was Birth Control Pills and before I started

having swallowing problems I would sometimes take that pill with out

water. Once again another good point.

Shelli