Re: Psychogenic Dysphagia?? Help.

[Guest guest]

, you ask if it the regurgitation occurred at the same time the

problem started. Again we all seem to be different, but my problem started with spasms, then feeling as if I was choking when I ate and

then regurgitation almost every time I ate or drank anything. This

process on me took about 3 to 4 months.

Good Luck

Magg

Alabama

[Guest guest]

Hi , welcome to this board. Swallowing and doing

the simple things in life has just got hard for you. I'm so

sorry. I would not wish this or any swallowing disease on

anyone.

From what I understand from your post, you are having difficulty getting stuff past your throat. Right? Your tongue

and mouth muscles are seemingly impaired because the

almost involuntary movement of chewing, sending food/liquid

to the throat and swallowing is not working for you. Right?

I have seen the video of a person chewing and swallowing and

though it seemed interesting, it never occured to me that it

would ever be difficult. For you, if something doesn't happen

face, intravenous feeding will be your only option.

For me and most achalasia patients, we can at least, get food/

liquids past our throats. What happens after that is our problem

called Achalasia. The esophagus and sphincter muscle is our

enemies. LOL. Your enemy is up higher: your mouth. Although

when my "e" is full up, and my saliva juices are flowing, I cannot

even send the saliva down because my throat won't allow me

to swallow. I visualize the process the same way you did in your

video.

How sad for us all. I've had this condition since 1971 (I was 11)

so, I've learned to live with it. My prayer is that you, (and us

all) can get by until a cure is found...

in Oregon

[Guest guest]

Thanks again to everyone who replied to my post. , you hit

the nail right on the head - so far, my problem is basically initating

the swallow. For the last 3 days, basically I've been only able to

swallow probably a 1/4 teaspoon of liquids at a time. (Sometimes I'd

even need to spit that out). It basically takes 25 minutes to drink a

boost, but I'm grateful that I can get it down. Last week, I was doing

pretty good (meaning it would take about 6 minutes to drink 8oz). I

must have started getting greedy or something.

I'm thinking that I may go in for a 2nd Barium test, but am afraid

that I won't be able to drink enough barium to show anything. My

first one was about 3 months ago, when I could still swallow liquids

relatively normally. Do any of you have a problem initating a swallow

of saliva at times, even if your E is empty?

As for reading the absurd message that was sent to about posting

on this site...I think whoever sent that needs to look for a

support group for people who are jackasses.

Thanks again, and God Bless you all.

> Hi , welcome to this board. Swallowing and doing

> the simple things in life has just got hard for you. I'm so

> sorry. I would not wish this or any swallowing disease on

> anyone.

>

> From what I understand from your post, you are having

> difficulty getting stuff past your throat. Right? Your tongue

> and mouth muscles are seemingly impaired because the

> almost involuntary movement of chewing, sending food/liquid

> to the throat and swallowing is not working for you. Right?

>

> I have seen the video of a person chewing and swallowing and

> though it seemed interesting, it never occured to me that it

> would ever be difficult. For you, if something doesn't happen

> face, intravenous feeding will be your only option.

>

> For me and most achalasia patients, we can at least, get food/

> liquids past our throats. What happens after that is our problem

> called Achalasia. The esophagus and sphincter muscle is our

> enemies. LOL. Your enemy is up higher: your mouth. Although

> when my " e " is full up, and my saliva juices are flowing, I cannot

> even send the saliva down because my throat won't allow me

> to swallow. I visualize the process the same way you did in your

> video.

>

> How sad for us all. I've had this condition since 1971 (I was 11)

> so, I've learned to live with it. My prayer is that you, (and

us

> all) can get by until a cure is found...

>

> in Oregon