Guest guest Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 Henry, The cause of achalasia is unknown. There are several theories which include infection, heredity or an abnormality of the immune system and some researchers think it may be linked to a virus, but none of these have been proven. Maggie Alabama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 I've read a lot, and they do not know the cause. I think some elderly people have similar swallowing difficulties, but that's not the same as the kind you get at a younger age. There is no known cause or cure. > Hi > > Does anyone know the cause , origin , of this cursed > condition called achalasia??? Is it a virus , caused > by stress??? > > Henry > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Post your free ad now! http://personals..ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 My mother told me she had an Aunt back when she was a kid who had difficulty swallowing. She said her aunt used to gag on meat and couldn't swallow it. Maybe there is a hereditary component that shows up rarely but in certain families. Maybe it's a multivariate cause such as hereditary weakness and viral interaction working together. There is a man who I work with who also has a problem swallowing. We don't know if it's achalasia, but he prefers not to treat it, he doesn't like doctors and he says he can live with it. It sounds funny to say, but he looks like me. He reminds me of one of my uncles. Maybe I'm related to him. BostonPete -----Original Message-----From: polyanak [mailto:polyanak@...]Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 9:30 PMachalasia Subject: Re: Origin, cause of achalasiaI've read a lot, and they do not know the cause. I think some elderly people have similar swallowing difficulties, but that's not the same as the kind you get at a younger age. There is no known cause or cure.> Hi> > Does anyone know the cause , origin , of this cursed> condition called achalasia??? Is it a virus , caused> by stress???> > Henry> > ______________________________________________________________________> Post your free ad now! http://personals..ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 first i have to say that i am the only one ( that i know of and have asked around ) that has A in my family . as far as the immune sys , mine is very well . i rarely get sick .... dont drink but once a week if that. the only thing that i can think of that would of brought this about is stress. back 8 months ago i started to notice a slight prob, but when i got here to CO and started workin , is started gettin worse and worse. so thats my 2 cents G from cali Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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