Re: Tips to help me through severe symptoms

[Guest guest]

I can only sleep with a wedge under my pillow, and still if I eat anything after

dinnertime, I will normally have a fit of coughing from regurgitation in the

night.  You can try extra pillows, or purchase a wedge for a more permanent

solution, and I'd avoid eating anything that close to the time you get

horizontal.  Shy of those things, it's really something that comes with

achalasia, so we have to work with whatever we can to fix things for us as

individuals.  Hopefully if my tips don't work for you, someone else can give

some other advice

kim in canada

From: dinquisitive1 <dinquisitive1@...>

Subject: Tips to help me through severe symptoms

achalasia

Date: Sunday, February 20, 2011, 4:47 PM

 

Hello;

I have been suffering with achalasia for approximately three years. I have

managed to minimize pain by chewing properly and always having liquid(water,etc)

with my food intake.

Recently ,however, I have had a hard time to get a good night sleep as I have

regurgitated food/liquid while sleeping. Other times the regurg has caused me to

cough repeatedly.

I go to bed about 11:00 PM usually, so I have stopped eating about 8:30-9:00,

however I still have sleep problems due to my regurg.

I have placed a call to my specoialist for an appointment to discuss possible

surgery but in the meantime was wondering if anyone can suggest steps I can take

to aleviate/minimize my severe symptoms.

I very much appreciate your help...

Ben in Ontario, Canada

[Guest guest]

Hi Ben,

Sorry to hear about your sleeping problems. I have had Acalasia for 30 years,

since I was 14 years old, I'm 46 now. What helped me a lot is eating my bigger

meal at lunch, small at supper time. I sleep on a wedge pillow which helps with

reflux. I know its a pain to have to watch the clock, but if I was going out

with my husband and his clients I would also just eat some soup and stop all

food by 8 pm.One doc. told me to eat like a King in the am, a Queen at lunch and

a pauper at dinner. I also started taking pills in liquid form or chew-ables,

which helped so much with E spasms. I hope this helps

________________________________

From: dinquisitive1 <dinquisitive1@...>

achalasia

Sent: Sun, February 20, 2011 12:47:54 PM

Subject: Tips to help me through severe symptoms

Hello;

I have been suffering with achalasia for approximately three years. I have

managed to minimize pain by chewing properly and always having liquid(water,etc)

with my food intake.

Recently ,however, I have had a hard time to get a good night sleep as I have

regurgitated food/liquid while sleeping. Other times the regurg has caused me to

cough repeatedly.

I go to bed about 11:00 PM usually, so I have stopped eating about 8:30-9:00,

however I still have sleep problems due to my regurg.

I have placed a call to my specoialist for an appointment to discuss possible

surgery but in the meantime was wondering if anyone can suggest steps I can take

to aleviate/minimize my severe symptoms.

I very much appreciate your help...

Ben in Ontario, Canada

[Guest guest]

I was treated with the medicine and dilations for some years. When I got to the

point of burning and regurg all night long, I pushed the issue for the heller

myotomy. It sounds like your condition is progressing to needed intervention.

>

> Hi Ben,

> Sorry to hear about your sleeping problems. I have had Acalasia for 30 years,

> since I was 14 years old, I'm 46 now. What helped me a lot is eating my bigger

> meal at lunch, small at supper time. I sleep on a wedge pillow which helps

with

> reflux. I know its a pain to have to watch the clock, but if I was going out

> with my husband and his clients I would also just eat some soup and stop all

> food by 8 pm.One doc. told me to eat like a King in the am, a Queen at lunch

and

> a pauper at dinner. I also started taking pills in liquid form or chew-ables,

> which helped so much with E spasms. I hope this helps

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: dinquisitive1 <dinquisitive1@...>

> achalasia

> Sent: Sun, February 20, 2011 12:47:54 PM

> Subject: Tips to help me through severe symptoms

>

>

> Hello;

> I have been suffering with achalasia for approximately three years. I have

> managed to minimize pain by chewing properly and always having

liquid(water,etc)

> with my food intake.

> Recently ,however, I have had a hard time to get a good night sleep as I have

> regurgitated food/liquid while sleeping. Other times the regurg has caused me

to

> cough repeatedly.

> I go to bed about 11:00 PM usually, so I have stopped eating about 8:30-9:00,

> however I still have sleep problems due to my regurg.

> I have placed a call to my specoialist for an appointment to discuss possible

> surgery but in the meantime was wondering if anyone can suggest steps I can

take

> to aleviate/minimize my severe symptoms.

>

> I very much appreciate your help...

>

> Ben in Ontario, Canada

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks to all who took the time to advise me of ways to cope with my severe

symptoms. This bulletin is truly a fountain of information.

Ben Salem

>

> Hello;

> I have been suffering with achalasia for approximately three years. I have

managed to minimize pain by chewing properly and always having liquid(water,etc)

with my food intake.

> Recently ,however, I have had a hard time to get a good night sleep as I have

regurgitated food/liquid while sleeping. Other times the regurg has caused me to

cough repeatedly.

> I go to bed about 11:00 PM usually, so I have stopped eating about 8:30-9:00,

however I still have sleep problems due to my regurg.

> I have placed a call to my specoialist for an appointment to discuss possible

surgery but in the meantime was wondering if anyone can suggest steps I can take

to aleviate/minimize my severe symptoms.

>

> I very much appreciate your help...

>

> Ben in Ontario, Canada

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks to all who took the time to advise me of ways to cope with my severe

symptoms. This bulletin is truly a fountain of information.

Ben Salem

>

> Hello;

> I have been suffering with achalasia for approximately three years. I have

managed to minimize pain by chewing properly and always having liquid(water,etc)

with my food intake.

> Recently ,however, I have had a hard time to get a good night sleep as I have

regurgitated food/liquid while sleeping. Other times the regurg has caused me to

cough repeatedly.

> I go to bed about 11:00 PM usually, so I have stopped eating about 8:30-9:00,

however I still have sleep problems due to my regurg.

> I have placed a call to my specoialist for an appointment to discuss possible

surgery but in the meantime was wondering if anyone can suggest steps I can take

to aleviate/minimize my severe symptoms.

>

> I very much appreciate your help...

>

> Ben in Ontario, Canada

>