Guest guest Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 If I do everything I think I should (sleep at 30+ degree angle, never let stomach get too empty, drink water immediately upon waking and moving around, etc. etc. ETC.), just wondering what some etc, etc, etc...are...I'm learning through y'all and hoping to find some things I haven't learned yet. Plus, I'm trying to figure out why pepsi is so good with clearing your throat. It makes me burp (which is impossible for me other wise but very painful!!!) and I was wondering if anyone else has problems with sinus drainage or mucus ALL THE TIME! sometimes it chokes me and is the cause for food getting stuck at first...I throw up mucus so much!! Is it a side effect of dehydration or is there something I can do for it? thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 Sometimes when there is no food in my e, I too choke all night on mucus, and I have no clue where is comes from! I end up sleeping on the sofa at a 90 degree angle, anything to sleep! Bless us all ________________________________ From: <rauchmom@...> achalasia Sent: Monday, July 4, 2011 8:49 AM Subject: more info please  If I do everything I think I should (sleep at 30+ degree angle, never let stomach get too empty, drink water immediately upon waking and moving around, etc. etc. ETC.), just wondering what some etc, etc, etc...are...I'm learning through y'all and hoping to find some things I haven't learned yet. Plus, I'm trying to figure out why pepsi is so good with clearing your throat. It makes me burp (which is impossible for me other wise but very painful!!!) and I was wondering if anyone else has problems with sinus drainage or mucus ALL THE TIME! sometimes it chokes me and is the cause for food getting stuck at first...I throw up mucus so much!! Is it a side effect of dehydration or is there something I can do for it? thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 wrote: > > If I do everything I think I should (sleep at 30+ degree angle,... > How much angle is needed is up to you. You may need more or less. 30 degrees seems like a lot to me. > > just wondering what some etc, > Your " etc " will not necessarily be someone else's. Pay attention to when you are doing good and bad and see if you can tell why. If you can find a reason let us know. Maybe someone else is like you and has it figured out. > ... why pepsi is so good with clearing your throat. It makes me burp > (which is impossible for me other wise but very painful!!!) ... > Carbonation in drinks starts to fizz when it comes in contact with some kinds of things. If you have ever put salt or nuts in a carbonated drink you may have seen the bubble form around it. You may even have notice that an imperfection that you can't even see is causing bubbles to continuously form from the same place on the glass surface. You may also have notice that bubbles forming on things in the drink can cause them to rise and float. Fizz can cause the food in the esophagus to lift, separate and break up. That is just one of things it does though. The fizz on the sides of the esophagus and the distention from the pressure may simulate contractions, peristaltic or otherwise that may force food though the LES. Depending on how well the burp reflex is working, the fizz may also cause a buildup of pressure in the esophagus to help push the food through the LES while it relaxes the LES. To burp gas from the stomach the LES has to relax, to burp from the esophagus the UES (upper esophageal sphincter) most relax. Think of the pressure that forms when you shake a carbonated drink in a bottle pushing food through the LES. However, if the constricting pressure of the LES is too much and can not be overcome and the burp reflex does not let you release the pressure it can be very painful. Also if that pressure can't get though the LES it has to go somewhere and that can be a problem. A dilated esophagus will take more drink to build pressure. An esophagus with more nerve damage is going to respond differently form one with less. There are a lot of factors and it is still a bit of a mystery. You can see why there is room for people to respond differently to carbonation. > ... I was wondering if anyone else has problems with sinus drainage or > mucus ALL THE TIME! ... > We swallow mucus and saliva all the time. In achalasia they can mix and be agitated into the white foam we have problems with. Some people have more trouble than others do with it. We can have spasm that don't cause pain. Mostly we hear about spasm when they cause pain. But some people know they had them because they were seen in tests even though they were not having pain at the time. I wonder, but don't know, that spasms help to whip the saliva and mucus into that foam. If you have more spasms or other dysfunctional contractions then you may have more of a problem with foam. Just a guess. notan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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