Re: Re: Air Trapped in esophagus

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That was actually my first symptom of achalasia, years before the motility

became a major issue (which is probably why they misdiagnosed me with GERD,

lol). I do the same as , burp to take the feeling away.

On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 3:03 AM, <blondie1677@...>wrote:

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> Yes... I get that too...n I burp all the time... Seems to help take that

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[Guest guest]

I was also diagnosed with herd for 3 years before getting the proper diagnosis

of A... So frustrating huh?

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On Oct 4, 2011, at 6:07 AM, Amber Pawula-Marcin <amber.pawula@...> wrote:

> That was actually my first symptom of achalasia, years before the motility

> became a major issue (which is probably why they misdiagnosed me with GERD,

> lol). I do the same as , burp to take the feeling away.

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> On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 3:03 AM,

<blondie1677@...>wrote:

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>> Yes... I get that too...n I burp all the time... Seems to help take that

>> feeling away!

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>> California

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[Guest guest]

Air being trapped is a classic symptom of achalasia.  It is due the difficulty

of lack of swallowing that is one of the many problems with achalasia.   When

you drink you are kind-of like a baby and swallow air.  To expel that air you

have to burp just like a baby.

At least that is how my doctor put it to me.

 

Sharon Cline

 

 

 

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> On Oct 4, 2011, at 6:07 AM, Amber Pawula-Marcin <amber.pawula@...>

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> > That was actually my first symptom of achalasia, years

> before the motility

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> misdiagnosed me with GERD,

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> > lol). I do the same as , burp to take the feeling

> away.

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> > On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 3:03 AM,

<blondie1677@...>wrote:

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[Guest guest]

Strange how we are each so different in our experiences and tolerances. It

is not hard to trap air for me. It is also not easy to drink liquid without

a lot of air going down. Food goes down better than liquids. When I burp

it is right from the esophagus. I was an air swallower pre Hellers and same

thing after........So we all have experience that is personal and not all

of the answers are the same.

McLeod in Santa Barbara

In a message dated 10/7/2011 3:18:08 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

Maureen@... writes:

I can only speak for myself but I find it very difficult to know what is

going on inside my esophagus. What feels like one thing is often another.

Having a large esophagus makes it hard for air to get trapped. You should

be able to get food down your esophagus by taking small bites, chewing the

food well, and then washing solids down with liquids. I know when food has

entered my stomach when I burp. No burp and I know the food is still in my

esophagus and I have to wash it down with more liquids.

Your feeling of having air trapped in your esophagus might be the

sensation of having air trapped in your stomach and needing to burp. Have you

been

able to burp since your surgery? Sometimes a tight wrap will make burping

difficult.

Mat T <matbjj@...> wrote:

> Hi All,

> It's been 10 months since my Heller/w Dor at UCLA and I've continued to

have this feeling of air trapped in my esophagus especially after a drink.

I would have to sort of force the air out by trying to belch. Does anyone

else have this feeling?

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> Thanks,

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> Minh

[Guest guest]

I cant readily burp most of the time. It takes me over an hour to eat a

meal. Tonight half my dinner came back up with a burp behind it. It takes a

long time for me to get the burp up and I can feel the food on top of it.

Usually when I burp I get an automatic swallow of air. I also have a lot of

foam. Unless I get rid of it before I eat, it too acts as a barrier......go

figure. Yes, I would love to be able to have a peek inside. We each have to

deal with our peculiarities as it suits us.

What would we all do without this group?

in Santa Barbara

In a message dated 10/7/2011 8:37:39 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

Maureen@... writes:

I think it is particularly hard for us to figure out what is going on

inside our bodies because of the nerve damage. It would help a lot if our

chests were transparent.

My thinking was that if you can readily burp when enough gas builds up,

then the air is not trapped. It is only trapped if you can't burp. It's

normal for some air to get into the esophagus and for it to be released as a

burp with some people getting more air into their esophagus than others and

some diets being more prone to releasing gas after swallowing. I can't cite

any research but it would take a large bolus of food to block a mega

esophagus and prevent gas from being released as a burp.

I seems to have a swallow-burp reflex going now . Even with a dry

swallow I burp.

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> > Hi All,

> > It's been 10 months since my Heller/w Dor at UCLA and I've continued

to have this feeling of air trapped in my esophagus especially after a

drink. I would have to sort of force the air out by trying to belch. Does

anyone

else have this feeling?

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