Re: Speaking of regurgitation....

[Guest guest]

I can only speak for myself here, but I can relate to the violently throwing up

for long periods of time, even hours after eating.  I know many people with

achalasia who can't throw up, but I'm not one of those people.  (I had

hyperemesis gravidarum last year when I was pregnant and spent more time than I

thought possible throwing up).  I find that when I have severe spasms, I can

either get pains into my jaw, or start throwing up.  This often lasts for hours

(normally at least 2 or 3 before everything that I've eaten in the last 2 days

has come up), and can start anywhere from an hour to 5 or 6 after I've last

eaten.  It normally does happen when I'm having a particularly bad day with

getting things to go down though. 

I've read your posts over the years and I feel so badly for your husband.  I

wish that he could see that if he would just go back to his doctor and have a

look, he might have no more issues.  Men, eh... what would we do without them

kim in canada

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From: milwaukeemommy <milwaukeemommy@...>

achalasia

Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 9:14 PM

Subject: Speaking of regurgitation....

 

I am wondering how long after eating you .... regurgitate. As some of you know

my husband has A & had the Heller back in 2008. He went for a follow up check up

in April 09 & had a subsequent Endoscopy because the dr " saw something " . The dr

never called with results, & my husband never called him. That was his last time

seeing or talking to a dr.

He's had many problems over the last 3 years, some I've posted, some I haven't.

Lots & lots & LOTS of coughing -- he's a welder so that probably doesn't help.

No energy. Can't sleep. He went through a stage about a year ago where he

couldn't eat again. It lasted about a month. He works 2nd shift so we don't see

each other much. I only know what I see.

So Saturday night I was upstairs with my kids & heard my husband in the bathroom

throwing up. Violently. For about an hour. This was about 4 hours after eating

dinner & he hadn't eaten anything after. He will not share with me how he's

doing or feeling, or how often this happens, & like I said seeing him only on

weekends, well that's all I see.

So.....is it still A related if it's that long after eating?? Can food sit in

the esophagus for that long?? When he was first diagnosed, the food wouldn't go

down at all, he'd be running to the bathroom during dinner -- so I'm not sure

what's up.

[Guest guest]

Thanks Kim -- I do feel badly for him -- & all of you -- I cannot imagine having

this disease -- but I am one who goes to the dr every year, right on schedule,

for all my exams -- & don't see what the fear is. But, when I bring it up, he

says every time he goes to the dr they finds something wrong with him. I hate to

tell him, ignoring it is not going to make it better

Thanks for letting me know this does happen to others! Although, I'm so sorry it

does!

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> I can only speak for myself here, but I can relate to the violently throwing

up for long periods of time, even hours after eating.  I know many people with

achalasia who can't throw up, but I'm not one of those people.  (I had

hyperemesis gravidarum last year when I was pregnant and spent more time than I

thought possible throwing up).  I find that when I have severe spasms, I can

either get pains into my jaw, or start throwing up.  This often lasts for hours

(normally at least 2 or 3 before everything that I've eaten in the last 2 days

has come up), and can start anywhere from an hour to 5 or 6 after I've last

eaten.  It normally does happen when I'm having a particularly bad day with

getting things to go down though. 

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> I've read your posts over the years and I feel so badly for your husband.  I

wish that he could see that if he would just go back to his doctor and have a

look, he might have no more issues.  Men, eh... what would we do without them

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> From: milwaukeemommy <milwaukeemommy@...>

> achalasia

> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 9:14 PM

> Subject: Speaking of regurgitation....

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> I am wondering how long after eating you .... regurgitate. As some of you know

my husband has A & had the Heller back in 2008. He went for a follow up check up

in April 09 & had a subsequent Endoscopy because the dr " saw something " . The dr

never called with results, & my husband never called him. That was his last time

seeing or talking to a dr.

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> He's had many problems over the last 3 years, some I've posted, some I

haven't. Lots & lots & LOTS of coughing -- he's a welder so that probably

doesn't help. No energy. Can't sleep. He went through a stage about a year ago

where he couldn't eat again. It lasted about a month. He works 2nd shift so we

don't see each other much. I only know what I see.

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> So Saturday night I was upstairs with my kids & heard my husband in the

bathroom throwing up. Violently. For about an hour. This was about 4 hours after

eating dinner & he hadn't eaten anything after. He will not share with me how

he's doing or feeling, or how often this happens, & like I said seeing him only

on weekends, well that's all I see.

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> So.....is it still A related if it's that long after eating?? Can food sit in

the esophagus for that long?? When he was first diagnosed, the food wouldn't go

down at all, he'd be running to the bathroom during dinner -- so I'm not sure

what's up.

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