A small piece of the puzzle

September 18, 2009

A few weeks ago I started noticing that when I was eating, toward the end of the

meal, the food seemed to not want to go down my throat. I didnt have any pain

and I could still eat and drink. I attributed this to anxiety.

So the problem continued. On days when I overate or ate something with a high

fat content or something spicy, I would have problems getting food down and

horrible burping! (I normally burp alot anyway, but i'm telling you this was

just like there was a thunderstorm going on in my upper GI system!)

So I started researching on the internet and discovered that I may have a few

things going on. It is likely due to my history that I have some sort of

disorder in my esophagus that stems from acid reflux.

Anyway, one of the first things web md says to avoid if you have this problem is

COFFEE! Yikes!

So I stopped drinking coffee 5 days ago. I miss it especially in the morning

but I really had only 1 bad day of withdrawal from it.

And the really cool thing that I'm starting to notice is that I'm not getting

that ravenous hunger in the afternoon that I used to. I do believe coffee

(caffeine) had alot to do with my bingeing. What a joy to discover this!

As far as my swallowing problem, I went to the GI doctor today and they

scheduled me for that endoscope test where they knock you out and put the scope

down into your stomach to see what's going on. Not real thrilled about doing it

but I am feeling pretty calm about it because I associate this test with

SELF-CARE. Yes, I'm learning to take care of my self - in the right way! YAY!

And yes, I have noticed how symbolic this problem is. I do believe my body has

told me it will not participate in any more STUFFING behavoir!

Deb

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