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Jerrod4567
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About 5 months ago I started getting this weird taste in the back of my throat. I would say describing it as acidic would be accurate. Never did I, or do I have heartburn which made me question wether it could be reflux. As the past 5 months have progressed the taste is still there at times but not always, but whats happened more so is that I have developed a very tight squeezing sensation in my eusophogus right where my collar bones come together. It also includes my throat in general as well as some tightness in the upper chest but its centered where my collar bones come together. I have read up on LPR and am wondering if this could be it? (Haven't been to the Doctor yet, appointment next week) My throat creates a lot of spit and phlegm and I have the classic, constantly clearing my throat and having to spit signs. What I dont have however is a particular feeling of pain or soreness on one side or the other, my ears dont feel plugged and my throat never feels the type of pain you would associate with acid burning it (like having bronchitus) Lately I've been having this tightness feeling every day all day. The symptoms sometimes worsen and sometimes I feel relief. I have found that if I dont eat, it doesnt help. I can still wake up, and get the symptoms even with no food. I have also noticed however some fooRAB, especially deep fried/greasy make it way worse and I'll start hacking/coughing so bad I usually end up spitting something up.
I have often wondered if a lot of whats happening is caused mentally as I would consider myself somebody with a lot of stress and in general I do tend to worry often. I guess I would say I'm somewhat of a hypocondriac. Whenever I'm worried or upset I noticed the symptoms more. If I'm outside doing something or my mind isnt on it, thery are still there but not as severe.
Something interesting I have found. Basically the only real relief I get happens on the rare occasions I drink alcohol at night (which I know is a big no no for reflux) I have noticed however after several drinks my symptoms though always there feel some quite a bit of relief. Would this be the mental aspect of it kicking in? Are my symptoms improving because im more relaxed? I found this pretty interesting.
I dont have any trouble sleeping and honestly the best I feel through the day is right after I wake up. At this time the symptoms are very weak. As the day goes on however they increase substantially pretty much every day now following this pattern now.
Anyways this is my first post on here, I found this board very helpful and I thought I'd throw this out here and get peoples opinions. Thank you very much and I'd be glad to answer any other questions about this.
About 5 months ago I started getting this weird taste in the back of my throat. I would say describing it as acidic would be accurate. Never did I, or do I have heartburn which made me question wether it could be reflux. As the past 5 months have progressed the taste is still there at times but not always, but whats happened more so is that I have developed a very tight squeezing sensation in my eusophogus right where my collar bones come together. It also includes my throat in general as well as some tightness in the upper chest but its centered where my collar bones come together. I have read up on LPR and am wondering if this could be it? (Haven't been to the Doctor yet, appointment next week) My throat creates a lot of spit and phlegm and I have the classic, constantly clearing my throat and having to spit signs. What I dont have however is a particular feeling of pain or soreness on one side or the other, my ears dont feel plugged and my throat never feels the type of pain you would associate with acid burning it (like having bronchitus) Lately I've been having this tightness feeling every day all day. The symptoms sometimes worsen and sometimes I feel relief. I have found that if I dont eat, it doesnt help. I can still wake up, and get the symptoms even with no food. I have also noticed however some fooRAB, especially deep fried/greasy make it way worse and I'll start hacking/coughing so bad I usually end up spitting something up.
I have often wondered if a lot of whats happening is caused mentally as I would consider myself somebody with a lot of stress and in general I do tend to worry often. I guess I would say I'm somewhat of a hypocondriac. Whenever I'm worried or upset I noticed the symptoms more. If I'm outside doing something or my mind isnt on it, thery are still there but not as severe.
Something interesting I have found. Basically the only real relief I get happens on the rare occasions I drink alcohol at night (which I know is a big no no for reflux) I have noticed however after several drinks my symptoms though always there feel some quite a bit of relief. Would this be the mental aspect of it kicking in? Are my symptoms improving because im more relaxed? I found this pretty interesting.
I dont have any trouble sleeping and honestly the best I feel through the day is right after I wake up. At this time the symptoms are very weak. As the day goes on however they increase substantially pretty much every day now following this pattern now.
Anyways this is my first post on here, I found this board very helpful and I thought I'd throw this out here and get peoples opinions. Thank you very much and I'd be glad to answer any other questions about this.