justlilolme
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History: I've always had acid reflux and IBS issues. I've also always been picky about what i eat - i can't swallow pills easily and strange tastes/textures make me gag.
But back in 2007 i had a bout with swallowing issues (stuff got stuck or wouldn't go down) where i literally felt like i couldn't eat. Doctors did a bunch of tests (swallow study, barium stuff, etc) but found nothing. Eventually i was so dehydrated and malnourished i was in the hospital for a few days (where they did an endoscopy and found nothing) - the doctor i had at the time said i had an "eating disorder" and left it at that.
Within a week of getting out i was feeling a lot better and was diagnosed by a new doctor (whom i saw for a second opinion on the eating thing) with a ton of allergies (horses, pollen, grass, ragweed, birds - all of which i had been in contact with on a daily basis at college) and my new doctor guessed that maybe i had allergy issues that affected my swallowing.
I'm on allergy medication now. It's been better (though i still have issues swallowing very dry stuff like bagels or slippery stuff like pasta) up until recently. Just randomly one night i was eating and it literally felt like i was swallowing just as something was trying to come up (nothing did.) For about two days i was unable to eat and nauseous and another day of bad diarrhea. Now i feel better but i'm again having issues swallowing where it feels like it won't go down (almost like somethings coming up at the same time and/or it feels like my throat doesn't register that food is there) - along with a new symptom of it actually feeling like a STRAIN or pain to swallow. My stomach also makes it feel as if i can't eat a lot at once and i have to eat a little bit over like, an hour.
I'm hesitant to go to the doctor because last time they had no luck. Obviously if it doesn't clear up soon i would go. Anybody have any idea? Anyone with similar issues?
But back in 2007 i had a bout with swallowing issues (stuff got stuck or wouldn't go down) where i literally felt like i couldn't eat. Doctors did a bunch of tests (swallow study, barium stuff, etc) but found nothing. Eventually i was so dehydrated and malnourished i was in the hospital for a few days (where they did an endoscopy and found nothing) - the doctor i had at the time said i had an "eating disorder" and left it at that.
Within a week of getting out i was feeling a lot better and was diagnosed by a new doctor (whom i saw for a second opinion on the eating thing) with a ton of allergies (horses, pollen, grass, ragweed, birds - all of which i had been in contact with on a daily basis at college) and my new doctor guessed that maybe i had allergy issues that affected my swallowing.
I'm on allergy medication now. It's been better (though i still have issues swallowing very dry stuff like bagels or slippery stuff like pasta) up until recently. Just randomly one night i was eating and it literally felt like i was swallowing just as something was trying to come up (nothing did.) For about two days i was unable to eat and nauseous and another day of bad diarrhea. Now i feel better but i'm again having issues swallowing where it feels like it won't go down (almost like somethings coming up at the same time and/or it feels like my throat doesn't register that food is there) - along with a new symptom of it actually feeling like a STRAIN or pain to swallow. My stomach also makes it feel as if i can't eat a lot at once and i have to eat a little bit over like, an hour.
I'm hesitant to go to the doctor because last time they had no luck. Obviously if it doesn't clear up soon i would go. Anybody have any idea? Anyone with similar issues?