Food Allergy, Intolerance and Acid Reflux

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Monday, July 07, 2008
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Food allergies and intolerances can aggravate the symptoms and, in some cases, even cause acid reflux. If your acid reflux does not respond well to treatment it may be time to consider if an allergy or intolerance could be playing a role in the problem. A food allergy occurs when the b...

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Gerd
Matt
Friday, July 18, 2008 at 10:02 PM

I was recently dignosed with GERD. My only symptom I had going to see a ENT Doctor was that I felt something stuck in my throat. After a quick look through the microscopic camera placed into my nose it was determined by my Doctor that nothing was in my throat appeared abnormally and no foreign bodies present. I still feel the sensation of an object in my throat. I have taken the throat problem extremely serious, I quit smoking cigarettes a week ago when this began ( 1-2 packs a day for 14 years). I have cut soft drinks out of my daily routine. I usually drank 12-15 cans of soda per day. My issue is that I still feel something caught in my throat. What to do?

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Jennifer Rackley
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 04:13 PM

Is your GERD being treated? I know that some people can have spasms in their esophagus from GERD and some say that it makes it feel as if there is food caught.

These article might explain it better:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/esophageal-spasms/DS00763/DSECTION=symptoms

http://www.peacehealth.org/KBASE/topic/special/ut1638spec/sec1.htm

You may want to speak with a GI about the problem. There are treatments available and I am sure the "stuck in the throat" feeling is less then comfortable to say the least!

Hope this helps!

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Anonymous
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 11:56 PM

I experienced the same sensation when I was pregnant. It felt awful! My mom researched it online and I think she said it was called "plum pit throat" or something like that. Basically the article said it was usually caused by stress or too much dairy. I was having a VERY stressful pregnancy and there wasn't much i could do about that. But I did cut way back on dairy and it went away. So you could try that as well. But I defenitely recommend (as an RN) that you stick with your smoking cessation plan and kick the soda habit. There is so much phosphorus in soda and it actually pulls calcium out of your bones. Drinking that much soda a day has probably really put you at risk for osteoporosis...so if I were you I'd start taking a calcium replacement STAT!

Hope you feel better soon!