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Esophageal Self Dilation Therapy: An Effective Alternative Mar 24 6:57am | By Shawn Bishop (@shawnbishop)Comment receiving replies
Dear @muddypaws88 ,
Your recommendations do not align with those of the three medical studies from MN, AZ and Amsterdam for esophageal self-dilation.
Specifically, the diameter of successful esophageal stricture management in those three studies was around 14mm, or .55 inch.
The devices you recommend are more than double that size.
Also, the website you have recommended in your two posts seems to be for sexual purposes, not medical purposes. Just an FYI.
cc @kanaazpereira
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@mayofan5 Hi there, everyone has different needs according to how bad their strictures are. When I got tired of going to endoscopy I decided to do my own dilations and replicate what doctors did at endoscopy so I bought three dilators: 17, 18.5 and 20 mm. I would use each 2 or 3 times starting with thinnest obviously. After 3 or 4 months the strictures stopped and I haven’t done dilations since 4 months ago. This has been my experience, however I know other people use smaller sizes . Everyone should consult with a doctor that has experience doing bougie dilations prior to doing it themselves. I did.