Hello my 10 year old is a twin, has asthma, mild sleep apnea, allergies, and suspected ADHD.

He ate a chicken nugget a few months ago which he's done a million times and then gulped a lot of water afterwards. He thought he was going to choke. Said that he thought something was stuck in his throat. Felt like hair in this throat. He has lost 9 pounds in a very short time. We now are dealing with chronic burping, gasping for air when he tries to eat or even exercises. Walking up stairs even triggers the burping which sounds like small hiccups. He is fatigued a lot and cries each morning when i have to get him up and ready for school. He is not himself.

He has seen his regular pediatrician, a GI doctor, had a scope, a swallow test and seen an ENT. All tests were normal with slight irritation to stomach. Not even Omeprazole, Predisone, or Hydroxyzine has helped which is what the doctors recommended. One doctor even said "maybe he's doing it for attention." I have videos where he is completely by himself and can hear him going through these episodes. My son has never been an attention seeker. He hates going to the doctor, doing swabs or needles. Since all this has happened he's begged me to take him to doctors. We both know something is wrong.

He's been to 6 different doctors - 3 of which believe it's anxiety. "All in his head", is what the ER doctor tells us. He has anxiety when dealing with this issue but it's NOT the cause. I know my child. They want to now refer him to a counselor.

I am extremely frustrated with doctors as they don't believe us when we tell them it's not an anxiety issue causing his constantly burping and gasping for air when he eats. Yes in deed, anxiety follows the episodes. My son is starting to completely shuts down saying no one believes us. He's had to describe these episodes to each and every new doctor what is going on and all they want to do is send him to counseling or put him on an antidepressant. We need a real life HOUSE or someone that has gone through the same thing to give us information where to turn next. I have an appointment scheduled next with a Pediatric Neurologist.

Another issue I have noticed: My son has never liked sweets. In all the years of trick or treating we always had to throw candy out. In 10 years only had one cavity. He never asks for candy or sweets. Since these episodes, he craves sugar, lots of sugar. Cookies, cakes, honeybuns, ice cream, sodas. These things are abnormal for him to ask for or eat.

I will not let him have sodas because of the burping but I am concerned that he's even asking.
Any parents or grandparents out there with similar issues????