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I was just diagnosed with a sluggish esophagus after a barium swallow.
I’ve had this problem for a long time, and I’ve had several Endoscopy’s over the last 5 to 10 years which have shown nothing.
However, swallowing is difficult at times and I have to use water to get my food down my throat unless I take extremely small bites of food.
I have never been a smoker or a drinker.
Of course I have concerns because this has been going on a long time, I have some acid reflux, but not a lot that I know of. I get heartburn from time to time. It’s mainly more of the swallowing aspect of it..
The thing I like about Mayo Clinic is they don’t scare you, like Dr. Goggle does.
I do have two thyroid nodules, and I had ACDF surgery through the front of my neck.
I’m praying that this isn’t terribly serious because it’s been going on for a long time undiagnosed.
If anybody has any feedback, I would welcome it. Thank you very much.
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@calygirl84 Hello. I was diagnosed with ineffective esophageal motility almost a year ago after dealing with globus sensation and burning sensation in my chest and upper back and a endoscopy that showed nothing. I did have an esophageal motility test which showed a slow swallow. (I don’t know how anyone passes the test lying down with someone shooting water into your mouth and then swallow normally). Gastro told me to live with it and eat slowly and mostly soft foods. I’ve lost 40 pounds worrying about what to eat. I do eat slowly and no dry foods. If bread, I take sips of water to chase it down. Thinking about it makes it worse. Hoping to find another doctor to help. Be patient with yourself. Try to pace your eating and seek out more medical help. Hope each day gets better.
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@calygirl84 - I wanted to let you know I moved your post here to where others were discussing a very similar topic:
- Esophageal dysmotility https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/esophagus-issues/