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Esophageal dysmotility

Digestive Health | Last Active: Feb 17 9:10pm | Replies (235)

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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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Sorry you are going through this too. Yes, the testing horrible. I was diagnosed with esophageal motility after all my testing. What seems to help is 10 mg of Buspirone I take 1 tablet in the morning and after and then 2 tablets at night. I still have bad days where I build up so much saliva that I have to keep spitting it up or gag myself to bring it up.
It’s a hit and miss so not even sure the medicine helps. I’ve heard Botox is another option as well. I may go back to my ear and throat doctor versus my (Gastro Doctor) and see if he has anything else. I can possibly help me speech. Therapist with another option too may look into that as well, I just can’t see spending the rest of my life like this is horrible.