I have never been tested for it and had never heard of EOE until my granddaughter was diagnosed. What gave her Dr.'s a clue was so many members of the family having swallowing issues. She has many food allergies as well which I was never diagnosed with either. I am almost 70 now and I don't know if it pays for me to get tested this late in the game or not. I am going to talk to my Dr. about it though. This has all come to light just recently. I have to eat very slowly, and I am always the last one done eating. But I have to chew my food thoroughly.
My granddaughter was supposed to take a pill of some sort, but she can't swallow them, and they have tried opening them and mixing them in food, but she has been unable to do that either. Since she has had so many swallowing/throwing up issues herself, she is very skeptical to try other things. As she gets older, they are recommending prednisone, but it doesn't sound like a real good option. I may get more information from my physician, when I see him.