"Feeling like something is STUCK in my THROAT"

raniya

hi there

i felt a lump on my throat for years but b4 i wasnt feeling it everyday i thought it was my gyms becoming loose because of wisdom tooth but after a while it was just unpleasent it was easy to swallow food but it i take pills it felt like it was stuck in my throat, i was concerned i thought i had throat cancer but when i went to the doctor he told me i have acid reflux even though i have no heartburns at all but i have chest pains, its even hard to swallow saliva i feel the lump in the left side under the jaw.

hry33

stress and anxiety can make you feel theres a lump in the throat and make swallowing difficult, GERD is often associated with anxiety, learning to relax will help a lot,also valium relaxes the effected muscles for a while liquid foods or soup should help for now

with solid foods eat slowly, chewing well, antacids and antiulcer meds can help
alfalfa tablets sometimes make the digestive system work better

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Tricia0605

That is the exact feeling I have. Did the DR give you anything that has helped with this feeling? I can hardly take it anymore. The dr. said i have sinus drainage going down my throat and I had sinus surgery about 4 mnths ago and that has not helped.

Red Maple

It's probable LPR that your doctor is talking about. Do a web search for Laryngopharyngeal Reflux and lots of information will come up to give you guidance to this lesser known form of acid reflux disease. Some people have GERD and LPR, but LPR can effect those who never have heartburn or other typical symptoms of reflux. Usually an ENT (ear, nose, throat) doc treats LPR, rather than a GI doc. An ENT can do a scope of your throat (not painful) in the office and give you a diagnosis.

SWTE

Do a google search on esophageal motility disorders. Lots of people think they have gerd only to find out its something else, like I did.

warrenpoint

Please go to the thread "There is a cure for heartburn" on GERD. These are some of the symptoms I have had. I thought I had something stuck in my throat and at one time was considering going to an ENT doctor. Recently I have been taking Raw Apple Cider vinegar and this feeling along with the gerd and the feeling of needing to clear my throat has gone. Just go to this thread and read what we are saying on there and also some other threads. Hope it helps you.

hannasnana

My daughter started feeling like there was a bone stuck in her throat, she constantly was clearing her throat and felt like something was comeing back up from her stomach. Its acid reflux. The Dr. put her on Nexium and she changed her diet. She is much better now. I like to do more natual things such as the apple cidar vinegar, or another great natural suggestion is ginger juice. But, my daughter preferred the Nexium.