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reading through the discussions re Achalasia it mentions loss of weight if that is part of the symptoms why is it that I do not loose any weight I struggle with eating and the pain, I puree my food or mash well. I'm constantly swollowing to keep my food down I also burp a lot, I do have an underactive thyroid which I've had for 20yrs so I constantly have to keep a check on my weight as I can put the lbs on very easy. you all say you've had treatment to eleveate your symptoms, but how long does one wait....
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IU presume you have had a barium swallow and also manometry tests to confirm the diagnosis of achalasia??
Not everyone loses weight though you certainly do lose weight if you have a myotomy and fundoplication simply because you have to eat a liquid diet for a spell whilst everything heals.
You say you burp a lot you may well have a hiatus hernia as this can be a symptom of that and of course can also cause swallowing problems as you describe. Achalasia is a rare condition and hiatus hernia is far more common.
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Yes I have been diagnosed with Achalasia by having an esophageal manometry I also have a Hiatus Hernia which masked my Achalasia for a year I was also being treated for H pylori which gives you pain and nausea, it was only after struggling with pain that I demanded something to to done I was classed as routine for the scans which was done on my stomach. It will be 3 months past for my next follow up appointment,when I was prescribed Nifedipine tablets which is used for painful spasms in the esophagus.
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Good so the manometry tests have shown you have achalasia and you have a hiatus hernia. I was prescribed Nifedipine tablets but have to say I did not find them much use really. I used to suffer with really bad reflux at night and this was oesophageal reflux not gastric. Its important that your doc get you on something like esomeprazole or omeprazole to reduce acid.
Try to eat as early in the eveing as possible and drink a lot of water not alcohol as that can make things worse. My rule was nothing to eat or srink after 8pm. Avoid the foods you find difficult to swallow, often bread and potatoes and rice and try to eat little and often. I`ve always been a fast eater and you really do have to slow down.
But you need the surgery and the gold standards is a myotomy and a fundoplication done as an overnighter. I dont know where in Dorset you live but I live in Bristol and had my op last September at Southmead hoospital by Mr James Hewes. He is an excellent surgeon and the surgery has improved my life no end. I am not cured and never will be but I can eat and drink and never get any reflux. I also had a small hiatus hernia which they can fix during the surgery. In fact if you went into hospital for a hiatus hernia they would probably do a partial fundoplication ( ie make a new valve by folding the stomach).
If you dont get any joy down in Dorset then ask for a referral to Mr Hughes in Bristol.
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