Possible Oesophagitis

Dear Danni it will affect your swallowing to a certain extent, my chest felt on fire when i had it and was extremely painfull, an endoscophy is the best thing to have, it will probably take a while to totally clear up as it did for me and try not to read too much on the internet!

Hi. Yes I'm having chest pain too. The chest pain gets worse whilst swallowing too.

I've heard it takes a while. I guess I'm wondering how bad it is in there. Guess that's the doctors job to find out.

Appreciate the quick replies though. Thanks.

Hi Pinkcatfairy, do you mind if I ask how did your reflux clear up

I was put on omeprezole and zantac but being on omeprezole for too long can cause side effects like really gassy stomach, i just avoided coffee tea and alcohol and things like chocolate, i have a mild hiatas hernia so i think this didnt help, i still get heartburn now and then but havent had a flare up since. I also have bed raised so i dont get reflux at night and try not to eat late at night, fatty foods will make it worse too x

Yes when i had the bad pain i was really worried if it was causing damage but thankfully the endoscophy didnt show anything bad,

That's good to hear. Can you describe the chest pain? Was it burning or more stabbing? Also when you experienced Oesophagitis did you have pain swallowing?

Thanku, I too was put on omeprazole and zantac, but my throat still hurts, I get horse sometimes and I also have the hiatas hernia 3cm. I go in this morning for another endoscopy. I am scared of getting cancer. I dont eat spicy or fatty foods and I stay away from alcohol. How long can mess camaflouge the problem. My entire said I should look into having surgery

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And how long can meds

Dear tata that good you steer clear of foods and drink that can make prob worse, i do eat and drink things that prob i shouldnt, that gd you have endoscophy it is the best thing to see what is going on x

The pain was burning but at the height of it, it felt like it was going right through me it was quite painfull!!, it did affect swallowing to a certain extent im not sure if it was painful though but i suppose it depends where the inflammation is and how bad

I did the endoscopy and their was an abnormal finding so I am worried. I have to wait on the biopsy

Hi have just seen your post, I am back on here again as today I have the sore throat and chest feeling and like a lot of people of here have had GERD for a number of years. I have been on esomeprazole for 9 years and since January the chest pains are worse. All tests come back clear, my GP will not give me another endoscope as I have had one in the last 7 years and she say's nothing will have happened !!! Like you I cannot describe the pain sometimes it is really sharp and sometimes burning and stabbing, but the one I hate the most is the sore hoarse feeling down between my breasts which feels as if the inside is raw a bit like when you have chest infection with lots of coughing, which I do not have. Like you I worry about barretts, but my GP does not seem bothered so what do you I do. Luckily I do not have the pain when swallowing unless of course I am greedy and eat bread too quickly. Try not to worry until next week, easier said than done, but as I always say, I am not being sick, no blood from anywhere and not losing weight so things must be ok. Take care

Hi, young at heart, I have the same issues, I had an endoscopy in february, and since then I feel that I have gotten worse. My gastroenterologist wouldn't do another endoscopy so I found me another gastroenterologist who did an endoscopy yesterday, and found some abnormalities. I am waiting on biopsy results. Very scared its going to be bad news