Acid Reflux and Inflammed Esophagus?

Hi Janet, i suffer with acid and heartburn and also get the ache between shoulder blades. In the past i have also had a sharp pain in same area, thankfully its only happened on rare occasions.  The 1st time i thought it was heart related and took myself off to A&E.  I am now confident its connected to my indigestion. 

Hi Janet and Frances, yes I had the exact same symptoms as you. When I first got the chest pain I thought I was having a hear attack and went to have an ECG before eventually seeing a Gastroent and having the endoscopy etc. Having had severe silent and nocturnal reflux for the past 7 years now, I now know all the GERD symptoms (chest pain, back pain, dysphagia/lump in throat, upper stomach discomfort, bloating etc) but although they're unpleasant, they're less scary than when they first occured. My advice would be that if you don't think that your symptoms are under control then don't be afraid to go back to your GP, who can revise your PPI dosage or change you onto a different PPI or combine with other meds. Also, be patient as the meds can take weeks or months to feel like they've kicked in, especially if you oesophagus or duodenum is inflamed (they take time to heal). Good luck.

I have a feeling like something is either stuck in my GI tract or my lung, cant tell which.  Coughing doesn't help but I feel like a want to cough.  I also had an aching in between my shoulder blades off to one side though.  I have had acid issues recently, but this really feels like my lungs, but I imagine internal sensations can be decieving...

Anyway, I had a chest XRAY at the urgent care center and the doc said it was clear, but I don't believe him and I am planning on dying from either cancer or a pulmonary embolism very soon.

Matt

How are you getting on. I have had Gerd for a year and half and just developed dysphgia and unreal acid reflux. I am on 20mgs omeprazole in morning then 10mgs at night they got me to increase it and it got worse. Doc suggested i go onto ranitidine and i have an endoscopy on 1st dec. The not being able to swallow sore throat and now acid reflux occuring is really tiring and causes asthma also. So over feeling so unwell and havent eaten in two weeks properly as when i do i fel so sick. Is there any cures to stopping the esophagual spasms or swallowing issue? I also use mylanta for acid reflux

Sorry to hear you're struggling with this so badly, it isn't pleasant. I'm still on 20mg of Omeprazole 2x per day and also 10mg of Domperidone 3x per day before meals. I occasionally have a zantac before bed, (if I've eaten or drunk something I shouldn't) and also use a wedge pillow to help me sleep at night. I'm not symptom free but it's manageable. I would say when you get moved onto new medication that it takes time to be effective with GERD. Good luck with your endoscopy, will they do a biopsy for H pylori whilst they do the endoscopy? (it's another thing they can discount). The endoscopy is a bit uncomfortable initially but nothing to worry about. If it's inconclusive or you have minimal inflammation the doc will generally just define it as Gerd or Reflux Oesophagitis.

Janet yes, I have pain between shoulder blades.

 

Hi Janet. I have terrible pain in my right shoulder blade and a pain in my right chest. I'm having my endoscopy tomorrow to check it out. Have you found relief from your discomfort?

I have a chiropractor friend that said his adjustments cured his friend of esophageal spasms. The Chiro can be great at getting your body in alignment so it can heal itself.

Omg I have the same issue on the same right side....I started feeling food stuck in my throat about 7yts ago...this issue started while I was eating and laying on my right side. It was as if my food was stick between the backnof my nostril as of I could snort and remove the food and send it on it's way...The sensation finally went awau then came back after I would eat dinner...I had experienced having tonsil stones in the past and thought maybe food was getting caught in my tonsils...So I wemt to the ENT and got.my tonsils removed believing the discomfort of having food caight in my throat would be gone...NOPE it did the opposite now I feel the sensation of foodbstuck in the right side of my throat ALL day everyday weither Im eatong or not...and now developing chest pains on the right side

.neck pain on thebroght side as well.Ive done some researcj about dysphagia the proper term used for having food caught in the throat...and ive learned about the different types of dysphagia which can ne caused by acod reflux...what is Inthink os happenong is the acid has made little holes in our throat allow food and particles onto those holes compacting it cause discomfort and pain...we need dysphagia specialist to help is

I have also had the pain between the shoulder blades, I thought I was making up some other symptom!

Hi tata40402,

You shouldn't have taken Nexium. What you should have done was to take apple cider vinegar because indiegation was caused by insufficient stomach acid, which was why you felt uncomfortable and burped.

 

Have you found relief from your discomfort? What worked for you?

The omeperazole isn't reducing my acid. I have acid rising up my esophagus all day long. I wish something could stop it. I also have a hiatal hernia.

Hi tata40402,

I believe it was what you had eaten that caused your stomach to produce more acid. Taking Omeprazole reduces stomach acid, but should you take heavy meals (particularly those of high protein content) that requires stomach acid to break them down, the stomach automatically produces more acid. As a result, there is over-secretion of stomach acid even though you are taking Omeprazole. Do you get the picture?