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Pearson5644
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Not sure whats going on with my throat, is it CPD?

about 3-4 years ago started having very seldom issues with swallowing food, especially in public restaraunt settings(more stress) Started out certain meats and breads. I ignored it for years as it was very rare and primarily only in public. Well I had an EGD done when I started feeling it even more in restaraunts and now most solid foods that are not liquid or softer. I’m on Buspar for anxiety and omeprazole because the EGD showed very mild gerd.

Current symptoms – 1. Sometimes I feel like I cannot swallow bigger bites without a lot of effort or even smaller ones if not liquid, also things like biscuits and certain bread or crumbling foods I feel tiny pieces stuck at the back of my throat like it cannot clear without coughing it up or swallowing more.

  1. For almost a week and a 1.2 straight it felt like food stuck under my adams apple and I kept coughing up clearish mucus. This has recently calmed down a tiny bit but certain foods still cause the sensation off and on it also feels like pills stuck in my throat.

  2. I have sensations of waking up coughing or choking like something is stuck in my adams apple almost regurtiating or that I have to concentrate to get a big swallow at night to releive pressure turning on my side helps sometimes. Sometimes it presents as nightmares im choking on gum or have a quarter stuck near my adams apple and upper throat but after I calm down and realize it either clears or I swallow what I regurgitated.

  3. I have pretty much no issue with liquids, but sometimes thicker liquids like applesauce or mashed potatoes I do.

I’ve been on omeprazole for almost 5 weeks and buspars for roughly 3 1/2. I have little to no heartburn if any and no stomch or chest discomfort. EGD showed no ulcers, H polori or any of that and no EOE.

My questions

  1. Can this be CPD and its slowly progressing?

  2. Does this sound like how it reacts symptom wise?

  3. Can a Barium swallow detect these?

PLEASE any help I can get would be much appreciated.

I’m spiraling into madness here.

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