Lump in throats and constant throat clearing.
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Hello anyone who is willing to listen...
About 8 weeks a go I chocked on a huge tablet and it felt like it got stuck. Went to a and e and had a chest X-ray and throat X-ray and camera down my nose- all fine and no problems. Since then I have a constant feeling of a lump in my throat- sometimes it feels hard, sometimes it feels soft and sometimes it tastes bitter. I feel like I have to constantly swallow it down but it comes back throughout the day. I am constantly coughing and clearing my throat and swallowing all day. My throat feels very strained and my mouth is always dry. - despite drinking loads of water. When I do swallow I instantly gurgle and am always burping. The GP says I have reflux but no reflux meds seem to make any difference with this. I do also have pressure on my chest, stomach pains and gurgles and also flutters in my tummy. I also feel nauseous all the time and that I could gag at any point.
Am I loosing my mind? Has anyone else experienced this??
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jmcg2014 fiona12344
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It's called.globus and it's very common with reflux and anxiety in general, if reflux meds aren't helping then it points more towards anxiety
fiona12344 jmcg2014
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Raffa99 fiona12344
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You're not losing your mind honestly. I totally agree with the other comment but it's difficult to find out whether it is one or the other or possibly both
. Anxiety can cause the lump in your throat and so can reflux. I get the feeling of food stuck a lot and I think that once you start trying to clear it and keep swallowing, it compounds the problem. You then get anxious and can't get it out of your mind so it becomes a cycle. It's definitely worth trying other meds for reflux and also discussing the anxiety with your doctor. Some people find sucking a sweet helps but you will find it just starts to clear and then you'll stop noticing it in the same way. I really feel for you, it's not nice at all but it does get better x
fiona12344 Raffa99
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Thank you for the response it's good to know I'm not completely loosing my mind. It really isn't nice and you're right the more I focus on it and keep coughing the worse it feels. I try hard to distract myself and not focus on it
Lennie50 fiona12344
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I'm having the same feeling in my throat and I get scared and then start having anxiety and I hate it
jmcg2014 Lennie50
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It's a terrible feeling, especially when it becomes long term. The key to diagnosis I think is if you can eat and drink ok, then there's no obstruction, it's the throat muscles becoming tense from anxiety
fiona12344 Lennie50
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fiona12344
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This globus is really getting me down and making me feel like I can't just do normal every day things!!!!
Raffa99 fiona12344
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fiona12344 Raffa99
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I am having severe health anxiety with every little feeling and sensation. Which isn't helped by this constant feeling in my throat as it makes me stress more. Yes I have tired that and seems to help initially
Raffa99 fiona12344
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Lennie50 Raffa99
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I'm doing ok it comes and goes.thank you
chandra57367 Lennie50
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