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Swallowing difficulties and weight loss

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megan37739
megan37739

Hi everyone,

I'm very concerned with the fact that I can't swallow anything solid or sometimes even soft when eating. Food also seems to feel like it's stuck for 30 mins to an hour in the throat and upper chest area. This started a few weeks ago and it's really worrying. I mainly rely on Complan and soups with gluten free bread an vegan cheese to feed myself, but this unfortunately isn't providing enough calories and i'm rapidly losing weight. It's to the point where I believe I could possibly be underweight as you can see the bones in my chest clearly and my menstrual cycle has completely stopped (I have never missed a period in my life) and it's so stressful and makes me want to cry most of the time. I have been taking PPIs for about a month now and some symptoms seem to be getting better (I had extremely bad breathing difficulties and was occasionally sick) but now I have extreme belching and heartburn that isn't even remotely touched by antacids. Did anyone else have or does currently have this problem? I'm so scared that i'll never be able to eat solids again and it's really getting me down,

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  • angelique25898
    angelique25898 megan37739

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    Hi Megan i have been struggling with the same thing for the past few weeks and have also started losing weight.

    Also had swallowing difficulties but its been a better just a little bit of an irriration now and then

    Also been on ppi for the last 3 weeks.

    I eat but always feel hungry and I' m trying to eat smaller meals or at least 4 as ive been reading

    i am scheduled for a gastroscopy next Thursday so hopefully that will shed some more light on my situation

    Maybe should go to doc and voice your concerns

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