A bit of a strange question, but it is a strange thing - for me. It is becoming more common (almost daily) for me to feel my food travel down the oesophagus once I've swallowed. This can be fine for the most part, but I am getting increasing pain when it happens. Different food types influence the level of discomfort, with toasts and bread being among the worst; so I tend to avoid. Before diagnosis with fibro, I did experience several bouts of being unable to swallow food at all, with it… read more
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Members opened up about experiencing the unsettling sensation of feeling food travel down their esophagus, with many sharing that bread and... Read more
I felt like that when I ate a lot of carbs, specifically breads,. I try to avoid some of those food now especially at night. Then I get a lot of heartburn.
I notice it with my meds. I usually have to drink more water. What if you were to drink a full glass before you ate so that food would break down better. They say a gluten free diet is best for fibro. I do notice if I eat more carbs I get more indigestion.
I've been avoiding 'heavy foods' this week and it's not been too bad, thankfully. However I am not feeling very hungry of late and finding it difficult to finish a bigger meal. I am tending to graze and snack a bit more. Thanks for your responses though, it is useful to read x
hi i have GORD...gastro oesphagial reflux disease also ......i also for about the last 18mth have sufferd at times with this espeacially with rice pasta bread etc not all the time but i have slowed y eating right down and chew for longer whether its phycological or really works im not sure ....but seems odd we have fybro and suffer the same ..may be its a symtom would be interesting to find out xxx
I have trouble swallowing a good deal of the time too. It's not like I'm choking I can breathe but it's really hard to get it to go down and can be very painful