richedie
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 14689
posted
Anyone have issues swallowing? Since this all started off and on I have had issues where I had trouble swallowing as if I couldn't coordinate my throat muscles. Also, I have things periodically get stuck in my throat as if there is a flap or something there catching the food and it will sit there for a while before it goes down, especially with pills or capsules.
-------------------- Mepron/Zith/Ceftin Doxy/Biaxin/Flagyl pulse. Artemisinin with Doxy/Biaxin. Period of Levaquin and Ceftin. Then Levaquin, Bactrim and Biaxin. Bactrim/Augmentin/Rifampin. Mepron/Biaxin/Artemisinin/Cat's Claw Rifampin/Bactrim/Alinia Plaquenil/Biaxin Posts: 1949 | From Pennsylvania | Registered: Feb 2008
| IP: Logged |
TerryK
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 8552
posted
Yes, it is a common symptom of lyme and probably bart. Search here for other discussions about throat problems.
Mine improved a lot on doxy. I still have throat swelling and difficulty with my throat but nothing like it was before I started treatment.
Terry
Posts: 6286 | From Oregon | Registered: Jan 2006
| IP: Logged |
posted
Yes. Me too. And it is painful when something gets stuck in your throat. This never happened to me before lyme.
Posts: 418 | From NJ | Registered: Sep 2007
| IP: Logged |
bettyg
Unregistered
posted
same here; had to drink barium for them to follow it in x-rays, etc.
i have a "MOTILITY" PROBLEM ... meaning i have a hard time getting things going! i knew that before i went in there ... duh!
it's gotten easier but the amount of pills i take make it worse when it's huge amounts of pills.
IP: Logged |
posted
yes swallowing is a big problem for me, i have
lyme babs, and bart, its terrible when the food
feels stuck and i have to swallow so hard and
push it down and afterwards my throat hurts so
bad and even burns alot.
Radha
Posts: 392 | From New York | Registered: Dec 2005
| IP: Logged |
richedie
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 14689
posted
So, I am not alone. But, it feels like it gets stuck in the same spot...mostly on my right. If I lean my head to the left when swallowing pills, it seems fine, weird!
-------------------- Mepron/Zith/Ceftin Doxy/Biaxin/Flagyl pulse. Artemisinin with Doxy/Biaxin. Period of Levaquin and Ceftin. Then Levaquin, Bactrim and Biaxin. Bactrim/Augmentin/Rifampin. Mepron/Biaxin/Artemisinin/Cat's Claw Rifampin/Bactrim/Alinia Plaquenil/Biaxin Posts: 1949 | From Pennsylvania | Registered: Feb 2008
| IP: Logged |
posted
Are you taking NSAIDs? I have gotten esophogitis from taking Motrin for consecutive days were food will get stuck going down. It also causes me to choke more drinking liquids because of the irritation in the throat. Or perhaps your abx are getting stuck? This happens constantly with my Ceftin bc it is a big pill and uncoated. Try Pepcid or Prilosec or one of the other OTC acid reducers.
Posts: 144 | From Connecticut | Registered: Sep 2006
| IP: Logged |
charlie
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 25
posted
It's been mucus from sinus drainage caused by Babs/seasonal allergies that does that to me sometimes.
try taking Mucinex(guaifenisin) and see if it doesn't improve.
Charlie
Posts: 2804 | From Texas | Registered: Oct 2000
| IP: Logged |
posted
Yes I too have difficulty swallowing, food getting stuck, the throat closing up slightly & I also get spontaneous choking for no reason - don't even have to be eating.
Is this a sign of a specific condition or just Lyme?
bf
Posts: 191 | From Ontario | Registered: Feb 2006
| IP: Logged |
posted
i'm in this boat too. wound up in the er one night with pork lodged in my esophagus. Had to have an endoscopy to remove it.
It gets worse with a sypmptom flare. Its scary as hell and painful.
A few tips that have worked for me: hot water to dissolve whatever is in there or a shot of coke (it can dissolve car paint so its likely to to a number on what ever is stuck there).
I also slowly move my chin up down and side to side to try and dislodge it.
I also had all the motility test, barium swallows, blah blah blah. Dr told me in a letter "chew your food better!!" oh really?!! How do you chew water, b/c that has gotten stuck too!
good luck
Posts: 368 | From freehold, nj | Registered: May 2007
| IP: Logged |
The Lyme Disease Network is a non-profit organization funded by individual donations. If you would like to support the Network and the LymeNet system of Web services, please send your donations to:
The
Lyme Disease Network of New Jersey 907 Pebble Creek Court,
Pennington,
NJ08534USA http://www.lymenet.org/
UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!
![[Frown]](frown.gif)
Printer-friendly view of this topic