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How do I know if I have Achalasia?
Could you have Achalasia? Early signs that prompted real patients to seek diagnosis, plus medically reviewed guidance.
People with achalasia will often have trouble swallowing or feel like food is stuck in their oesophagus. This is also known as dysphagia. This symptom can cause coughing and raise the risk of aspiration, or inhaling or choking on food.
Other symptoms may include:
•pain or discomfort in your chest
•extreme and very quick weight loss (I lost 12kgs in 6weeks when undiagnosed)
•heartburn
•intense pain or discomfort after eating - almost like a side stitch, usually I get this under my rib cage
You may also have regurgitation or backflow - I usually suffer with this after eating past 7pm and/or trying to sleep after eating something heavy and it's not had the chance to push through to my stomach. However, these can be symptoms of other gastrointestinal conditions such as acid reflux.
Source: http://www.healthline.com/health/achalasia#overview1
Other symptoms may include:
•pain or discomfort in your chest
•extreme and very quick weight loss (I lost 12kgs in 6weeks when undiagnosed)
•heartburn
•intense pain or discomfort after eating - almost like a side stitch, usually I get this under my rib cage
You may also have regurgitation or backflow - I usually suffer with this after eating past 7pm and/or trying to sleep after eating something heavy and it's not had the chance to push through to my stomach. However, these can be symptoms of other gastrointestinal conditions such as acid reflux.
Source: http://www.healthline.com/health/achalasia#overview1
Posted Sep 20, 2017 by Teresa 3050
Achalagia starts with dysphasia, an inability to swallow. It may feel like there is a rock in your throat or chest. It progresses from there to anything you put in "bounces back up" as though your LES was a trampoline.
Posted Oct 27, 2017 by JLMcK 5550
First start a food journal with details of your episodes. See a doctor and get tested.
Posted Jul 14, 2020 by Gina Manion 2500
Difficult in swallowing, painful spasms and difficulties in breathing
Posted Aug 16, 2022 by [email protected] 2500
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ONE OF MY FIRST SYMPTOMS WAS CHOKING WITH SOLIDS AND THEN LIQUIDS.
Posted Aug 22, 2017 by Lorena 2250
