Dh has food stuck, not chocking but can't eat or dislodge it

[Bornfreebutincovidchains]

He has this '' thing '' where occasionally food gets stuck. He can breathe, obviously, it's just usually it moves within hours and Rarely over night.. He's had it overnight, anyone have this and have any tips?.

He's bounced on trampolines, puked copious times...

He's actually got hospital appt for this later this month.

Would diaazopam help to relax the gullet?

oesophageal tumour?

Gin, he went to the doctors months ago... And we have appt for June.
That's if it doesn't get canceled.

(consultant)

He never drinks much liquid to be honest..
Doesn't want drink hot drinks like tea or coffee coffee and likes juices but isn't a big drinker.

Also he's very slim.

He said it feels much lower down this time and lower down the rib cage than the throat.

He's tried standing on his head, I've slapped his back, tried massaging the back....

More jumping on the trampoline...

More puking....
He does wolf food down, always the first 1⃣ finished.. Never waits and synchronised meal with other people...

My younger dd is vulnerable to viral wheeze, so I've been very worried about at this time...
After this mornings bin episode I really can't trust him in hospital.

Nord that sounds awful.

I have desperately tried to encourage him to drink more liquids and he gets bad tempered and says its not about liquid.

@MaddieElla
I do have a diaazopam.

I'm wondering if he should have it!

At the very least it may calm him down

Just as a common sense idea maybe he should stick to soft/semi liquid foods till this is resolved?

Jolly, if he survives this and then survives potentially being infected with coronavirus... YES 😂😂😂

Haha fair enough!! 😂

I’m a wolfer, always the first one finished. Sausages are a problem for me, I think it’s because they feel soft and don’t need so much chewing but chewing really is the key if he has the same as me. I really hope you can convince him to have some more to drink - fizzy best - and it breaks down. Diazepam will relax him and perhaps the oesophageal tract but if it’s not his script then he should not be taking it...

Get fizzy water and mix with juice?

Oh this is absolutely horrible 😨 I get it sometimes. Usually rice sets it off for some reason. Ds seems to have inherited it from me also.

It takes a while to clear and is extremely uncomfortable. Often the only way is to make myself be sick. The only prevention is to remember to eat small mouthfuls and slowly. I’m always last to finish eating wherever we go.

Really hope you dh is ok 🙁

Have you managed to speak to a health professional about him. If he keeps being sick the blockage might still be there. Surely diazepam will slow the muscles down. How could that help.?

When I saw this we needed antibiotics as she was coughing and being sick and the ambulance crew were worried about inhalation.

Jolly hostess to be fair we don't really have steak anymore.

A few months ago dh was upstairs chocking and I was downstairs properly chocking on steak. It was utterly terrifying.

Can you get him to chug copious amounts of water? I find if I do that and then make myself wretch any offending item will usually fly out. Occasionally it requires several goes.

Hope he's sorted soon OP.

This happens to my 2 year old all the time as he was born with TOF/OA. Basically his oesophagus didn’t form correctly so had to be surgically joined and the joined part doesn’t work as well as the rest. He often gets food stuck, which he calls a ‘stick’ and it can take up to 24 hrs to dislodge.

I’m sorry if this is patronising but here are the things that help him:
Anything fizzy (coke is the best)
Jumping up and down
Regular forced coughing
Being calmer
Vomiting (last resort)

It’s interesting that he doesn’t want liquids as my DS doesn’t either when something is stuck, I think it’s really uncomfortable.

Some foods are a lot more likely to get stuck than others. We had a prolonged hospital stay with rice once, it’s very sticky. Meat I can be bad as well. DS comes with dry crunchy food the best as it has to be chewed very thoroughly first.

I get this and the only thing that helps is diet coke tiny sips and it's dissolves the food and you can either vomit it out or swallow it . It's a horrible sensation and very frightening.

Sorry, but everyone offering up solutions for what this may or may not be based on their or their family/ cousin’s neighbour’s aunt’s sister-in-law’s colleague’s experience is completely pointless and not helpful. Your husband needs to get this sorted out. And yes, he’s been prescribed omeprazole, it works by taking it daily. What is the point of seeking medical advice and accepting a prescription if he’s not actually going to follow through with it?

Bornfree I think that you are going to have to get over your dear off seeking help, the danger of leaving this untreated is far greater than any potential risk from hospital. And as others have said hospitals are segregated at the moment.

At the very least ring 111 for service, they may be able to arrange a time see a Dr away from Hospital

It sounds like he has what I have: a pharyngeal pouch. Very soon he will need fluids, so it's worth taking him to A&E. I have needed IV fluids 3 times due to having a food bolus stuck in my pouch. Eventually they disolve and go down, but the worst was there 4 days, and dehydration and thick blood would've combined to kill me.

Honestly, unless it's disolved, get him to hospital.

According to the consultant I saw there ar 2 operations which cure this. Both require at least a wek in hospital. Good luck

I get this sometimes, i think because I have GORD - gastro oesophagal reflux disorder.... it gets worse if I’m very stressed out, and better if I’m taking regular doses of omeprazole. In fact, I’ve had to increase my dose (under GP supervision) in recent weeks! I also had to stop watching the news so much. Does he get bad acid, ever?

FFS are you still whittering on about diazepam and him not wanting to risk going to hospital? He needs to see a medical professional. Nobody can diagnose him via an Internet forum. If he is not taking on liquid that is very dangerous, even if the bolus is likely to eventually shift on its own. I’m really sorry to be rude but I’m actually astounded that you still haven’t done anything about this.

I’d definitely ring 111 for him now, though.

I dont understand why people seek medical advice, are prescribed medication and then choose not to take it

I think you should phone 111 if it's still stuck, it's not worth leaving it any longer. I understand you not wanting to go to the hospital but he cant just leave it without speaking to someone for much longer.

"A few months ago dh was upstairs chocking and I was downstairs properly chocking on steak. It was utterly terrifying."

Oh God, I don't know what is wrong with me but that made me laugh.