Apologies for posting in AIBU but despite my online searching I’m struggling if to find any information and am hoping the hive mind can help me.
I’ve had various issues with eating and swallowing over the past few years and had oesophageal dialation last year which gave me three months of worry free eating. That was lovely. But since then it’s all crept back. I have difficulty swallowing, pain, spasms and at times the only way to easy the agony is to vomit up the food that’s stuck. Meat, fruit and vegetables are a no go.
a few days ago I was given a diagnosis but very little in the way of answers so I’m hoping one of you knows something or can signpost me.
I’ve been told I have ‘failed peristalsis’ in the lower half of my oseophagus. Hence the pain and food getting stuck. Apparently this will spread over time to all of my oesophagus and the doc didn’t know if that would be just food or whether it will involve liquids too. Unlike some achalsis hr didn’t think Botox or gnt spray would help and further oesopghus stretching is limited.
so I’m trying to find some information on this horrible thing, to better understand whet it is, the prognosis, whether it will spread to my stomach and bowel, how I will get nutrition, what happens to my saliva when I can no longer swallow and lots of other questions.. I do have a number of autoimmune disorders, is this linked to them? Any help would be hugely appreciated. Annoyingly I didn’t think of most of my questions until after my appointment as I was a little thrown by the diagnosis. Thanks