Struggling to swallow

[melissa12]

Hi am 27 and keep getting this feeling in my throat like something is stuck it comes and goes.no matter how much I drink it dosent shift.it dosent bother me when eating just when am not doing anything.after googling and getting worried I went to the doctor about it he felt my throat and looked inside and said everything looked fine has anyone had this before

It was hystericus when I was diagnosed in 2003. Does hystericus mean woman or female? I didn't know that.

What's that lol I've not really thought about it today at work so I've not been too bad.it always seems to be bad at night x

'Hystericus' shares its word root with 'uterus', so of course heavily implies only women can be hysterical
Which is also why some male 'psychiatrists' suggested orgasm was a cure for 'hysteric fits'

I think it is no longer felt to be acceptable to call a globus sensation aka lump in throat feeling without physical actual obstruction something quite so misogynistic...

As others have said, if it is progressive or you actually physically can no longer get food/drink over without feeling an obstruction see your GP again, they can refer you to ENT where a quick camera test will very likely be able to reassure you.
The trickier bit is to address the stress or anxiety reaction that caused the muscles in the floor of you mouth/throat/voice box/gullet go tight in the first place. Decent anxiety management like CBT can work wonders for globus, so don't despair!

If you felt better at work, likely because you were distracted, that is a really good sign that there is nothing physically obstructing your throat.

Thanks it does seem to bother me abit when am not doing anything as it plays on my mind then am forever googling then forever trying to swallow hoping something will budge.feels like phlegm all built up not a actual lump.when I eat and drink it dosent bother me I swallow fine.its when I think about it more I swallow more then I get even more anxious.when am resting my throat it dosent feel like a lump just feels like I need to clear my throat which I cannot do x

Sip a hot drink when it's really bothering you, that worked for me. You need to satisfy yourself that it's nothing physically wrong then you'll probably find that resolves on its own (it sounds exactly like mine which only lasted a few weeks although it does sometimes come back if I'm stressed or even watching a tense tv show!). If that means another trip to the doctor to set your mind at rest, do it.

Thanks am currently having a bru am going docs next week will try and stop thinking about it even though it's hard.glad am not the only one who's had this before.maybe anxiety isn't helping x

What did you do to take your mind off it am struggling at the mo

There's an app called Flowy which is good for anxiety. Read a book or watch a funny tv programme, that helped me.

Past few days have been better if I've been busy it's not been there mainly at night or 1st thing in morning definately taking mind off it works x