Quote Originally Posted by Patrick Long View Post
So for the past 4-5 days, I have been having this very odd feeling in my chest...kinda by my adams apple, but goes down to the middle of my chest. Feels like I have something like stuck in my throat, but not really.

I have been getting flare ups of some pretty bad Heartburn along with this feeling.

It almost feels like when you eat something to fast, and your JUST about to get the hiccups...thats how my throat feels, but the heartburn is a mystery to me.



Anybody have suggestions? Tips?

I have been avoiding the Doctor like a plague, thinking it will just go away...but like I said 5 days of this.


Moochos grassyus
Pat:

Sounds like GERD. That stomach acid can back up your esophagus and cause some scarring and a stricture.

I suffered from the exact same thing you described and would have problems swallowing bread, pills, etc.

The Doctor put me on Protonix (which is a proton pump inhibitor like Prilosec or Prevacid which are OTC). After four days on the pump inhibitors my condition gradually reversed itself.

It may be worth a trip to the Doc to see if you have GERD or a hiatal hernia (common) or both. You might find that you need to be on a proton pump inhibitor for the rest of your life. If you ignore these symptoms and your esophagus is being scarred, it can lead to a whole host of other conditions.

In the meantime, check out some of the GERD sites and forums out there and see if the symptoms match up.