Gerd And Anxiety...related??? Posted: 08-17-04 12:39pm
Hi ppl, I have had acid reflux for about a
year now and been on losec. I still feel
like my throat is closing in and unable to
swallow food, even difficult to swallow my
own salivia is a challenge. I was
diagnosed with a motility problem, which
means my digestive muscles are not strong
enough. But my question is can anxiety
make my acid reflux worse?
Cheers...
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wakkochic17
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 08-17-04 13:28pm
Unfortunately it can.. Anxiety can make
your muscles tense up .. And when your
abdominal and/or stomach muscles tense up
in can cause reflux. It's no fun, I
know.. I have bad gerd myself.
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r3born
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 5
Posted: 08-17-04 14:02pm
Thanks for your reply? Do you have
difficulty swallowing? I feel like
there's so much pressure put on my throat
when I swallow? I'm just trying to
figure out if it's a physical or mental
ailment that I have...
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wakkochic17
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 08-18-04 13:41pm
I usually do not have trouble swallowing,
but I can get a "lump" in my throat in
which I feel like there is constantly
something there. Has your doctor done
and endoscopy to look at your throat to
see if there is excessive irritation or
damage? If your reflux was bad enough
you may just have a badly irritated
throat. If you haven't had one done may
want to ask them about it. If your
throat is clear you may want to try going
back on anxiety medicine. If it helps
then you will have your answer. Good
luck.
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kat7464
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Posts: 3 Location: CA
Posted: 09-22-04 13:00pm
I've had all the symptoms you talk about.
The difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia)
is the one that always freaked me out the
most. And it finally pushed my doc to
take action. Two years ago I had a
nissen fundoplication - surgery to correct
tighten the lower esophageal sphincter,
thus preventing the reflux. Turns out I
also had a hiatal hernia, which he fixed
as well. I highly recommend this
procedure to gerd sufferers. (i couldn't
even bend over without food coming back
into my mouth from my stomach). Now, i'm
90% better. I take 1 zantac a day and am
happy! No reflux, no indigestion. Good
luck.
