Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders Forum - Sometimes Throwup Occurs

I have been a Vegetarian all my 70 plus years. Only recently in past three years I have had a condition where while eating I have to stop eating as a closing up of my throat occurs and if rested about two minutes, I feel a relaxing of my throat muscles and I can continue to eat fine.

But if I have to swallow things are worse. Usually I am forced to swallow. I try to hold back the urge to swallow but can't always. If I swallow even my unconscious desire not voluntary condition causes me to throw up. When the pain stops, It is a relaxing of my throat muscles and I know from that moment that I can continue eating just fine. I have no need to throwup.

I try to eat slow, small bytes, throughly chew, drink liquids. correct upright posture. All I detect can't help me to avoid problem on only occasions. This condition does not happen always at any certain eating sitting.

My second condition was several months apart from the first. Likewise for the third and so forth but now recently, they are closer together, maybe about each fourth time of eating. Or twice per week. I never eat an evening meal. I have a good breakfast. a good lunch as my main meal.
I never have smoked, never took drugs that were not prescriptions. I have always slept great. No problems what so ever. I have been married for over 46 years with Five grown children with 18 grandchildren.

I have been to several medical Doctors and they have had me to drink this awful simulated liquid as the xrays and scans were taken. They have found nothing as my condition does not ever happen when drinking, only while eating a meal.

I have now over the past three years results been able to know and feel my throat close up and about to cause me to throwup so I stop eating immediately and just rest. If I can rest long enough without swallowing, then my throat will relax after a couple of minutes and I am okay. But each time I have to swallow the problem gets worst. The more I swallow, I am not talking about swallowing any food, just the normal mouth salava. The worst the throat closure occurs and causes me to throwup.

If I can catch that feeling of my throat earlier enough then I relax and stop eating and try not to swallow then all is okay. I know that if I do not swallow for at least two minutes, I'll be okay. I can also feel my throat release and its joyful that its over. I can then eat again right then.

I have no name for my condition, as the Doctors could not pin a name on it.

Thank you for taking time to read my condition. I have been a College Professor, Am retired now. Also I am a retired Commercial Pilot. Now working as a Communications Consultant and a State Inspector. Thank you.. Professor Yonce..

Replies(6)

monkeygirl22

replied on November 15th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

Sounds like you've had a rough road. Have you thought about keeping a food diary to see if you can pinpoint if a certain food might be causing this problem?

Throatpain

replied on November 15th, 2007

New User

I have never considered taking a diary of the things eaten because I eat the same things at meals. It does happen and then it does not happen. No different food.
When the throat closing occurs, It was the same menu items as before that did not
cause a problem.
Example. Cereal with cut up Bananna with whole milk. Always for Breakfast.
That same item sometimes causes problem and many times not a problem.
That's the reason I started eating slower, smaller bytes. Correct erect posture.
The problem still occurs. Most of the time a small case of hicups occur but not always. Thank you. Professor Yonce..

dwalton1

replied on February 4th, 2009

New User

I have the same symptons...

I hope some one out there knows why and what the condition is. The first time my throat closed, I thought I just swallowed too much food. It was cream of wheat. I almost past out because the food kept swelling in my throat. I had to throw up to keep alive. It didn't happen again for weeks and now it's almost every time I eat. It's only when I eat and it don't matter what it is. When I try to drink, I can't swallow and the water just tries to come back up. I no longer have acid reflux because I had lap-band surgery. It's not due to my surgery because it started a year before that. most of the time I sneeze or hick-up or start coughing when it happens. A lot of the times i feel like I'm going to pass out. I did have severe acid reflux for over 20 years, I wonder if this is due to damage caused by that. I also have a condition called Nerofybromatosis (spelling??)I have tumors on my nerves everywhere including my neck and throat area. No insurance to get any testing done. If anyone has any info on this please write me.

Thanks, Dawn

tannerj

replied on February 11th, 2009

New User

I have the same problem

I'm not a vegetarian but I have similar symptoms. Like you said, it is sparatic and not always with the same foods. Although there are some foods that seem to trigger it more than others. This might sound kind of gross but I sometimes feel like it is triggered from a buildup of mucus in my throat that blocks my passage. I haven't seen a doctor because this hasn't been real serious for me...just a little embarrassing when I'm in public and have to run to the bathroom or worse don't make it to the bathroom. (That has happened once or twice.) I'd love to know if this is some kind of condition or if there's a solution to it.

Wifemom

replied on March 2nd, 2009

New User

My husband has the same thing

The vomiting started out once in a while, now it is almost with every meal. Please tell me if any of you have found relief.

lawt

replied on October 8th, 2009

New User

Throat closes when eating

My husband and his grandfather have the same thing. They will eat dinner, then their throat will close then they vomit. it is very very scary, looks like they are choking.

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