I was wondering if any of you have had a
very frequent sensation of wanting to
gag?? I've had this occur a few times
since I was diagnosed with gastritis about
3 weeks ago but over the past 2-3 days it
has gotten worse.
I feel as if there is a lump in my throat
that I can't get rid of. I am by no
means choking but if I walk around or are
active it feels like I have to gag and
sometimes I do. The only real thing that
I have found that helps this is to sit on
the couch and do absolutely nothing.
I have to see my doctor on tuesday but in
the meantime, is there anyone that can
suggest anything I can do to make it
better??
Oh, just on a side note, I don't throw up
or anything, it's just the gagging that
really bothers me. I also do not have
heartburn or anything like that related to
the gastritis. I am currently on
ranitidine for the gastritis and have been
feeling better as of late.
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meisha
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Joined: 03 Nov 2004 Posts: 1 Location: Tennessee
Hello! Posted: 11-03-04 17:23pm
I can relate to your "sensation in throat"
almost perfectly! I was doing some
research online by doing a search for
"gastric reflux--lump in throat" and found
this wonderful message forum! So...I am
having the same symptoms as you and went
to my dr several months ago and he gave me
nexium. I took it for a week or so and it
went away completely. It stayed away for
several months until about 2 weeks ago.
It comes and goes--i will have it for a
week and then no sign of it for a few
days, then it comes back. I am a fairly
healthy eater--i watch what I eat and am
very concious of not eating a lot of fat
(which I have read triggers it), etc, etc.
Like you, I have what feels like a 'lump'
in my throat that I can't get rid of! It
doesn't hurt, it is just annoying and I
feel like I have to try and burp all the
time to help 'relieve' it. I describe it
as a lump/'flap' that when I burp it
'opens up' and then 'flaps back'. I know,
very strange, but I don't know how else to
describe it. I feel like if someone was
to take a scope and stick it down my
throat they would find something just
sitting there and not moving on down the
'throat track'!
anyway, I think I am going to go back to
my dr next week and see what he says. I
have been taking nexium for about 2
weeks-- 1 in the morning, 1 at night--this
is what my dr prescribed several months
ago when I had it then and it went away.
It is not going away now and I am taking
twice as much as I did back then! So, all
this to say I feel your pain and let's
keep in touch and I will let you know what
I find out from my Dr. If anyone else out
there has any ideas, please let me know!
Thanks!
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Sweety1
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Aug 2004 Posts: 34 Location: Canada
Posted: 11-05-04 20:09pm
I have to go back to the doctor in a week
and a half. I think mine is all in
relation to the gastritis and what I eat.
I was feeling alright last week, it
wasn't bad at all. This past wednesday
night I ate something I should not have
and I have been getting the sensation in
my throat again. I'll see what the
doctor has to say about it when I go
back.
But yeah, keep me posted on how you are
doing. :p
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Lusty690
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Joined: 08 Jun 2008 Posts: 3
I have been having the same problem :( Posted: 06-09-08 10:20am
Hey guys,
Meisha I have been feeling the same way as
you have for quite some time now. I try to
burp and it does not help. Anyways i went
to our specialist and he did not find
anything. I was suppose to go and have an
x-ray but i forgot all about it. I do not
think i have allergies (as far as i know
of) which in this case (i hope i do). I
have been on a medicine for acid reflux,
and it has not helped that much. I keep on
thinking it is my tonsils. But i don't
think it is. PLEASE REPLY. I need some
adivce n how to stop this. It does not
hurt it is just annoying like you said.
God bless.
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bug6692
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Joined: 29 May 2008 Posts: 21
aicd reflux/gas Posted: 06-15-08 13:54pm
I know for sure that acid reflux can cause
you to feel like that. It does that
because of the acid in your throat. But I
would think that you would be accompanied
by a burning feeling in your throat if
that was it. Lately, I have had really bad
gas in my stomach, and every time I get
that feeling in my throat, I feel like I
need to burp, and sometimes it actually
helps. That could be part of the problem
as well.
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lboyd3
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Joined: 19 Jun 2008 Posts: 3
Posted: 06-19-08 17:22pm
hey, i had the same sensation for around 6
months. it didnt hurt, was worse at nyt
than during the day, went away when i ate
etc. when i saw ma doctor he said it was
more a sensation than an actual problem
sometimes caused by stress. i also know
someone who had the same problem after a
close family member died and after being
examined by an ENT and after being told
that there was nothing wrong the feeling
went away which she was told by the doctor
was due to having the satisfaction of
knowledge that there wasnt anything wrong
and it was anxiety that caused the feeling
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luvumason
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Joined: 10 May 2007 Posts: 33 Location: Louisiana
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Posted: 06-19-08 17:48pm
I have this problem when my acid reflux is
messing up. Also, if your thyroid is
abnormal it can cause this.
