Food doesn't go down

[sickNhungry]

Im having problem with solid food going down to my stomach. Most of the time it get stuck in the middle of my chest, thick mucus starts to build up, and my face turns blue as if I was choking. So I must forced it out of my mouth. Swallowing liquid is somewhat better but still having a hard time.
   I went to the doctor to have an upper GI done and came back neg with any esauphagus(sp?) damage/cancer. Prior to all this problem, I was having bad heartburn in the middle of night and 6 month after having frequent heartburns this swallowing problem came about. Doctor said its just contractions on the esauphagus and prescribe me some regulan, which did little to no help. And some Nexium that cured my frequent heartburn.
  Now Im afraid to eat out in public as I constantly rushing to the restroom to cough out all the food and waste money on it which ends up in the toilet(undigested). Im losing alot of weight. Im tired of eating soup or liquidy food and looking forward to eat a nice piece of steak that will go through my digestive system and exit the normal way. Sorry for being too detail, Im just anxious. Thank you for all help.
  
  

[whatsthisabout]

Did you ever get a response?  I have the same problem!  They told me it was acid reflux, but I know it's not because like you explained the food just sit in your throat until you have to "cough" it up... mine is more of a make myself vomit type thing, but yeah... me too!

[banglamom]

I have been having this problem increasingly for the last few years.  Today I got a EGD scope done and he called it EE- eosinophilic esophagitis.  I am yet to learn about what exactly to do about it, but I am certainly anxious to know.

[banglamom]

I was told that EE is mostly linked to allergies.... only I have had no allergies as far as I know.  For now, I am afraid of about everything.  Trying not to have to puke and be able to hold down my pills.  Having been on medhelp for a while, most of my questions and answers are on the cardiac forums.  Keeping my meds down is a huge issue.  Has anybody experinced treatment of allergies to make a difference in the choking, gagging, puking...?