esophageal dismotility

[jiggles2]

A couple of years ago, I was diagnosed with Esophageal dismotility during an upper GI xray.
It seems to be getting worse. I am having trouble getting my food to go down more often and sessions are lasting longer. I feel like I am choking, aspirating, and I bring up  the food eventually. I am not vomiting. It just seems to stay in my esophagus. I spit up a lot of phlem to, it seems.  Is there anything I can do? Are there things I should not eat? I really need some help. My doctor hasn't been
any help. He doesn't seem concerned.


This discussion is related to 87 year old lady dx with esophogeal dismotility    Is there a treatment?.

[CalGal]

What form of dysmotility are you dealing with? There can be a variety of problems ranging from achalasia, spastic or diffuse esophageal spasms, to non-specific and secondary esophageal motility disorders (related to scleroderma, diabetes mellitus, and other conditions).

Have you actually seen a person who deals exclusively with dymotility problems? Have you had motility testing? If not, you may want to consider it. Pinning down exactly what is going on may result in someone being able to tell what foods to eat and what form to eat them in. If this is a true dysmotility, you may not be able to get the muscles to move certain forms of food from the mouth to the stomach if the muscles themselves aren't correctly working.

[dina47]

There is a procedure that can be done to help you.  A doctor does a endoscope and dilates the esophagus while you are under light medication.  It helps let the food pass through better.  Some people have to have it done once a year.  Your esophagus is having spasms probably so the food is having a hard time passing through.  There is also a medication you can take to relax your muscle better so food will pass through better.