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Regurgitate everything eat/drink

I am a 28 year old male who has been dealing with food & some liquids regurgitation for about 6 years now.  It has eaten all of the enamel off all of my teeth causing me to have $25k worth of dental work done not to mention $3500 in doctors visits, tests, drugs to find what is causing me to regurgitate anything and everything I eat.  I am at a loss on what is causing this and am desperate for any help.  I have had an endoscopy, barium swallow and motility test ran and the GI specialists all said everything came back normal.  They have given me nexium, zegerid, reglan and domperidone to try and help with it but none have helped.  I do not get any acid indigestion or feeling of going to choke on my food it just simply comes back up for hours after I eat.  I have tried chewing my food completely up b/f swallowing and cutting back on my size of meals but nothing helps.....can anyone help me with this b/c I am now on a diet of milk and applesauce b/c these are the only things I can keep down w/out regurgitating.
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My older brother and I have had this since childhood.  I have had these same test with the same results.  I was once told that it was the functional ability of the esophogeal sphynter.  It can be fixed with surgery.  Down side, you won't be able to release ANYTHING.  Even if your sick as a dog.  It might have changed over the years but I gave up.  My teeth have been the worse part of this and trying to explain to the dentist is awful.  I have no special diet.  I stay away from carbonated drinks and spicy food.  Dairy products can be an unpleasant experience.  Sorry I cannot give you a fix and now it looks like my children might have it.  If you come up with something let me know.
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If foods are coming back up basically undigested, have you been tested for gastroparesis?
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