Difficult swallowing

[Linda]

I feel as if something is caught in my throat around the glottis area. I do not have a cold or sore throat. It causes me to want to swallow alot. This only leads to gas in my stomach and belching problems. I have a problem at times swallowing foods the constistency of mashed potatoes. It actually gets caught and I have to take small amounts of water to push it down.
If I eat ater 6PM, I can't sleep for the intense pain and burning in the midsternum area. Sitting up doesn't even help. I have to stand and sometimes hold my hands over my shoulders. I have tried Tagamet (over the counter) and it does help with the acid discomfort but the feeling that something being in my throat never goes away. It usually takes 3-4 days for food to pass through my system. Should I take laxatives?

[wendell]

Linda, sounds as though your system if hyper acidic and this could be one of the causes of your problem. Taking laxatives will only mask the symptoms - you need to get to the root cause of the problem.

If you'd like to e-mail me with any additional info. which may be useful, I have a wonderful book on treating problems with natural supplements, and may be able to offer some advice from this book.

Let me know if I can help.

Regards,

Wendell      < ***@**** >

[Sandy]

It may be that your esposphagus has narrowed, which require some stretching.  See your doctor to have this situation evaluated before you take laxatives or anything else.