Gagging after I eat

[danaws]

For the past 8 months or so, I have been gagging pretty violently after everything that I eat. I don't feel sick or anything, and it doesn't really matter what I eat. I eat, I start caughing, and gagging, and then I feel fine again. If, in the rare situations, I actually do get sick...I start spitting blood, and my nose bleeds. But, I have told this to many doctors that have all brushed it off like it isn't a big problem, which doesn't seem right to me. I was wondering if there might be any insight to what these symtoms might mean.

[locality]

I have a somewhat similar program, only with liquids. It has become more and more annoying over the past few years. Basically, everytime I drink something, after a couple of drinks or so, I have a hard time swallowing it and end up gagging to the point of a dry heave. The only thing that seems to help is putting it a piece of gum. I don't know if it makes my mouth salivate more or what, but that is the only thing that helps. Any ideas about this? I have an appointment in a few weeks because I can no longer take it. I have recently been having problems with acid reflux/heart burn and I am wondering if they are related. I would love to have some ideas to run past the doc when I get there.

[sk2006a]

i hope you told your doctors about your previous eating disorder.  you may have some damage in your esophagous.  you need a good evaluation and maybe an endoscopy.  if you have heartburn, too, you also could have a really bad case of acid reflux.  if you haven't seen a gastroenterologist, you probably should.

[danaws]

It is always after I eat. I finish eating, and then, within a few seconds, it's hard for me to swallow, and I start gagging. I don't snore, or so I've been told, I'm a pretty quiet sleeper. I'm fine with liquids and a lot of times I'm fine with fruit, or soups that have no noodles/etc in them. I did have an eating disorder in high school, but, it's been about 5 years now that I've been eating normal. I'm not puking blood, but more like I am tearing something, only there is no pain, soar throat, etc., afterwards.

[Demiguise]

Not sure if you're gagging while swallowing or after food is
down espophagus or both. Sometimes the back muscle in the
throat is a nano-second out of timing & can cause gagging. Many
times if it's not a reflex, it's a fatty throat. Do you snore?
Are you 'coughing' up blood thru nose/mouth or choking it up?
Do you ever vomit food immediately w/ blood. Start w/ reg Dr.
& insist throat is ck'd for espophageal reflex or excess tissue.
'Stick pressing tongue dwn & say ah'! Not a tough test. You
will gag when a certain distance in throat his touched telling
a knowledged doc, somethings wrong. The bleeding needs to be
taken serious. Sounds like it's from nasopharynx area & is
damaging tissue causing more later-on problems. An ENT Spec.
'Otolaryngologist' would be the next or 1st place to now go.
Don't know docs you've seen. Get copies of any labs/tests done.
This could also be a Gastro-Interologist's place for help.
Reason for starting w/ reg-Dr for a referral & they can work
together. A past eating disorder can develope this reflex later.
Are you perfectly OK w/ liquid swallowing? Freq. nose bleeds w/
noticeable cause, should not be hard for Dr to dx. Infection
could occur. Maybe try a new bozo?

[mungufuata]

I get nauseated a lot and have for the past couple of years.  I realized most of it was coming from my throat, not my stomach, so I started using chloraseptic spray after I eat.  The numbing agent in it puts a stifle on my gag reflex and helps me out.  It's not perfect, but it helps some.