This summer, I finally went in to address my ongoing issue with my chest tightening up and not being able to swallow. Long story short, I have EOE. It's like asthma of the esophagus. It's apparently an autoimmune disorder, and flares up when I'm stressed.
When I was with my EnD and Nsm this summer for a dinner (I drove out of state), I had the worst episode I've ever had. I couldn't breathe, and had to regurgitate all of the food I had eaten. It was a bummer.
I got on some meds, but I don't like the side effects. The doc says if I take nothing, my esophagus will eventually scar and be so tight that I'll have to have a liquid diet only. I've been trying to keep the stress down but that hasn't worked!
Does anyone else have this? Eosinophilic Esophagitis?
