What is Eating Disorders
An eating disorder is a compulsion in which the main problem is a person eats in a way which disturbs their physical health. The eating may be too excessive (compulsive over-eating...
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Just today, but it has happened before... I have developed the inability to swallow... my throat doesnt hurt at all but its like when i go to swallow anything, liqued or solid I CANT! Its horrible, the reflex to swallow doesnt work and the substance sits at the back of my throat, making me gag and my eyes water... its becoming a problem becasue i cant even sip water...
Ok now the other thing with it is, becasue this is happening, i am getting extremely anxious about it and panic each time i go to swallow anything, even my own saliva which i am choosing to spit out at present... My friend was observing me attampting a drinat lunch today and she said ' you are swinging your legs about and jiggling all over the place, you look so uneasy' I was like ' its becasue i cant swallow!' So... I went to the doctors and she tells me she will send me for a camera throat ispection but for the mean time she thinks its globus hystericus... a psychosomatic condition where due to anxiety, the brain signals the throat to close and decrease the swallowing reflex... Great! Basically if it is this, the only way to cure it is to be calm about it... HOW THO! I cant SWALLOW! Anyone heard of this or am i alone in being a weirdo! XX Posted on 06/12/08, 04:06 pm |
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No hun, lol. It is usually caused by anxiety. if you feel like an attack, keep your mouth closed and breeth through your nose, I's impossible to hyperventilate if you do that. Anyway, not at all strange Ive got a thing where if Im angry or upset I can't put anything in my mouth, if I did I will gag. all in the mind, The thing is to figure out why you do it and get that sorted. Lots of love and you are not alone at all! *hug* lol, funny that someone else does that!! *hug* 
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I have been sufferring from this condition for almost 25 years. when it first happened I was in total panic, but then the phsyciatric gave me xanax and told me to take only half of pill each time I feel this ball in my throuat. The problem is that this condition does not go away and it only get worse over the years when it starts to effect the opening of the stomach, it is the muscells that shrunk due to anxiety.. xanax helps dramatically. if you donot wish to take pills just drink a glass of milk, slowly slowly.. you will calm down and it will be ok.
feel free to contact me . my name is Galia and my emil is: galiausa@gmail.com . Believe me, I know about this condition more than many doctors. I will help you as much as I can. Galia, Jupiter, Florida
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