Trouble eating

[Maple25]

Recently I was having the feeling of being always full. I get terrible heartburn that I take antacid for. When I eat I can't really swallow. If I take a pill I have to drink at least two cups of water to wash it down and it is still stuck in my throat. I find myself struggling to push the food down my esophagus if I eat something chewier like meat. Shredded carrot will also always bother me.
I really don't know if this is MS related or a totally different condition.
Thank you for any advice.

Maple

[1936siols]

Eating

I have had troublde swallowing but I haven't done anything about it yet. I have a close friend who is a cancer patient who has lots of trouble.

the doctors will put a tube down her esophagus and stretch so that swallowing is much easier. She has no trouble having this done

[Diamond57]

I have had a few times that swallowing was difficult especially with pills. I've also had alot of nuasea when I wake up first thing in the morning. Sometimes I wonder if it's MS or something else. I have heard that it is common to have swallowing issues with MS but mine is not a constant happening.

Hope you feel better....

[rdmc]

Ask your neuro to refer you for a swallowing test. They sit you in front of a fluroscope and you eat different textures, consistences, etc. of food that's dipped in barium. They watch your chewing, your tongue, your esophagus, as the food is swalloed. That way they can evaluate exactly what foods are easier for you to eat and which foods you should avoid. Recognizing swallowing problems, and following the speech therapists advice can go a long way toward avoiding aspiration pneumonia.

[kelm10]

Ask your neuro to refer you for a swallowing test. They sit you in front of a fluroscope and you eat different textures, consistences, etc. of food that's dipped in barium. They watch your chewing, your tongue, your esophagus, as the food is swalloed. That way they can evaluate exactly what foods are easier for you to eat and which foods you should avoid. Recognizing swallowing problems, and following the speech therapists advice can go a long way toward avoiding aspiration pneumonia.

rdmc, says it well. The speech therapist can give hints for easier swallowing.

I have difficulty only with really dry meat, so I stay away from them.