Constant throat clearing after food/drink

[Mirinjawbro]

Hello all

Think I have given myself LPR.

I always have to clear my throat. Way way worse after eating and drinking.

Have been taking gaviscon everyday and also omezaprole( ppi) .

Its been about 3 weeks now and is better but taking a long long time

Any tips ?

[Soloman Dodd]

Best of luck, and I know I'm not much help but any relation to Bob Flemming?

[Mirinjawbro]

Soloman Dodd said:

Best of luck, and I know I'm not much help but any relation to Bob Flemming?

Lol.

Not quite that bad

No pain. Just super super aggravating.

[Furbo]

Mirinjawbro said:

Hello all

Think I have given myself LPR.

I always have to clear my throat. Way way worse after eating and drinking.

Have been taking gaviscon everyday and also omezaprole( ppi) .

Its been about 3 weeks now and is better but taking a long long time

Any tips ?

Are you overweight?

[Doofus]

Do you eat a lot of wheat? Bread?

[Mirinjawbro]

Im currently the fattest ive ever been at 6 foot and 88kg. But I wouldn't say overweight really

Its been months and months of eating rubbish. Fizzy drinks. Caffiene downing and a bit too much alchohol with eating late.

Diet has been cleaned up since this with much less rubbish etc but it seems damage has been done.

Apparently the acid reflux can damage your throat area which is the need to keep clearing it.

I would of assumed 3 weeks ish would be enough to heal .

[Furbo]

Mirinjawbro said:

Im currently the fattest ive ever been at 6 foot and 88kg. But I wouldn't say overweight really

Its been months and months of eating rubbish. Fizzy drinks. Caffiene downing and a bit too much alchohol with eating late.

Diet has been cleaned up since this with much less rubbish etc but it seems damage has been done.

Apparently the acid reflux can damage your throat area which is the need to keep clearing it.

I would of assumed 3 weeks ish would be enough to heal .

Being fat relative to your previous weight won’t help. Nor will your diet. Perhaps try cleaning up the latter, which will address the former. See where you are then.

But you don’t want acid reflux.

[Grumbler]

I have similar. Bad enough so that when I take my medication it just sits in my gullet. Can cause serious breathing issues. I’ve quit drinking, lost weight and avoid fizzy drinks, too much pastry and spicy food. Doesn’t make much difference. The doctor offered a test, but I’d have to lay off the meds for two weeks, which I’m not prepared to do, due to the breathing thing. So a bit stuck.

[Landlubber]

Just be careful, my brother had throat cancer, very nasty.

[Mirinjawbro]

Just googled symptoms don't have many luckily

Mines 95 percent after eating/ Drinking

Then after maybe 30 45 mins it dies down until I eat again

[numtumfutunch]

Dear OP

Probs nothing but make an appointment to see an actual doctor ASAP

Sincerely

F'tunch

[Hoofy]

It's annoying. I get it sometimes. Certain foods can trigger it more eg dairy, chocolate, coffee, hot curry. I'm not fat fwiw. I've been for tests and come back clear... for now.

[MercedesClassic]

Sounds a bit like what I had -silent acid reflux or LPR, which tends to happen when sleeping so you re not aware. I used to cough a lot and in the shower in the morning cough up white foamy spit. It came to a head and made me seek attention privately when my ears became really painful and swallowing sounded really crunchy sounding in my ears. I think a side effect of it is blockage or build up of fluid in the inner ear. It can t drain out of some ear canal into the back of your throat.

Consultant threaded a camera probe up my nose and down my throat, I could see it on screen. All looked good so he reckoned it was reflux and gave me I think it was 4 months course of Omeprazole. He said it would take a good few months to knock it on the head. That was a few years ago and it s worked but occasionally recently it s flairing up again.

I repeat the advice to seek medical attention.

Edited by MercedesClassic on Monday 19th January 12:52

[Mirinjawbro]

MercedesClassic said:

Sounds a bit like what I had -silent acid reflux or LPR, which tends to happen when sleeping so you re not aware. I used to cough a lot and in the shower in the morning cough up white foamy spit. It came to a head and made me seek attention privately when my ears became really painful and swallowing sounded really crunchy sounding in my ears. I think a side effect of it is blockage or build up of fluid in the inner ear. It can t drain out of some ear canal into the back of your throat.

Consultant threaded a camera probe up my nose and down my throat, I could see it on screen. All looked good so he reckoned it was reflux and gave me I think it was 4 months course of Omeprazole. He said it would take a good few months to knock it on the head. That was a few years ago and it s worked but occasionally recently it s flairing up again.

I repeat the advice to seek medical attention.

Edited by MercedesClassic on Monday 19th January 12:52

I do have a cough and have had it for weeks.
Slight stomach pains every now and then. More a tingle than a pain

I think ill have to ring

Guess thats 2 litres of fizzy drinks a day gone

[MercedesClassic]

Mirinjawbro said:

MercedesClassic said:

Sounds a bit like what I had -silent acid reflux or LPR, which tends to happen when sleeping so you re not aware. I used to cough a lot and in the shower in the morning cough up white foamy spit. It came to a head and made me seek attention privately when my ears became really painful and swallowing sounded really crunchy sounding in my ears. I think a side effect of it is blockage or build up of fluid in the inner ear. It can t drain out of some ear canal into the back of your throat.

Consultant threaded a camera probe up my nose and down my throat, I could see it on screen. All looked good so he reckoned it was reflux and gave me I think it was 4 months course of Omeprazole. He said it would take a good few months to knock it on the head. That was a few years ago and it s worked but occasionally recently it s flairing up again.

I repeat the advice to seek medical attention.

Edited by MercedesClassic on Monday 19th January 12:52

I do have a cough and have had it for weeks.
Slight stomach pains every now and then. More a tingle than a pain

I think ill have to ring

Guess thats 2 litres of fizzy drinks a day gone

You drink 2 litres of carbonated drink a day? With sugar or artificial sweeteners that insane. No wonder your insides are hurting. I drink milk, diluted juice and water mainly but I’d say coffee and alcoholic drinks would be the ones to aggravate my symptoms.

[Mirinjawbro]

Not so much lately but I was up until maybe 2 months ago doing a 2 litre aldi fake drink everyday

Along with multiple caffiene shots.chocolate and junk food.

Too much alchohol aswell.

Amazing what the body can take really. Ive been doing this since covid. Work from home boredom led me to down energy drinks fizzy drinks and eat crap

[Mexican cuties]

mine was a case of weight loss and trouble swallowing, luckily gp listened, camera down the oesophagus, 20 minutes later told cancer was back, not saying this is the same for you, but with throat and oesophagus cancers, early detection makes a massive difference on your potential outcome, i was lucky i could have the stomach, oesophagus reconstruction. was told the gp saved my life.

dont play down the condition, camera was not that bad, but at least you would know, gaviscon is awful as it masks what can actually be an issue

best of luck

[Mirinjawbro]

Doctors have prescribed omepazole. I have been taking it for a few weeks now anyway from tescos

Annoying

[bigdom]

Make sure you take it first thing with a glass of water an hour before eating anything as it improves its efficacy.

It will take a while to settle down, you can use Gaviscon etc if required during that time.

[Mirinjawbro]

Thankyou all

20mg x twice a day.

Will see how it goes.

Really struggling to not eat crisps chocolate and fizzy drinks!!!