Living with EoE

Wow, that sounds serious!   For some people it is – for some it is not.

So let me explain what it is:  For a few years now I have at very random times found it difficult to swallow my second or third byte of food.  Sometimes this happens once a month, sometimes once in three months and sometimes three times a week – totally unpredictable.

I very soon learnt that taking just a very small sip of water will then take me in one of two directions – it will either force the food down and all will be well for the rest of the meal,  or it would cause the food to come out again, often very forcefully.  But after that I am fine again and can enjoy the rest of the meal.

At first I thought I had damage to my esophagus from heartburn, but being a typical scared male – I never mentioned it to a doctor (it is not getting worse, why would I?)

Then I saw this on the news one evening!

KMSP-TV

Now at least I knew what I had.

I have since found that quite a few people I know, have EoE too.

Here is another link that explains some of it: 

On WikiPedia

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