Doesanyone have laryngopharyngeal reflux? what were your symptoms and long did they take to go away?

Question

I feel like I have food stuck in my throat when I eat solids. It started out with a potato chip. My ENT says I have GERD with Laryngopharyngeal Reflux. I've been on Prevacid twice a day and Pepcid Complete with very little relief. I have been on mashed potatoes and pudding and just liquids for 2 weeks. The nurse says I CAN eat solids with no problem that it's just that I've built up fear to eat. Yeah I do have fear to eat; however I am also eager to eat! I'd rather eat mashed potatoes than to feel like I have something stuck in my throat. It feels like it's stuck on the left side of my throat. The ENT looked down my throat with a mirror and said my esophagus and vocal cords were very irritated-2wks ago. If anyone has had this problem please help.

Answer 1

I've had GERD for years. Sometimes I couldn't even drink water; it felt like it was gurgling in my throat. Prevacid, tagamet, and Pepsid never worked for me. I found the best thing that works for me is Prilosec; Protonix is very good, too.I was always told to nibble and eat very light all day; which really helps. If you eat a heavy meal, you'll definately get sick. And, yes, I have been very scared to eat many many times.