child says he cant swallow as something is stuck.

[yaf_user681_19380]

hiya im just wondering if any parents with children with asthma have ever had a problem with their eating, due to feeling like something is stuck.

jake hasnt ate anything really since wednesday when he started to say something was stcuk in his throat. he chews food over and over until its mush but then spits out , he asks for food because he hungry but then get agitated when it comes and needs reasuring . i feel so sorry for him but i am going out of my mind with worry, we even tried sweets to encourage him to swallow but the same happens.

i took him to local walk in who then sent him on to alder hey hospital to be checked over, they say his throat looks slightly red but nothing that would make him feel this way.

now as breakfast lunch and dinner arrive i can see how anxious he is over it, i just need advice please!

[yaf_user681_30355]

Could it be thrush? This could look red and sometimes my throat feels like something is stuck at the top of it. (Is he on a steroid inhaler? As it can be a side effect.)

I buy daktarin oral gel over the counter for mine (only use it occasionally) but don't know if a child can use it. I buy mine at supermarket pharmacy counter. This may take a day or so to solve it though. You can buy a spray to numb the throat for sore throats, again I don't know about using for children.

Just out of curiosity too, have you tried using calpol? Just so he can eat something, as thrush can make your mouth/throat really sore.

Jac

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My little one complains of something stuck in her throat all the time and she says it feels like a 'sick meatball' !!! Her words not mine

It affects how and what she eats too and the worse her asthma is the less she eats.I think it has to do with the bronchial tubes in their chest not working so well and so any mucus collects in the throat as they are not able to clear it properly. An adult friend who has asthma explained this feeling to me.

Hope this helps

Louxlou

[yaf_user681_19380]

thanks for your reply the hospital gave him difflam spray but it doesnt do anything, tried paracetamol but same again, at the minute his asthma is well controlled, but he is on a steroid inhaler and montelukast.

we have never had this problem with him before and he really wants to eat he was hungry last night he was crying but cannot get anything down.

it's right down by the adams apple where he is complaining about so i cant even see i am going to take him the gp in the morning

i am so worried because he is so thin as it is he cant afford to lose weight.

thanks again

helen (jakeys mum)

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Hi helen,

It must be awful for Jakey. I have the same problem with swallowing but I have a thyroid cyst and it makes it difficult to swallow, I just thought you could look into that side of it aswell, although I think it's more likely to be because of the medication that he is on. Hope he feels better soon.

Xxxx

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My son had something similar last year while having what appeared to be a chronic asthma attack, Doctors kept pumping him full of drugs in hospital and it didn’t get any better, we managed to discharge him and then found from a separate consultant that his voice box was in spasm due to a laryngitis type virus. All we could do was keep him quiet at home and help him fight the virus. Took months. He couldn’t eat or talk but could breathe shallowly. The asthma was a side issue to the laryngitis. The guy that spotted it was a bronchial lung and asthma specialist.

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Hello! I know this post is old but my 6 year old daughter is experiencing EXACTLY the same issues as your son was. She is so hungry but just can’t swallow anything, I’m at my wits end and very worried as she is absolutely tiny as is. Did you ever work out what it was that caused your sons symptoms?

[HungryHufflepuff in reply to Speg]

Thank you for reviving this old post, though I'm very sorry it's in such circumstances. But when I was about 9 years of age I had this! I couldn't swallow. I still remember it because it was actually very scary. It was like having a block in my throat and I just could not swallow. I was told I was attention seeking and doing it deliberately. Until now I've never heard of it happening with anyone else. After some weeks it went away by itself. But even now when I swallow something awkwardly or with difficulty I have a moment of panic that whatever it was is coming back. (I've had asthma all my life )

Unfortunately I have no advice to offer because no medical explanation was ever given to me. Wishing you and your daughter all the best and hoping it can be resolved soon.