lump in throat

[AHG123]

What is the feeling of a lump in your throat that is a common symptom of gastric reflux?

Have you heard of the iQuoro device? It must be about swallowing. I do find doing an exaggerated swallow can often clear the ‘lump’.

[mjames1]

Globus

[ParkSchool5]

Hi, it could be Globus sensation, which is also associated with anxiety. I have tried an Iqoro device but it made my reflux symptoms worse. Regards.

[Blue811]

That lump in your throat is called a globus. It can shift from place to place within your throat. It’s part of atypical gastric reflux It’s usually the last thing to go with treated reflux.

[AHG123 in reply to Blue811]

What do you mean by atypical and ‘the last thing to go’ please?

[Blue811 in reply to AHG123]

Not everyone experiences gastric reflux in the same way. I never had the sensation of heartburn. What I did have however was terrible chest, stomach and back pain along with the globus sensation. I have been under treatment for about a year and a half with a gastroenterologist. Medication that finally started to resolve the reflux was esomeprazole in the morning and famotidine in the evening. I was also taking sucralfate 4x a day. The globus sensation finally left after about six months on these meds. It took a long while after I found the right combination of drugs to relieve it. Hope you find the right regimen.

[whatsapain]

"Have you heard of the iQuoro device?"

I bought this very expensive piece of plastic for £150 that could not have cost more than £1 to make. Basically a useless joke that had not effect whatsoever. The clinical evidence seems to have been conducted by the people selling the device. Not a good idea. Beware - it's a con.

[AHG123 in reply to whatsapain]

and is it about making you swallow more deliberately?

[whatsapain]

The company advertising claims the device strengthens the LES muscles.

[Inominate]

Check out MR Vik Veer on YouTube. He is a top ENT consultant, great patient friendly info on globus.