Trouble swallowing

[marshallmadman]

This is going to come off as sounding kinda strange, but sometimes when I sit down to eat, the first bite of food I take seems to get somewhat lodged in my throat. Sometimes this happens, and it lasts for about 10 seconds, and sometimes it lasts 10 minutes. It is kind of scary, because I don't feel like I can breathe very well, and if it goes on for a while, I start to break out in a sweat. This used to happen to me occasionally when I was on a lot of creatine. I just started back on creatine after my cycle, and now it's happening again. What could the cause of this be?

 

[danielson]

does it ever feel like its not going down when you eat food alone, but goes down better when you drink with your food?

do u feel dry or drink enough when on the creatine?

I dont know if this is a side effect of creatine, but if its choking you id just stop taking creatine

 

[powerhouse972]

Maybe you should see a doc, i would guess food allergy, maybe anxiety

 

[flowerz]

Mild throat infection.

Dry mouth/throat.

Not chewing long enough before swallowing.

Dehydration.

 

[OnMyWayBack]

This is a very serious problem. I'd stop the creatine and see if it stops occuring. You should learn how to do the himlech maneuver on yourself in case you choke. If you have been vomiting alot your gag reflex could not be working up to par causing this reaction. In the mean time try eating smaller bites, chew really good, take frequent sips of fluid. Please be very careful, this is a very common way for people to die. You should go see your Dr. ASAP!

 

[marshallmadman]

This is a very serious problem. I'd stop the creatine and see if it stops occuring. You should learn how to do the himlech maneuver on yourself in case you choke. If you have been vomiting alot your gag reflex could not be working up to par causing this reaction. In the mean time try eating smaller bites, chew really good, take frequent sips of fluid. Please be very careful, this is a very common way for people to die. You should go see your Dr. ASAP!

I have not been doing any frequent vomiting. This does usually only occur when I am loaded on creatine, and it could probably be a combination of throat infection, and dehydration. It seems that every time I do creatine, I get an upper respiritory infection. Has anyone else experienced this?

 

[danielson]

do u have any other signs of allergy when u take the creatine? any skin reactions....whiteness, hives/urticaria?

or potentially you are so dehydrated due to the creatine that you can;tsecrete enough saliva at first to make a 'wet' enough bolus of food

how about any other allergies/asthma? Its possible? that you might be allergic to it, this is causing inflammation in the back of yoiur throat which is causing difficulty in swallowing and creating the sensation of a sore throat...


I would go and see a doc for this...if you are getting these symptoms due to an OTC supplement like creatine its worth finding out why incase it happens again with something else

 

[marshallmadman]

do u have any other signs of allergy when u take the creatine? any skin reactions....whiteness, hives/urticaria?

or potentially you are so dehydrated due to the creatine that you can;tsecrete enough saliva at first to make a 'wet' enough bolus of food

how about any other allergies/asthma? Its possible? that you might be allergic to it, this is causing inflammation in the back of yoiur throat which is causing difficulty in swallowing and creating the sensation of a sore throat...


I would go and see a doc for this...if you are getting these symptoms due to an OTC supplement like creatine its worth finding out why incase it happens again with something else

Are you kidding me? Doctors don't want to figure out what's really wrong with you, they just want to give you some pills that make you forget about what's wrong with you. I think I am just going to avoid the creatine.

 

[The Shadow]

esophogoeal constricture

 

[marshallmadman]

esophogoeal constricture

The Shadow comes through with the unexplained technical jargon. What exactly does that mean?

 

[The Shadow]

I tmeasn that as you age, the espoh becomes:

1 - less stretchy

2 - smaller



I have a lot of difficulty with certain foods like potatoes and rice..I have found that if I take a couple of large swallows of drink first and chew food REALLY wekk...and dont slouch, I dont have trouble

 

[Growth&Courage]

Actually what you described sounded alot like symptoms of Acid reflux disease to the throat. Perhaps creatine could be acid forming (non-alkaline) from your digestive reaction.
Nothing is conclusive at this stage, however my bet is that it is a digestive problem.
Consult a gastrointestinal specialist.

 

[marshallmadman]

Actually what you described sounded alot like symptoms of Acid reflux disease to the throat. Perhaps creatine could be acid forming (non-alkaline) from your digestive reaction.
Nothing is conclusive at this stage, however my bet is that it is a digestive problem.
Consult a gastrointestinal specialist.

I think you may be onto something here. I have really bad acid reflux (especially when on cycle). It's probably something about my blood pressure creeping up.

 

[jnevin]

I tmeasn that as you age, the espoh becomes:

1 - less stretchy

2 - smaller



I have a lot of difficulty with certain foods like potatoes and rice..I have found that if I take a couple of large swallows of drink first and chew food REALLY wekk...and dont slouch, I dont have trouble

LOL @ don't slouch.

 

[suk1978]

food allergy. i had something similar occurr over 2 years ago. relaised after 5 months of coughing due to a tight throat i was allergic to the E-numbers in it. havent used it since.