Has anyone experienced any chocking experiences? It seems to happen only when I am drinking water, soda or tea. Its like part of it will go down the wrong way, taking forever it seems to be able to catch my breath. This is happening more and more freq. Just wondering if it has anything to do with fibro or not.
Hi Lisa,
glad I'm not the only one that does this! Sometimes It's quite bad and I almost vomit, so embarrassing! I never used to choke on food or fluid, I have to concentrate on the way I'm swallowing, if I drift away from that, especially if I'm eating cake or biscuit as well I can cough and choke!! Not sure why, just another little fibro thing we have to put up with!! I'm sure I've read about this somewhere so maybe it is to do with fibro..
Love Lucy xx
I have trouble with dry foods like cake, corn bread, or anything dry. I use eye drops by the gallon too. Though yours may be from something else, mine is from Sjogren's Syndrome. It was my first autoimmune disease diagnosis. It was done by blood test.
Hello Lisa
Yes, I sometimes experience choking and it happens when I am drinking water. I wondered if it had something to do with the fact that I eat in the livingroom sitting in my recliner. I wondered if it had to do with the position of the recliner. I was not lounging in a reclining position when I was eating or drinking water.
I never thought of it as being connected to fibro. I haven't noticed it........yet......happening with food.
Now we know of three of us who experience this from time to time. It would be good to do research on it. Now if fibro fog doesn't get involved we could each check it out and see if it is connected to fibro. I somehow don't see the connection, but perhaps it just happens simultaneously to us fibromytes.
It is a good idea to bring it out here in a Discussion as we will see how many other people also experience it.
Thanks Lisa for posting this Discussion.
Thanks Rachel, It has really concerned me, because I had never had this issue before and it never happens with food, just liquid, it scares me that I may be aspirating and it turn in to pneumonia. I mention it to my Rheumatogist and he pressed on both sides of throat and ask me to swallow, but I could not swallow, he never said another word. I really think it may have something to do with fibro, but then again I have been wrong before. LOL would love to hear if any others have experienced this as well.
Thanks SK, its just worrisome and with the possibilities of where the liquid and food are going and if its going in my lungs could cause pneumonia "anint got time for THAT"lol
Thanks Lucy, it just real bothersome and scared that I may be aspirating which could lead to pneumonia and that's the last thing I need. Just like to know just how many other people have had this and what their docs are saying about it.Thank you for your input. It almost makes u scared to eat, but u cant look at me and tell it for sure.
If you're concerns continue, I know when I was nursing, we used to refer patients with swallowing problems to a speech therapist, they are apparently the best people to see for a swallowing assessment, it was here in The UK anyway.
Might be worth looking up if speech therapists in your area offer this assessment.
Lucy xx
That is a good idea, and they also have a xray here in the US that will film u swalling but it don't happen every time, that's my only problem it random, and it happens probly 3-4 times a week.
ENT may be the way to go, the T is for throat!
Thanks SK I will definetly followup with this, thanks so much for the info
I have this problem too sometimes as well as generally swallowing. It is intermittent like yours and I have spoke with others on here about it before so I believe it is fibro. However if you need to tell the doc to check that would be a good idea.
The fibro affects the autonomic nervous system that controls swallowing and the body temperature, which explains why we get cold and hot easily. It also affects the heart beat, so sometimes we have palpitations; and the breathing too.
Yea Jo, everthing u just said has me written all over it. The freq choking (so far just liquids). One minute I am cold then the next as quick as a eye blink I am pouring sweat. I get the chest palpitations too, which scares me too because I have heart disease as well and already have 5 stints. I think the heat bothers me more than the cold, its harder for me to breath and the heat drains my energy and ncreases my pain. It seems I take a pill for this and a pill for this, I feel like a walking pharmaceutical plant. Depression is something else Ihave had to start dealing with more. It seems like I am crumbling and cant find all the pieces.
Hi Lucy,
Yup, I sure do think it's fibro related! I've had extended periods of time where I'd choke all of the time on liquids...and even my own saliva!...and then back to normal again. That's a good part of why I think it can be fibro related, because like some other fibro problems, this comes and goes for me. I was all ready to go to a specialist for the problem and then it stopped! If it comes back again (of course it will!) then I'll go to a specialist and post what he/she has to say about the situation.
But that being said, I'm no doctor and I do suggest going to one to make sure it's nothing "more" than fibro. Good luck!
And PS: A good anti-depressant helps to fight depression. It's worth looking into with your GP.
PPS: Jo, I had forgotten about fibro affecting our autonomic nervous system, but wow! How scary to think that things like swallowing and breathing can be affected by this illness!
Thank you, probly by the time I can get an appointment and get in to see the ENT it will be resolved and when its acutually happening at that time they make u feel like u are lieing and I hate that
I have this problem occasionally but I thought it was due to my neck surgery I had awhile back.