hello, i have been trying to lay low and not talk to much about my restriction so that i dont jinx myself! lol.

my question is...why are mushies easier for me that liquids??

in the AM (i wake at 9:30ish) i leave a Water out overnight so that its room temp and thats what i drink from. so i have 1 tiny sip of water. it goes down. another tiny sip 10 minutes later then another sip. i notice my mouth start to fill with saliva. ok the water must not be going down, i fight the urge PB and the sip sits and sits. if i drink more i will PB, so i sit.

i know from *my* past experience that it seems liquids dont start my AM off right. i have tried coffee and hot tea and they do the same thing. 1 sip will go down but when i start to drink more it just sits there.

i grab a cold yogurt and in 30 minutes can have it gone without so much as a hiccup. after the yogurt liquids are slow till later afternoon. i drink slimfast for lunch around 3. it seems the liquids dont trigger my esoph. to get moving. if i drink a shake for lunch it goes down slowly and thats all i will have. i will continue to struggle with liquids.

if i have a cup of Soup with/before lunch then i can eat a HUGE meal. this past weekend at 3 pm (this is my normal lunch time since i wake late) i had 1 chick thigh, 1 piece bread, 1 serving green Beans, 1 serving peach pie. the chick was cooked in a 'gravy' and boy did it lube me up. when we got there to pick the peaches i was struggling with my slimfast. when i sat to dinner i had several spoons of gravy like soup thinking that might be all that would go down. little did i know i would eat a full meal w/desert and finish only a few bites behind everyone else.

i still havent pb'd since my 'stupid f'n post'. i am doing the yogurt -slimfast route then 2-3 crackers before dinner (7 pmish) and i can eat a solid meal. lastnight 4-5 oz meatloaf, side garlic mashed taters with skins in it, and a small side salad. then 3 hours later a bowl of watermelon. i am a stickler about not drinking with my meals. i never ever do it. i did eat 1/2 the taters first to 'lube' me some so i didnt have to worry about a pb. i ate in under 30 mintues.

:phanvan is this just another atrophy!?!

It seems like your esophageal motility is enhanced by thicker/solid foods and sent into spasm with liquids. If that's the case, try things like cereal for breakfast and a salad for lunch.

cereal? sounds yummy. i would love to buy a box. i think tommorrow i will try hot cereal (yummy kashi vanilla) since i have that at home and see how that does.

i missed my dr appt. but i am gonna reschedule to talk about the hernia, the esph. spasms, the mushies and liqueds etc.

I know this is probably unnecessary, but there are thickening agents that you can add to drinks to make them more esophagus friendly. I spent quite a bit of time in and around the geriatric community a few years back and many older people can not tolerate liquids. Maybe health food or medical supply stores?

Sorry you are having a hard time, Brenda

You say cold yogurt goes down easily - have you tried cold water? Just a thought.

shelli, Im just curious as to what has happened. I am experiencing the same thing. the doctors dont know what to to. I am having another scope next week.