Anyone around here have "Esophageal Diverticula"?
Hey everybody, I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the right place, but I couldn't really find anywhere more relevant!
Basically I seem to have Esophageal Diverticula- a pocket in the throat in which food can enter. It isn't necessary to treat it, though it can be annoying to deal with it.
The best way I can describe how it feels is as such: Imagine the feeling you get when you are sick with a cold. You can often feel the mucus within your lungs. And so, you clear your throat to temporarily relieve yourself from that uncomfortable feeling.
Now imagine that, but you are never able to clearthe mucus from your throat. You must instead deal with it on a regular basis.
It gets worse whenever I try to eat. I'll find myself clearing my throat constantly. Not because I'm in pain, or I can't breathe - it's just an extremely uncomfortable feeling.
Does anyone else think they may have this? It would be great to meet somebody who has dealt with it. :)
I don't have the same thing, and I don't know if what I have feels the same at times, but I have dealt with chronic throat issues.
I have hereditary angioedema which causes swelling and I was mostly getting throat swelling that lasted months at a time. It can be serious, but I was undiagnosed for many years. I would go through periods where my voice would be almost 100% gone, times when it was painful, times where there was an obvious lump I could feel, and times where it just felt like I had phlegm in my throat but unlike phlegm clearing my throat didn't make a difference at all, it just stayed the same. I actually had to actively focus on not clearing my throat, as doing so was making the problem worse.
