Question 1

do you think i should stop smoking cigarettes if i have achalasia?

Accepted Answer

Smoking: You should stop smoking if you are alive.

Question 2

any natural help with achalasia?

Accepted Answer

No: You would need to see a gastroenterologist/gi doctor and get an egd done(a video camera with a long flexible tube down the throat) to evaluate further.  Sometimes it is treated with Botox injections.

Question 3

what to do if i have achalasia why is my husband mad?

Accepted Answer

Communicate: Feelings often don't make sense. Achalasia is a life-threatening illness and is not a reason to be angry. There must be something else going on. If you need to write us, it's time to sit down together with someone the two of you trust -- pastor, physician, friend, whoever is right -- and  get the channels of communication open again.

Question 4

has anyone any experience with operatiion of achalasia?

Accepted Answer

Yes.: I have a patient that suffers from barrett's esophagus, achalasia and such severe gerd that he has had two operations bringing the stomach up into the chest cavity and forming a new ring lower down in the stomach. Despite this and medications, he continues to suffer episodes of regurg, vomiting, aspiration. Now he is getting Botox injections into lower esophagus to paralyze nerves. Next? Who knows.

Question 5

i have achalasia, what is classified as end stage achalasia?

Accepted Answer

See answer: In patients with late- or end-stage achalasia the esophagus may appear significantly dilated (megaesophagus), angulated, and tortuous giving it a sigmoid shape.

Question 6

its achalasia curable?

Accepted Answer

Many treatments: Sometimes certain medications can improve early achalasia, lower esophageal sphincter treated directly by forceful dilation with patient swallowing  tube with a balloon. Balloon is placed across the lower sphincter with help of x-rays, and balloon is blown up suddenly for dilation.Sphincter can be cut surgically, called esophagomyotomy.Another treatment is Botox  placement in muscle by scope.

Question 7

anyone here treat dysphagia or achalasia?

Accepted Answer

All the time: There are many causes of dysphagia. If you have achalasia, the best treatment is an esophageal myotomy.

Question 8

should you peg  a patient with achalasia?

Accepted Answer

NO evidence: Achalasia (cardia) is a benign disease, dysphagia or difficulty of swallowing could be cured by ballon dilatation or by surgery , do not need peg feeding , if a gastric tube feeding is done could be due to some other reason.

Question 9

how dangerous is the surgery for achalasia?

Accepted Answer

Quite safe: Provided you seek an experienced surgeon. There are always risks with any surgery, but a laparoscopic myotomy is quite safe.

Question 10

has anyone cured an illness called achalasia?

Accepted Answer

Esophageal dilation: Achalasia is more common in older patients and is associated with food trapping in the lower esophagus.  Fil station is the primary treatment which frequently needs to be performed again as this condition frequently recurs.  See a GI specialist.

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