Mysterious medical malady: reflux, or something more? [more inside]
posted by 1024x768 on Jul 26, 2009 - 16 answers

My 70 year old father has been in ICU for 3 weeks now with no food or water because of a tear in his esophagus. Doctors are "stumped" and after 6 barium tests, can only repeat "it looks like it may heal itself." Any personal experiences or knowledge on this subject will be appreciated!! [more inside]
posted by camfys on Apr 13, 2008 - 5 answers

Why is my food not making it to my stomach? [more inside]
posted by weretable and the undead chairs on Dec 22, 2006 - 25 answers

This may be odd, but how do I stop from salivating as much? I don't mean in regards to seeing food, but in general. I find that I can breath easier when my mouth is dry, which may be something to do with how the esophagus works. [more inside]
posted by destro on Aug 20, 2006 - 3 answers

So this upper-GI endoscopy thing I keep hearing about. Uh, is there anyway you can request one of those new capsule endoscopies? Apparently the also don't knock you out. Personally I'd rather have to swallow a capsule then have them snaking a tube down my throat while I'm awake. Can I demand being knocked out? Am I the patient that doctor's roll their eyes at? [more inside]
posted by geoff. on Nov 18, 2004 - 16 answers