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From: GW
Remote Name: 12.230.239.191
Date: 08/31/02
Time: 11:14:20 PM
Stricture IS the lump........ "clinical" evidence or not. Afterall, It's been my experience, as well as the experience of many here, that ENTs , Doctors and Clinicians don't have a clue as to the long list of atypical GERD symptoms.
It's the same frustrating prognosis of the poor souls that get the surgeries and STILL end up with voice and throat problems without anyone ever telling them that this would happen. Miniscule amounts of the gas from acidic fumes can still affect the throat, even with a the one-way flesh sculpture they wrap around where the LES used to be.......very difficult to detect. In fact most GI's will tell you it's impossible to detect.
The "lump area" is another esophageal sphincter. It's called, in fact, the Upper Esophageal Sphincter. Since we both are talking about GERD suffering here and the way this insane disease affects things like perastalsis .....all the proof you need is in the symptom. By the way, regular old gas pains associated with heartburn can cause the UES to "lump up".