Stuck pill sensation (Globus sensation)
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 8:50 pm
Hello all,
I just wanted to post my experience with a very troubling health issue I had.
It started during a very stressful time in my life, I had to move and start a new job. The last thing I wanted to worry about was my health.
I told myself if I got it resolved I would post online, so here I am.
My issue was a vague feeling of a pill stuck in the back of my throat that would NEVER go away. For the first few days of symptoms I wasn't worried but after a week I got more concerned. I had no other symptoms i.e. weight loss, fever, night sweats, fatigue or myalgia.
The only real thing that changed in my life was that I was staying up longer because of work load and stress, I also had been taking a lot of caffeine (4-5 coffees a day).
My issue was recurrent for a month. During this time I tried researching more into the subject but couldn't understand what was going on. Finally I stumbled across a article about a person who had the same symptoms as me and they had described the problem as being due to Globus sensation. I looked up the causes and narrowed mine down to my caffeine intake and reflux. I cut my coffee consumption down and the problem went away in a week. I wish I had seen a post regarding this when I had my issue but I couldn't find one very easily so I wanted to post this to raise awareness.
P.s. There are many other causes of globes which I suggest you look into if this is a problem you have.
Best
A
I just wanted to post my experience with a very troubling health issue I had.
It started during a very stressful time in my life, I had to move and start a new job. The last thing I wanted to worry about was my health.
I told myself if I got it resolved I would post online, so here I am.
My issue was a vague feeling of a pill stuck in the back of my throat that would NEVER go away. For the first few days of symptoms I wasn't worried but after a week I got more concerned. I had no other symptoms i.e. weight loss, fever, night sweats, fatigue or myalgia.
The only real thing that changed in my life was that I was staying up longer because of work load and stress, I also had been taking a lot of caffeine (4-5 coffees a day).
My issue was recurrent for a month. During this time I tried researching more into the subject but couldn't understand what was going on. Finally I stumbled across a article about a person who had the same symptoms as me and they had described the problem as being due to Globus sensation. I looked up the causes and narrowed mine down to my caffeine intake and reflux. I cut my coffee consumption down and the problem went away in a week. I wish I had seen a post regarding this when I had my issue but I couldn't find one very easily so I wanted to post this to raise awareness.
P.s. There are many other causes of globes which I suggest you look into if this is a problem you have.
Best
A