Night esophageal pain

[Fiddleman 4,376]

Hi all. First time last night I woke with an intense esophageal pain from stomach to back of throat. It was especially intense behind the breast bone. I took my 20 mg of prilosec as usual yesterday, as I have every day in the last two years. Diet was pretty standard yday compared to last few months, but I did have a dessert bar when I went to bed. That is not usual, but I have eaten the exact same thing earlier in the day (not yday) without issue. Dessert bar had sugar and butter in addition to almond flour, sliced onions and a thin drip of frosting glaze. I never get heart burn, gerd or any issues like that since vsg. So the event last night kind of threw me a little. I was wondering if this is the esophageal spasm that a few others have posted about this year. It was completely gone by morning, but man, was that an acute pain behind the breastbone combine with less, but still concerning pain, along the entire esophageal tract. Ideas? Is it just heart burn? It did not feel like a burn. More like stabbing. Unless it hits routinely, I am not looking to seek medical attention. Maybe it was just a one time event. Hope so.

Edited June 7, 2014 by Fiddleman

[LivingFree! 478]

Hi Fiddleman, you Bariatric Legend, Been reading your posts for years and just recently joined Vets Forum, so wanted to say hi. . .

Did it last minutes or hours? Sounds pretty scary, especially since way out of ordinary for you. But if you did eat it just before lying down for the night it could have been just heavy enough to trigger some heavy duty reflux action (onions in your dessert bar??? hmmmm!), and maybe combined with what you had for dinner earlier.

I would definitely "beat feet" to doc if it happens again though. But fingers cross--be well!

[Fiddleman 4,376]

Thanks. You are right. This might have just been some seriously bad heart burn.

[Escape_Pod 358]

Years and years ago I had a bout of really bad heartburn, or at leat that's what I was told I had. It was nothing like the mild burning, or burping stomach acid I'd experienced before. This was serious chest pain, radiated all the way through to my back. Painful enough to bring tears to my eyes - scared the bejeebers out of me. Had a couple of bad episodes, and nothing like that since. Sound familiar? So, yes, I'd say it could have been heartburn. I've also heard of esophageal spasms, but don't know anything more about them.