Achalasia Remedies
- Achalasia is a rare disease of the muscle of the lower esophageal body and the lower esophageal sphincter.
- The cause of achalasia is unknown; however, there is degeneration of the esophageal muscles and, more importantly, the nerves that control the muscles.
- Common symptoms of achalasia include difficulty in swallowing, chest pain, and regurgitation of food and liquids.
Thank you.
(Fountain Inn, Sc)
08/26/2014
Hello Gosia,
Re your husband's Achalasia;
The Cause....
See a PubMed Double Blind study, January 8, 2004 that shows Herpes Simplex Virus effects the neurons in the sphincter and causes the motor impairment. Read especially the concluding last sentence to be convinced.
To kill viruses I take Colloidal Silver; If I had such a condition as Achalasia I'd not only orally consume but I'd use a "steam inhaler" with mask and using CS in the pan would deeply breathe in the CS as a steam for three minutes three times daily. In three days I'd expect to see some relief in symptoms; and if so would continue oral and steam usage. I'd drink two tablespoons three times daily and let drain down throat. If improved as described above I'd stay on program for three months. Virus may be systemic, so I'd consider staying on CS orally for six months and maintenance steamer use twice weekly.
(London)
07/19/2015
Dave, I tried to look up the journal you suggested from 2004 but can find nothing on Google. Please can you give me some more information on that. My mother is 93 and has had achaliasia now for about 5 years. It makes life very difficult for her and it would be wonderful to find something that helped.
(Florida)
11/03/2023
(Fountain Inn, Sc)
07/21/2015
Hello Allison,
Sorry you couldn't find the Pub Med article I referenced. My point was the condition might be virus related. Then in my article I suggest what I'd do to try getting rid of the virus. Please re read my post. I explain what to do...at least if me.
(GA)
11/07/2022
Corkscrew Esophagus
(Hot Springs, AR)
02/16/2016
I have achalasia. Actually I have had it for years but didn't know what it was. In 2010 it got really bad and rather than just throwing up my food- which I did-- it progressed till nothing went down including water. The progression went through 2011. When water stopped going down my husband( a MD) was giving me several bags of Iv fluid a week. Meanwhile I was getting all sorts of tests from specialists. I am 5'11" and was always about a size 18. I reduced to a loose size 6 and looked like what I was---starving to death, and was loosing my hair. I ended up getting surgery in Monroe Louisiana by Dr Daryl Marx. He got me fixed up and now I am healthy again. Do not do the Botox it causes scar tissue in the LES. What my Dr did was cut the bands -laparoscopic - in my lower esophigal sphincter it was not a bad surgery and was out patient surgery. I still have to watch what and how I eat but I look just like my old self. Yes I am back to a size 18 and happy about it. I can eat I can drink. I am healthy. I cannot eat much meat. I cannot eat heavy raw cabbage. Or apples. If I eat meat I eat small amount of rare steak. Chew chew chew. Drink h20 with it. Get the surgery. It's so worth it. Don't stay miserable. Ki
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(Western Nebraska)
11/07/2015
Thanks for the mint tip, will try. Ice water can help as well especially if a swallow or 2 is taken before complete lock occurs. After that spitting out all mouth contents in the nearest private location and walking and or hopping (jarring) helps break loose. Usually once it releases that is usually the end of the episode. I tend to go through spells when esophagus is very sensitive, often rushed eating, high emotional s, spicy, hot, gritty, dry roast beef, brown gritty baked potatoes. and other unknown irritants can be problematic. I had thought that some wine 5 minutes before eating helps a little but crunching 1/2 tabs of homeopathic tabs from Swanson's line (1each of fibromyalgia, leg pain, back pain helps more. I use those for some other issues and Homeopathic seems to affect on the neural level even though I haven't found a Homeopath specifically suited to this area yet, I'm very sure there is one since ANY poisonous or other compound or elements can be used without toxicity (yes really! ) leaving literally millions of possibilities! (homeo preps are often very specific to body areas but have bleed over in less strong ways to other areas).
Blessings! Dave
(London, England)
04/09/2016
My husband has been suffering some time. When he eats porridge for breakfast - no problem. Lunch is generally a sandwich, crisps and salad. He eats the crisps and salad first and no problem.
Dinner, this is the problem he can start eating then starts coughing and ends with pain in his chest. No with every meal, but if it is dry like meat with no sauce.
He takes a glass of water beforehand with alkaline drops and has a digestive enzyme this works sometimes, but not others.
Any ideas please?
(Usa)
09/02/2016
Try mixing unsweetened organic applesauce with his dinner.
(Dallas, Texas)
06/12/2017
I think my husband has an Esophageal Stricture as he could not eat anything without regurgitating. He tried many natural remedies including ACV, Alo Vera, turmeric, herbs, hyluronic acid, etc. Finally someone we met, who had the same problem, suggested taking a digestive enzyme before he eats and he has not thrown up once in the last eight months. He also drinks ginger tea throughout his meal, which I make from ginger root or a tea bag...both work equally well.
He started with this problem about 20 years ago but it only happened occasionally. Over the years, it got worse until he threw up at almost every meal and he could hardly eat anything. Today he can eat anything... so if you have this problem give it a try.
I also read a blog on Earthclinic of a lady who gave her husband 2 tsp. of organic coconut oil each day and his esophagus was healed in about a year.
(California)
10/31/2024
I just wanted to warn readers that digestive enzymes usually include protease and/or lipase and you don't want these sitting in an esophagus that doesn't move things along. They can digest living flesh given enough time. I found enzymes to cause damage and do not reccommend if the issue is truly related to the lower esophageal sphincter not dilating when food and drink are swallowed. Use all remedies with caution and in very low doses while having a healthcare provider or expert keep track of any possible side effects.
(Grand Rapids)
08/02/2017
What digestive enzyme does your husband take before meals, that works well for his achalasia?
(Odisha(jajpur Town))
09/28/2017
MY son is about 11yrs old. He is suffering chronic esophagitis. After1st day of his birth found that (TEF) TRACHEA ESOPHAGUS FISTULA. 2nd day of his birth doctor adviced for operation. On the 6th day dr operated him.Since then he is eating semi solid food till to date. No solid food can' t swallowed. If he try to take any solid food vomiting started & all food get out. Dr says a stricture has developed.Due to this esopagus is narrowed. so he is not able to take any solid food. DR dilitated his esophagus several times.But no result got. Many kinds of homeopathy med has been used. But result is zero. pls help me if any remedies is possible. ls there any med can u trial on this type e of same case & U also sucessed?
(Tennessee)
09/28/2017
I am sorry about this great difficulty for your son!
I do not know of a medicine. But if this were my child, I would try massaging castor oil into the neck once or twice a day. Castor oil can reduce scar tissue and inflammation, which may be the cause of the narrowing of the esophagus.
I might also try to get some turmeric into the diet each day to reduce inflammation. 1/8 teaspoon once or twice a day.
You may wish to ask the doctor about using serrapeptase or nattokinase as a supplement as it can reduce scar tissue. But because it thins the blood, I would only use this under the supervision of a doctor for a child. Though, possibly the food natto would work instead if you were able to find it and make it palatable to your child.
Let us know how it goes! I hope you find a solution for him.
~Mama to Many~
(Houston)
12/19/2017
(Dallas, Texas)
03/11/2018
Sorry, I did not see your question until today. We took Bluebonnet Full Spectrum Enzymes and then switched to Full Spectrum enzymes from Whole Foods as they are $12 and work just as well. I would put the powder in water as my husband cannot take pills and mix it with 1 - 2 Ts. of Bragg's Apple Cider and 1/4 to 1/2 Ts. of baking soda. He drinks this before we eat and then takes ginger tea throughout the meal. From day one he could literally eat anything until last Friday night. He regurgitated on something and belched for days and did not eat for six days. We finally went to the ER and they admitted him as he was very sick. They did an endoscopy three days ago and he has a Zinker's Diverticulum, which is pocket next to this wind pipe and esophoagus and his food was not going into his stomach. They are doing a procedure next week to remove it and according to the doctor he will be able to eat again without regurgitating. He also had two strictures...one at the opening of his stomach and one at the opening of this small intestines. They stretched these out and the doctor said he will have to be on acid blockers for the rest of his life. I told him I thought this was wrong as every natural doctor I read say the problem is too little acid in your stomach not too much. There is a test you can do to see how much acid is in your stomach so I am going to ask them to do it so we take the natural right thing. If you have not had an endoscopy done...this would be what I would recommend as then you will know what is wrong and how to address it and for me I now know how to pray for him as I believe in the healing power of Jesus. I tried for years to get my husband to do this but he refused so going to the ER was a blessing as he did not have a choice and does not even remember them doing it. Hope this helps. Toni
(Burson, Ca)
12/10/2018
After reading all the comments & symptoms others have, I don't know what's going on with me! I have no chest pain or any of the other symptoms except for the regurgitating but I think I have scarring in my esophagus as well as gerd. I took Zantac for years before I found out it contributes to osteoporosis, then switched to apple cider vinegar & water, which did the trick. But this is different than the gerd. I know I have to sit up for at least an hour after eating (anything) or I wake up in the middle of the night coughing & choking until I get up some of my dinner, which seems to be stuck halfway down. I also have asthma & as soon as I tell a doctor that, they assume that's what's causing it. I have given up on the medical profession but not sure where to turn next. Any suggestions?
Hi Michele, you have symptoms of low stomach acid not allowing sphincter from stomach to oesophagus to close, not able to digest food, and ultimately fermenting creating gas and resulting pressure forces the food back up, undigested. Read here https://www.gaia.com/article/halt-heartburn-and-acid-reflux-naturally
Take betaine capsule one cap a day with meals then 2 caps a day, when you have found your limit you will experience warmth in your stomach and you will know you have your limit and can reduce one cap till it happens again. This will repair the inability of your stomach to produce acid, hence the lessening of the betaine. For some they can only need 2 but there is a poster here who swears great benefits at much higher ( gradual) dose. Purchasing some mallow root to take as tea will soothe and repair the oesophagus lining and heal damage to stomach, and intestines.
Best to you.
(Fl)
06/27/2020
(California)
06/28/2020
Hi Michelle, I was surprised to see someone's post, just yesterday, and wanted you to know that I saw yours.
I haven't looked all through the thread to see what you originally posted, but my friend Nancy has achalasia so bad the even removed part of her esophagus. She is losing her hair and looks malnurished because she can't eat anything except some drinks like slim fast, and I am so worried for her. I don't want her to give up, and not sure she would even listen at this point to some natural help for her.
I don't know what to do but I pray to God for her every day, and she too is a woman of faith. But I know that there are others suffering from this terrible thing, and she told me she talks to some people when she is up to it, on some forum. I'm so glad she has them because some of her friends have seemed to abandon her.
Maybe you have something you can share with me, to pass onto her? I saw one gal got a surgery done in Louisianna from a doctor there, but I don't even know if that would work for her circumstance. Just here looking for something that maybe could help her. I have esophageal issues, but just the spasms so far. Those are stopped by just drinking cool or room-temp water for me. My diet is kind of strict but I am doing good.
Well, I'll try to post this, and if anyone at all might help me to help Nancy, I would so appreciate it. She is same age as me, 67. But I am still so full of life, and hope and I think we need a miracle for Nancy, which she did tell me not much research done on achalasia, and she has lost hope in doctors I think. I could be wrong about that, thanks in advance to anyone who might have info, Denise
(California)
10/31/2024
Some things I would not want to live without if I had something like achalasia. Mesosilver 15cc taken on empty esophagus (if possible) twice a day (more often if things are very bad). If food is in the esophagus, I would take more because what mixes with food can be altered and less effective.
not a natural remedy but a tiny, oral-dissolving tablet of ondansetron seemed to do the trick when food was stuck all day. in 20min, food was moved into stomach and pain was relieved. Studies suggest it doesn't help with motility but a neurologist told me it does and it would help migraine medication work better. I don't know how this neurologist found this information but she seems to be right.
my esophagus loves Methylene blue reacted with pure ascorbic acid (just enough to turn it from dark blue to very pale blue to make it methylene white (aka "leukomethylene blue")). we put that in a mug add 2oz of electrolyte drink and take that twice a day and on those days we don't use the silver, we don't need it. Both seem to do the trick with the MB having a longer and better effect. that said, the dose of MB has had to be larger and larger. First it was a few mg and now we'er up to 20mg twice daily (10mg 3x daily might work as well but we're too busy to take it that often) MB is not harmless. some people cannot metabolize it. there's a test for this issue any doctor can order the test if you can persuade them to. its a G6P deficiency test.
I don't offer this as medical advice but an anecdotal report of what we like to do ourselves. We have new knowlege that the issue could be a metabolic issue. natural remedies for diabetes might help. Dessicated thyroid could help. GLP1 drugs could make things much worse, deadly even, but in very low doses taken with careful medical supervision, they may reverse the issue. Who knows?
Good luck, everyone. Take care.
Pick Nik
