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my husband has been ill for some months now and although he has seen two consultants who have gone through his history and put a tube down his nose to examine his throat they have said they can find nothing wrong with him. he has lost a lot of weight with worry. his symptoms are a feeling that something is stuck in his throat and a continual gagging and bringing up white thick spittle. he finds it difficult to eat because of this feeling. he has also in march had a stent put in his artery, he has a hiatus hernia, and he also has an underactive thyroid. he takes nystatin, clopidrel, a beta blocker and zopiclone to sleep. any suggestions please. valerie croxson

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Hello, Valerie,

One of the most common reasons for the feeling that something is stuck in the throat is gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Treatment is with a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) such as Protonix (pantoprazole), Prilosec/Losec (omeprazole), Nexium (esomeprazole), Prevacid (lansoprazole), etc. Practitioners generally rule out other things. If it is necessary, they will run a test called an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) in which a small camera is passed down the throat through the esophagus and stomach to the duodenum to see if there is anything else going on that is concerning.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003888.htm

At least one of the PPIs (omeprazole, Losec) is available at your chemist without a prescription. It usually takes 2 weeks to see an improvement.

http://www.inhousepharmacy.co.uk/general/prilosec-information-patient.html?PHPSESSID=e24843ef37eebc8d4a5693aa970f5e85

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thank you for your reply but my husband has already had the tube down the throat and he has also taken omeprazole in the past. i truly feel that he is anxious about geting old (he is nearly 72)and is pprobably suffering with depression as that is what or local gp also thinks. i am pressing accept because i appreciate your response yours sincerely valerie croxson

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