ESOPHAGEAL FOOD BOLUS OBSTRUCTION
ESOPHAGEAL FOOD BOLUS OBSTRUCTION
Note: This subject is not in any of Dr. Jacob’s published texts. I put this information here because again this is a condition that has affected me for a long time and I have found an amazingly simple way to treat it in a matter of minutes, without any drugs or doctor intervention.
Esophageal Food Bolus Obstruction is also referred to by the eponymous names Food Obstruction, Steakhouse Syndrome, and Steakhouse Choking Syndrome is a medical emergency caused by the obstruction of the esophagus by an ingested foreign body.
In simple terms it happens when one eats too fast without chewing enough food and some food gets stuck in the esophagus.
In my case, I experienced this condition most of the time when I was eating meat with other people and we talked during the meal, or when I was watching something, and I was too captive watching a TV program, and I forgot to chew my food enough.
It is often associated with diseases that narrow the lumen of the esophagus, such as eosinophilic esophagitis, Schatzki rings, peptic strictures, webs, or cancers of the esophagus. It can also be associated with a hiatal hernia.
I suffer from a hiatal hernia, and I do not know if this is the reason for my episodes.
Esophageal food bolus obstruction can pass by themselves or with the assistance of medications, some require the use of endoscopy to push the obstructing food into the stomach or remove it from the esophagus.
Due to pure luck, I ended up one day having this condition while having seven-up with my meal. I immediately reached for my drink and took a sip with the surprised passing of the obstruction.
From that day, I always kept seven-up in my home.
However, after this experience, I decided to also experience the next time with other soda pop.
I tried Root Beer, Ginger beer, Pepsi, and Coca Cola, and none of them did the trick. Now every time I go out to eat with other people, I make sure I have a seven-up in my car.
And every time I go to a steak house, I always tell the manager to keep seven-up handy to help any unlucky patron with the syndrome.
I also mention it to emergency room doctors when I have to visit an emergency room for any other reason.
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