Hi, My Mom is 86 with big, long term hiatal hernia, shortened esophagus, chronic reflux, etc. Surgery NG.
No changes, just scar. Last few years, food gets stuck, takes some time to clear, chest pain, you know the drill, clears with a burp, occasionally need emergency room. Two questions;
Is there anything that can signal the LES to open in this case to let food down?
She's on Nexium and famotidine currently for about a month but the reflux and throat-mouth burn won't stop.