My 13 year old daughter has been recently diagnosed with Eosinophilic Esophagitis. The treatments of which has been the use of Flovent and an elemental diet (Elecare) have not been working. Her symptoms are immediate regurgetation or vomiting of EVERYTHING SHE EATS OR DRINKS. Water, vitamins, anything that goes in comes right back out. She has lost amlost 30 lbs but is somehow remaining steady for about a month now, thank God.
He decided to do an endoscopy to see what was going on and discovered that I had GERD and eosinophilic esophagitis. I was then put on Protonix, 40mg once a day, and scoped a year later.
The scope last year revealed that I had Barrett's Esophagus as-well as eosinophilic esophagitis and also Schatzki Rings. So, I was raised to 40mg twice a day on the Protonix. I also made some major lifestyle changes by eating more raw vegetables, less meat, less dairy, and juicing.
Is it possible to get a false negative on the biopsy for EE due to prolonged use of Steroid treatment? The reason I ask this question, is in April 2011, after being on fairly high dose prednisone for 5 months and inhaled steriods, I had my endoscopy with biopsy for EE. The results came back negative at that time. Over time the symptoms all returned and by September EE is being discussed again as a possibility. Thanks for your help. And best of luck to each of you.
I have been dealing with this since August, I really do need help, and in recent days the acid reflux has gotten worse, i havent been able to get this sour taste out of my mouth for about 5 days now, and i take omeprozol every day. The worst part of all of this is my worry, I cannot seem to help myself but drive myself out of my mind with worry about what is wrong with me, i really do need your help, your advice, your suggestions. Thank you very much.
I have seen an allergist and have received the standard treatment for EE, it did nothing to help. How could I find out if my Eosinophilic Esophagitis is being caused by my Herpes infection? Is there any sort of test for that?
I also had a cat scan and that was normal. I went to an allergist who is having me tested for food allergies and suggested I take h1 as well as h2 antihistamines. He suggested I might have Eosinophilic Esophagitis which is an inflamed esophagus due to an allergic reaction. I found this website if you want to read up on it: http://ezinearticles.com/?What-is-Eosinophilic-Esophagitis?&id=2289454. It sure seems to fit the description of my symptoms.
Recently I had an endoscopy done and the biopsy showed that I have Eosinophilic Esophagitis. I am slightly hopeful that this may be the cause to my chest pains, excess gas, and overall feeling of ******-ness.
My gastroenterologist referred me to an allergist and I have an appointment with them on Friday. However I'm wondering if there's any other type of Dr.
Annie, you may want to pursue the eosinophilic esophagitis issue. Having a 'lining' of eosinophils is very unusual and characteristic of the condition. Find a doc who is familiar with the condition and get checked for underlying issues with foods.
Welcome to the gastroenterology community! Eosinophilic esophagitis is tested for by taking a biopsy during an EGD. This would have shown up on your previous EGD's so I am pretty sure you don't have EE. Have you had a swallow study?
Symptoms of EE can range from severe heartburn, difficulty swallowing, food impaction in the esophagus, nausea, vomiting and weight loss to urticarial rash.Mostly, patients with eosinophilic esophagitis suffer from food allergies also.
Diagnosis is obtained during an upper GI endoscopy where biopsies are taken of the esophagus.Treatment depends on the confirmation of diagnosis.
Pls consult a gastroenterologist and discuss this possibility with him.
Hope it helps.
I am trying to find answers to resistant h.pylori, eosinophilic esophagitis, and severe acid reflux. Antibiotics, steriods, prevacid, and several other medications were used to no avail. The esophogal lining is severely decreased...
Vomiting and stomach upset are prevalent.
I'm looking for dos and donts for these conditions and any successful treatments.
Thank you!
I've had on-and-off mild nausea, including two episodes of vomitting. To check for possible gallbladder problems I had an abdominal ultrasound. The report showed a normal gallbladder but "inhomogeneous pancreas". The doctor has ordered amylase, lipase, and liver function blood work. I have been on proton pump inhibitors for years for GERD and eosiniphilic esophagitis. It's weeks before I can see the gastroenterologist.
The first thing to to talk with your GI doctor to see if the eosinophilic esophagitis is something worth treating.
You could also have laryngopharyngeal reflux disease, which is different from GERD. Have you tried taking acid reflux medications? This can not only aggravate asthma, but also diminish your sleep quality.
It's difficult to say what's going on without examining you, but if this issue continues, you may want to consider seeing a sleep specialist.
I have Eosinophilic esophagitis, Progressive Peripheral neuropathy, Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and now low Oxygen saturation. Any thoughts for the root cause?
One still has to find themselves in a situation with an HIV+ partner for the risk to manifest in any way.
Finally, the one correlation I'm aware of regarding autoimmune conditions is that the lowered immunity makes it harder to keep recurrences at bay.
I see Grace is on this thread - she may have more to contribute.
Hi, haven't you been checked out for Eosinophilic Esophagitis? That won't show up on any scan, they have to do a biopsy by taking small snips with an endoscope. It's caused by certain immune cells running amok: eosinophils and mast cells. It's an 'emerging disease', i.e. it's known only fairly recently.
See if this sounds like you:
https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/eosinophilic-esophagitis/
...not only the symptoms but also it being mistaken for GERD.
I do not know the answer to ur questions right now, but, I will tell u that it is possible for the meds to stop working....I used to take prilosec and it worked great for yrs...and then it just stopped working.....so , my dr tried Pepcid...and it is working great for me....talk to ur dr about a change in meds.....
This will continue for hours. I try to prop my body up so I am not laying flat, and usually have to leave my bed and move to a recliner. On many occasions, the full feeling is too much to bear and I end up vomiting numerous times until my stomach is empty. Whether I vomit or not, my appetite is very low the next day. I have had two endoscopies and a stomach emptying study. The stomach emptying study came back regular, and the endoscopies always come back with eosinophilic esophagitis.
He has, Hypogammaglobulenmia , Eosinophilic Esophagitis (allergy in esophagus), Pots syndrome (heart), and in the last 6 months has debilitating knee pain and fatigue. They did a smudge test and found cells. His ALT is 146 , AST is 112. His Lymphocyte Abs is 5741. Im sick inside, I can't eat, I can't sleep, Im so scared!!! He will see Oncologist/ Hematologist on April 8th. For now we just wait. Any any any advice would be soooooooooo appreciated. Thank you.
now i had an egd procedure. throat came back good with them taking a biopsy to rule out eosinophilic esophagitis. found erythematous mucosa with no bleeding in gastric antrum. it said gastric mucosal abnormality characterized by erythema. what all does this mean?
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