I've had trouble for a few years now. I seem to have a narrowed oesophagus, probably from scar tissue. I have to chew food up quite small and can't swallow most pills. Otherwise the food or the pill gets completely stuck - quite scary when it happens because it won't shift even if I gulp big glasses of water etc. In fact trying to drink will make a funny sound as the liquid tries to squish past the object that's stuck. As a result, I have to crush all my pills and I'm very restricted when it comes to using slow release meds.
I had an endoscopy which showed some slight inflammation and evidence of small tears in my oesophagus. I take rabeprazole daily to help limit the acid reflux at night.
