[1566] Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) overcome on failsafe (May 2020)

Just wanted to share something unexpected that has happened to me. For several years I had trouble swallowing food.  I had gastroscopies to eliminate a diagnosis of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EOE) but everything was completely normal.  My doctors all assumed it was an anxiety symptom, even though I didn't feel anxious about anything other than having difficulty swallowing food.  I saw a psychologist who helped me accept it so I just stopped being particularly bothered by it. Friends just figured I was a slow eater.

I started the failsafe diet in August last year on the advice of my dietician. I had a bout of gastro in late 2017 that gave me awful digestive complaints, and low fodmap hadn't helped. Gluten free helped some but not enough, so we decided to give this one a shot.

Now I have no trouble swallowing food. It wasn't a sudden change, but at some point it just started gradually improving and now it's completely normal. Go figure.

I had assumed my doctors were right about the anxiety, even though I wasn't anxious. Only my husband was sceptical, and he was right.

I've realised something important about myself: when in doubt about the cause of anything weird going on in my body, it's probably food - Thea