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EcclesCake | 13:04 Sat 08th Feb 2014 | Health & Fitness
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Sometimes while eating a sandwich I feel that it has become stuck in my throat and I can't eat any more. On occasion I have had to vomit but other times the sensation passes and I can finish my sandwich.

More frequently I find when eating bread that I get very windy to an unpleasant degree where I am virtually barking burps. The burping is quite extreme and has a rapid onset.

Are these particular symptoms of something?

I appreciate that the obvious answer is to steer clear of bread but it is such a sporadic reaction that I'd rather not go down the total exclusion route unless absolutely necessary.

Any thoughts?
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Thank you for your constructive input.
You should see your GP.It may be that you have an allergy to something in the bread.
Sounds as though its an allergic reaction. Son in law has given up all sorts of things containing wheat flour and yeast and is so much better.
More information please.
How long is this "sticking" been affecting you and is it only for bread?
Where does it get stuck..e.g throat or mid chest?
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I'm not wholly sold on the idea of it being an allergy as it is so sporadic. I'm more inclined to think it is a wheat/gluten intolerance but am still baffled by the irregularity.
Yes,could be a wheat intolerance...but do you eat any other wheat based foods such as biscuits,cakes. I wonder if it could be something else in the bread,and is it any bread or a particular one? If it was a general intolerance to wheat, you'd react to other similar foods.
You could try cutting out bread for 1-3 weeks...then gradually reintroduce.
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The 'sticking' has been going on for years. The need to vomit has only happened twice thankfully, and only in the last four years or so. Admittedly I might have vomited on other occasions had I been in a different situation. The vomiting is spontaneous rather than induced but has only occurred when I have been in a situation where I am able to find a bathroom.

The blockage is roughly in line with my collar bones, the point they meet at the base of my throat.

The sticking only ever occurs when I eat bread. The dreadful wind is also caused by pasta. I can see the obvious link of wheat/gluten but am unsure about the irregularity.
I don't buy this allergy or wheat intolerance and I am sure that it is nothing sinister. However, I would see your GP just to exclude an obstruction e.g pharyngeal pouch.......although unlikely.
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I don't have a sweet tooth so it is a rare day that cakes or biscuits will pass my lips ;-)

I bake a lot of my own bread generally using the same flour from the same mill. Yet on occasion I will react when three days ago everything was fine.

I have tried a food diary but can find no rhyme or reason to the physical response I have.

It is however getting increasingly frequent and unless these are symptoms of something more sinister I'd rather not bother the GP and simply accept that me and wheat/gluten are no longer friends.
I'd take Sqad's advice Eccles, it's not bothering the GP, it's what they're there for...

...and you don't want that lovely Dualit going to waste ;)
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I'm not a fan of intolerances and allergies either Sqad, often used as excuses for fussiness. However me and wheat based products do seem to not be in agreement, perhaps I should treat wheat in the same way I've treated boyfriends that upset me and dump them;-)

I'm pretty confident that it is not the pharyngial wotsit you've suggested.

I think I'll not bother taking up 20mins of my GPs life and just accept that sometimes me and wheat don't agree.

If only I could understand the sometimes element.........
I find it interesting that the vomiting is spontaneous but only when there is somewhere to vomit handy. What happened when you didn't/couldn't go and vomit? I also think its worth your going to see the GP. That, after all, is what they are there for.
Have you tried keeping a food diary? Omit some of the foods for a few days then slowly introduce them back to see if you react to them in any way.
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Woof, If I can't see a way out of my discomfort I just stop eating, bit awkward when you are only two mouthfuls into your lunch/supper. After a while the 'blockage' does tend to ease off and move on and things can return to normal.

Do have a hiatus hernia by any chance? I have that reaction to white bread. I get violent hiccups, or it gets stuck and I have to vomit. I'm sure it is something to do with my hernia. I don't have any wheat or gluten allergies.
I'm with Brinjal here, I was thinking along the lines of indigestion of sorts, the sensation of a lump half way down that hurts and you can't shift so have to stop eating for a short while.
I get this with bad indigestion.

I also get it in my mouth when it's very dry as bread doesn't really help moisture wise.

I try to avoid much bread though better if it's got some kind of moisture like dipped with soup.
Mr Puzz gets this too with bread sometimes, but not to the extent of being sick. When he gets it, he rushes to get a drink of water, so I have always thought it was something to do with dryness.
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The dryness is an interesting point. I have found sipping a drink does help but I assumed it was more to do with the gentle swallowing action.

On reflection I have found eating overlooked dry chicken has a similar but milder result.

I've always favoured moist sandwiches, those with mayo or something wet in them. A plain cheese sarnie is not something I could ever contend with.

Having said all that I still get terrible wind after eating pasta which is generally quite a wet dish.

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