What is esophageal spasms?
Esophageal spasms are an uncoordinated series of muscle contractions that prevent food from traveling properly from the esophagus to the stomach. These spasms do not move food effectively to the stomach.
How do members experience esophageal spasms?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with esophageal spasms*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Depressed mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for esophageal spasms*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
30
Tried for
esophageal spasms
(1)
*Data from patients with esophageal spasms, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with esophageal spasms*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
esophageal spasms
(1)
*Data from patients with esophageal spasms, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has esophageal spasms on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 1 | |
| 30s | 16 | |
| 40s | 42 | |
| 50s | 87 | |
| 60s | 115 | |
| 70+ | 61 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 45 | |
| Female | 275 |
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