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Jam block feeling
My father, (79 yrs), has been experiencing a persistent “block” or “jam” feeling between his upper abdomen and lower chest, mostly after lunch and an afternoon nap. The discomfort is not associated with chest pain, sweating, or fatigue, and it gradually subsides with time or distraction.His cardiac and respiratory evaluations — ECG, 2D Echo (EF 58%, no RWMA), Chest X-ray, BNP — are all normal. Endoscopy showed gastric erythema and erosions, RUT negative. Over the past two months, he has tried several gastric and motility medicines:Voltapraz 20, Razo-L, Omez DSR Sucral-O, Mucaine Gel Acogut (Lupin), Bloatpill Ganaton (Itopride). Despite these treatments and lifestyle changes (light diet, sitting upright for 2–3 hrs post-lunch), the “block/jam” feeling continues to appear almost daily after meals.Kindly advise whether this could be due to reflux-related diaphragm pressure or something else ? (a photo with a red marked line showing the area where this discomfort happening)
The history needs further clarification, about when the feeling starts after a meal ( immediately or after some time), whether it occurs more with solid foods or with liquid foods, is there any relation of the temperature of the food to these symptoms, is there some regurgitation of food or foul smell in breath and whether he has a history of diabetes or other comorbidities.
Next Steps
He can be further evaluated to find out whether these symptoms are because of some structural disease or is it age related functional disease. ( Barium swallow and meal, HRM , repeat UGI)
Health Tips
He can identify some food items which cause less symptoms and stick to that diet for a while.
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