Reaction After Eating Bread

[EcclesCake]

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?

[EcclesCake]

Thank you for your constructive input.

[dannyk13]

You should see your GP.It may be that you have an allergy to something in the bread.

[patsyann]

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.

[Sqad]

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?

[EcclesCake]

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.

[pastafreak]

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.

[EcclesCake]

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.

[Sqad]

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.

[EcclesCake]

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.

[humbersloop]

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 ;)

[EcclesCake]

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.........

[woofgang]

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.

[cupid04]

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.

[EcclesCake]

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.

[Brinjal]

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.

[Purple_Popple]

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.

[Eve]

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.

[puzzled54]

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.

[EcclesCake]

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.