A WOMAN must stand up while eating and drinking anything or risk choking to death. Her GP suggested it was acid reflux and prescribed her with medication – but the issues with her throat continued to get worse. Elise was referred to a gastroenterologist – a specialist in the digestive system – in 2021 for further testing. “There is very little I can eat, and I stick to very soft snack foods, like milky cereal or crisps. "Also, hopefully it'll push the doctors to act more quickly.”9 Doctors can't explain why otherwise healthy Elise developed achalasia Credit: SWNS:South West News Service9 She is currently awaiting surgery, which she hopes will help her live 'normally' again Credit: SWNS:South West News Service9 Elise, from Dover, Kent, in hospital in 2024 Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

Source: The Times January 18, 2025 16:32 UTC