No cure exists for achalasia; however, treatment can relieve its symptoms and help improve quality of life. Options may include medication, balloon dilation or surgery to strengthen muscles in your esophagus.
Medication options available to treat an LES disorder may include calcium channel blockers and nitrates. These medicines help relax spastic esophageal muscles to decrease pressure on the LES, as well as botulinum toxin injections to weaken spasms of the LES muscles.
Kali Carb
Kali Carb symptoms include antagonizing wills. There may be two opposing wills; one which seeks moral justice while another pursues material gains – this leads to disunity within our psyche and results in discordant feelings and behaviours. Other telltale signs include:
Patients in need of this remedy have difficulty swallowing solid foods and find warm food easier to consume than cold beverages, and have a burning sensation in their throats.
Tingling sensations occur throughout the body and finger/toe pulsations that keep a patient awake, with an unpleasant spongy feeling in their stomach and an urge to vomit. They have great fear of outside world threats such as being attacked or robbed, becoming easily upset, becoming nervous in the evening, angry easily and possess a high degree of violent tendencies.
Lachesis
There are currently three subtypes of Achalasia. They differ by failing the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) to relax properly and abnormal peristalsis of the esophageal body, respectively. Knowing your specific subtype could help determine what kind of treatment may be necessary.
No cure exists for achalasia; however, treatment options exist that can alleviate its symptoms and enhance quality of life. These include pneumatic dilation, botulinum toxin injections, surgery and medications.
Achalasia develops gradually over time, making swallowing food and liquid harder. Experts believe it occurs because nerves in your esophagus become damaged or do not function normally, perhaps as the result of viral infection or an autoimmune condition whereby your immune system attacks healthy tissues and organs. Achalasia runs in families; diagnosis by doctor using barium swallow studies, endoscopies or esophograms will reveal whether your lower esophagus (LES) is tight, your esophageal body doesn’t empty well and your LES is tight compared with normal values.
Phosphorus
People suffering from Achalasia experience issues with the muscles of their oesophagus not properly pressing food towards the stomach, leading to problems such as the closure ring not opening completely and food and beverages becoming stuck in the throat, then coming back up.
Animal products provide an abundant source of organic phosphorus. This includes dairy products, meats, fish and shellfish. Seeds, legumes and whole grains contain store forms of phosphorus called phytates which bind together with it to reduce absorption; cooking, sprouting or soaking these foods may help break down these storage forms of phosphorus and reduce absorption rates.
Phosphorus is an essential mineral found in food sources as well as supplements in the form of phosphate salts or phospholipids (e.g. phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylserine). Table 1 presents FDA’s Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) for Phosphorus.
Robinia
Though achalasia cannot be cured, treatments may help relieve symptoms and enhance quality of life. There are various options for managing this condition including balloon dilation and medications; however these don’t address its underlying cause and might not work for everyone.
Medication used to treat achalasia involves decreasing muscle spasms and improving peristalsis of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), as well as relaxing it. Unfortunately, its exact cause remains unknown, although loss of peristalsis in the lower esophagus could play a factor.
Robinia can be used as an effective homeopathic treatment for achalasia. This tropical plant, commonly referred to as the black locust, belongs to the legume family Fabaceae and can be found across North America, Europe, Southern Africa and Asia. Additionally, Robinia is often referred to as false acacia due to its similar appearance to an actual acacia tree.