A BRITISH YouTuber has discovered that the "acid reflux" he had been living with for 12 years or longer was in fact a rare swallowing disorder called oesophageal achalasia.
The condition affects fewer than 12 in 100,000 people and causes paralysis in the oesophagus, such that food can't enter the stomach.
Alfie Deyes, who is 32, said that some of his 3.6 million followers noticed he was losing weight and looking frail, and admitted he had been struggling with eating for years.
He finally consulted a doctor who specialises in swallowing disorders and underwent a barium swallow test, where the problem was quickly identified.
The disorder meant that food would literally get stuck in his throat, unable to get through the lower oesophageal sphincter, and after one mouthful he struggled to eat any more, he said.
The food would slowly work its way through the sphincter, but he was unable to eat enough to maintain his weight.
After the diagnosis, he underwent a simple procedure to loosen the sphincter muscle and make eating normally possible again.
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