Hello,
I wonder if you can help. My mother (now 90) was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer (adenocarcinoma, signet ring cells) at the junction of the oesophagus with the stomach, in July 2023. She has responded very well to chemo and had the full 6 cycles. That ended just before xmas. She is still doing well, but she does have issues with excess saliva (not vomit, nor regurgitation of food, nor acid reflux) triggered by seemingly random food. This is the symptom that first drove her to seek help. She isn't in pain, but it is making her reluctant to eat in case it starts off one of these 'episodes'. She has been prescribed Amitriptyline Hydrocholide as an alternative to patches behind the ear (hyoscine patches?). But I can't see in the info about the drug why this might work - there is no mention of it controlling saliva production. Just checking there has been no misunderstanding.
Many thanks
