Suggest Treatment For Difficulty In Swallowing

Posted on Fri, 11 Nov 2016

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Question : Having difficulty swallowing
Food. I am 75 yrs old

Answered by Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Needs work up and management for dysphagia

Detailed Answer:
Thank you for asking

I read your question and i understand your concern. Difficulty swallowing food ( dysphagia) at age of 75 has many possible causes and need thorough work up like endoscopy, barium meal studies , esophageal manometry, dynamic swelling studies and complete clinical correlation to find out. Commonly acid reflux problem ( GERD ) , esophageal spasm, foreign body and strictures can cause it. Less common causes of diverticular, some mass obstructing the bowel, neurological illness, scleroderma, radiation therapy etc can cause it .

Visit your doctor and let them help. Till then shit to fluids diet and avodi alcohol, soda caffeine etc. Good luck.

I hope it helps. take good care of yourself and dont forget to close the discussion please.

Regards
Khan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar