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What Causes Difficulty Swallowing?
Posted on
Sat, 10 Jan 2015
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Sun, 11 Jan 2015
Answered on
Mon, 9 Feb 2015
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Question : Thank you- having difficulty swallowing in that need to clear throat and have food remnants that need to be reswallowed.
Brief Answer:
hi and welcome
Detailed Answer:
well this is indicating some disorder of esophagus and its sphincters and further evaluation is definitely necessary especially if you smoke or drink alcohol since these two risk factors can lead to esophageal tumor. fortunately, most common causes of dysphagia are benign and include GERD, esopjhageal stricture, lower sphincter disorder or esophageal ulcer. to find exact diagnosis you need to do gastroscopy. till that try to eat more liquid food, avoid sitting and laying after meal and eat smaller meals. also avoid smoking, coffee and alcohol. wish you good health. Regards
hi and welcome
Detailed Answer:
well this is indicating some disorder of esophagus and its sphincters and further evaluation is definitely necessary especially if you smoke or drink alcohol since these two risk factors can lead to esophageal tumor. fortunately, most common causes of dysphagia are benign and include GERD, esopjhageal stricture, lower sphincter disorder or esophageal ulcer. to find exact diagnosis you need to do gastroscopy. till that try to eat more liquid food, avoid sitting and laying after meal and eat smaller meals. also avoid smoking, coffee and alcohol. wish you good health. Regards
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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