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Headache, Difficulty In Swallowing. Worried

yes please i have been to doctors about it and they didnt find any thing i have a problem with swallowing food Its like it is really hard to and i have had this headache for more then a week but when i eat and the swallow my food it makes the headache worse then what it was do you have any idea what this could be i am really getting sick of not knowing and going doctor to doctor and another thing about this headache it makes me snap at people like my girl friend or my family because it bugging me so much i would love to know whats going on thank

Brady Crowder

Sat, 11 May 2013
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Hi Brady,
Well did any of your previous doctors have any tests done on you?
If yes, it would be great if you could mention what they were and what their results were.
And oh yeah, difficulty in swallowing is called dysphagia.
One of the most common ways to diagnose dysphagia is by endoscopy, barium swallow or esophageal manometry.
Ask your doctor to run these tests to find out what the cause is.
As for the headache it can be stress related, the stress being caused by the dysphagia you are suffering from.
Another reason for your dysphagia is neurological problems, which would also explain your headache.
But without running the tests and the process of elimination I cant say exactly what the cause is, so I am sorry for that.
But go to your doctor and ask him to run these tests and if they have already run these tests, ask them to explain the results.
I hope this helped.
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Headache, Difficulty In Swallowing. Worried

Hi Brady, Well did any of your previous doctors have any tests done on you? If yes, it would be great if you could mention what they were and what their results were. And oh yeah, difficulty in swallowing is called dysphagia. One of the most common ways to diagnose dysphagia is by endoscopy, barium swallow or esophageal manometry. Ask your doctor to run these tests to find out what the cause is. As for the headache it can be stress related, the stress being caused by the dysphagia you are suffering from. Another reason for your dysphagia is neurological problems, which would also explain your headache. But without running the tests and the process of elimination I cant say exactly what the cause is, so I am sorry for that. But go to your doctor and ask him to run these tests and if they have already run these tests, ask them to explain the results. I hope this helped.