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Suggest Treatment For Trouble In Swallowing Food
my husband for more than a year has suffered gout, although the doctors are not quite sure, in his toe, ankel knee. usually lasts 14 days at a time with 2 days good this time. also he is having dificulty swallowing food, it sticks he hits his chest and says his chest is tight He has not reported this to the doctor yet he is 68 overweight 17 st mostly around the middle and 5ft 6
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Hi,
Noted the history about your husband about having gout with pains in toes, ankles, knees which lasts for 14 days with a god days of 2 or so, now has developed difficulty in swallowing food but not informed the Doctors, he is 68 and overweight.
With the history you have provided, I can think abut the following as the possible causes.
Difficulty in swallowing with the feeling of something sticking in chest indicates obstruction in the food pipe that is esophagus.
The causes further can be benign like stricture or can be cancer or so.
Hence He should consult a Doctor and get a reference for Barium swallow, Upper GI Endoscopy and biopsy.
Once the diagnosis is clear the treatment will be specific.
As for pains in many joints, consult a Rheumatologist for opinion, proper and full investigations to get the correct diagnosis so that an appropriate management can be done and modulated as per the diagnosis for difficulty in swallowing.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, General and ENT Surgeon
Noted the history about your husband about having gout with pains in toes, ankles, knees which lasts for 14 days with a god days of 2 or so, now has developed difficulty in swallowing food but not informed the Doctors, he is 68 and overweight.
With the history you have provided, I can think abut the following as the possible causes.
Difficulty in swallowing with the feeling of something sticking in chest indicates obstruction in the food pipe that is esophagus.
The causes further can be benign like stricture or can be cancer or so.
Hence He should consult a Doctor and get a reference for Barium swallow, Upper GI Endoscopy and biopsy.
Once the diagnosis is clear the treatment will be specific.
As for pains in many joints, consult a Rheumatologist for opinion, proper and full investigations to get the correct diagnosis so that an appropriate management can be done and modulated as per the diagnosis for difficulty in swallowing.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, General and ENT Surgeon
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