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Unable To Eat Food As Throat Is Closing And Choking The Food. Can It Be Due To Stress?

Hi, my mum for the last 2 years has trouble eating. When she eats a meal her throat closes and she starts to choke on her food. After a few minutes it comes up and she then finds it easier to eat. Doctors have been useless and say its stress. Can anyone help?
posted on Fri, 4 Oct 2013
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Hello

Welcome in H.C.M.

I have gone through your query regarding choking in throat during meals for last two years in your mother.

As your doctor is saying that it is because of stress , it happens so many times but in stress actually there develops acidity in stomach and that in turn causes GERD (gastro esophageal reflex disease). But in all cases of GERD there is only feeling of obstruction and usually patient swallow well without holding food in the canal.

Since your mother is having this problem for last two years so she should be examined by gastrologist by endoscopic examination to rule out other causes of dysphagia.

Regards.
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Unable To Eat Food As Throat Is Closing And Choking The Food. Can It Be Due To Stress?

Hello Welcome in H.C.M. I have gone through your query regarding choking in throat during meals for last two years in your mother. As your doctor is saying that it is because of stress , it happens so many times but in stress actually there develops acidity in stomach and that in turn causes GERD (gastro esophageal reflex disease). But in all cases of GERD there is only feeling of obstruction and usually patient swallow well without holding food in the canal. Since your mother is having this problem for last two years so she should be examined by gastrologist by endoscopic examination to rule out other causes of dysphagia. Regards.