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What Causes Chest Pain And Difficulty In Eating Food?

my husband is 75. he awoke yesterday morning feeling as if he had been punched in the chest. He is taking liquids but doesn t feel like he can or should eat solid food. He has an appointment with his GP but can t get into see his cardiologist until March. Have you heard of these symptoms before?
Wed, 21 Mar 2018
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Hello,

This type of swallowing difficulty may indicate a specific condition called hiatal hernia should be considered, and it means that the stomach is protruding through diaphragm muscle. It may cause breathing difficulties, nausea, swallowing difficulties and irritation of the stomach. It will also be aggravated by certain food or medications, stress, and smoking.

You need to avoid fried food, carbonated drinks, coffee, alcohol, and spicy food. You should eat more milk products, vegetables, and boiled food. Also, certain antacid medications may be required and as a last option, it is possible to perform surgical repair of hernia especially if there are progressive respiratory discomfort and dyspepsia. To diagnose it, you should do gastroscopy and if it is negative as in your case, then you should do contrast x-rays of the stomach.


Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein
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What Causes Chest Pain And Difficulty In Eating Food?

Hello, This type of swallowing difficulty may indicate a specific condition called hiatal hernia should be considered, and it means that the stomach is protruding through diaphragm muscle. It may cause breathing difficulties, nausea, swallowing difficulties and irritation of the stomach. It will also be aggravated by certain food or medications, stress, and smoking. You need to avoid fried food, carbonated drinks, coffee, alcohol, and spicy food. You should eat more milk products, vegetables, and boiled food. Also, certain antacid medications may be required and as a last option, it is possible to perform surgical repair of hernia especially if there are progressive respiratory discomfort and dyspepsia. To diagnose it, you should do gastroscopy and if it is negative as in your case, then you should do contrast x-rays of the stomach. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein