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02 Dec 2005
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chewing and swallowing
i sometimes really struggle to swallow my food. Even if i chew it properly and for long it struggles to go down i have to drink a lot of water to let the food go down.
Is there something i should be worried about - what possibilities are there?
Thanks
Is there something i should be worried about - what possibilities are there?
Thanks
CyberDoc
Dear Erica,
Yes you should be worried. Please ask your GP to refer you to a Gastro-enterologist for a Barium swallow so that they can see whether your esophagus is narrowed. This can be caused by something simple like bad heartburn that burns the inside and causes a scar but also by more serious things like cancer, so don't waste any time. Let me know how it goes.
Yes you should be worried. Please ask your GP to refer you to a Gastro-enterologist for a Barium swallow so that they can see whether your esophagus is narrowed. This can be caused by something simple like bad heartburn that burns the inside and causes a scar but also by more serious things like cancer, so don't waste any time. Let me know how it goes.
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