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I am always getting food stuck in my throat, how to prevent this?

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Dr. Stephen Southard answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

First: You need an evaluation. If this is a recurrent problem and/or you sometimes choke related to food "getting stuck", then you would be best served by some sort of swallow evaluation, like a possible barium swallow. You'd be best served by talking to your doctor about this?

Dr Beck agreed

Answered 2/3/2015

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