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I have trouble swallowing and keeping food down my throat and it hurts sometimes. what could it be?
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Dangerous: This needs immediate evaluation. It could be a severe and life threatening bacterial infection, severe ulceration or burn from caustic materials, regurgitation, or large polyps and even possibly benign or malignant tumors or stricture.
Answered 6/30/2013
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