what are symptoms of achalasia?

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Are the symptoms of achalasia and thyroid connected?

Answer 1

Difficulty swallowin: With both solid and liquids, and usually throwing up undigested food. Of course similar symptoms can be caused other conditions as well, including esophageal cancer, so proper work up is required.

Answer 2

Dysphagia: This is the medical term for difficulty swallowing. Slow eating, being the last one at the table, and weight loss are also common. Intermittent chest pain can also occur from spasm. It is also common to have the sensation that the food is sitting in the chest, not going in to the stomach. Bad breath can also occur due to food staying the esophagus for a prolonged period of time.

Answer 3

Caurse of ACS: Coronary spasm is a frequent cause of acs and should regularly be considered as a differential diagnosis. Coronary spasm could be documented in nearly 50% of the patients tested by ach.

Answer 4

Coronary spasm: The problem with coronary spasm is that you can't prove its absence, you can only (sometimes) prove its presence. Thus, anyone with any form of chest pain could be diagnosed with "coronary spasm" however, as invasive cardiologist, in my experience, it's relatively rare, especially when one considers how very common a complaint chest pain is.

Answer 5

Cardiospasm?: This is not a medical term so i'm not sure what you have, but if you mean "coronary artery spasm, " the treatment is calcium channel blockers and nitrates.

Answer 6

Options: Botox injection may give temporary relief, but makes subsequent surgery much more difficult. Endoscopic balloon dilation is effective, but requires at least two treatments, and if there is a perforation, surgery will be required emergently. Surgical myotomy is usually performed laparoscopically, but is now being performed at several centers in the U.S. Endoscopically, referred to as poem.

Answer 7

Chest pain: "cardiospasm" usually refers to spasm of the esophagus, which can produce chest pain very similar to the pain of a heart attack. It is often a diagnosis only made when heart attack has been ruled out by testing. Clues can be trouble swallowing or relation of the pain to meals. It is wiser to be safe than sorry and be checked promptly.

Answer 8

Achalasia : The disease is known as achalasia, where the esophagus doesn't push the food down in to the stomach. Symptoms are classically the sensation that food is stuck in the chest. Patients are usually the last to finish eating at the table, and sometimes have chest pain due to esophageal spasm. Hope this helps.

Answer 9

Temporary narrowing: Temporary narrowing of blood vessel to heart causing obstruction of blood flow and chest pain. Usually resolves with nitroglycerine. The condition is called prinzmetal angina and is diagnosed by abnormal ekg showing st segment elevation when you are having chest pain but resolved within a few minutes, .

Answer 10

Coronary spasm?: If your asking about coronary artery spasm the it's simply arteries that close down not due to a blockage but due to the muscular layer of the artery going in to spasm. The things that cause this include cold weather , emotional stress and physical activities. Nicotine and caffiene are also implicated. Nitrates and calcium channel blockers are the treatment.

Answer 11

Achalasia: This is a disease where the nerves of the esophagus no longer function to coordinate the muscles to push down food, or send a signal to the lower valve of the esophagus at the entrance to the stomach to open an let the food in. Cause usually unknown. Most effective and most invasive treatment is surgically cutting the muscle of the valve, that can be done laparoscopically or endoscopically (poem).

Answer 12

Achalasia: This is a narrowing of the esophagus which can be very painful. It is usually associated with painful and difficult swallowing of both food and liquids. Sometimes it can be treated by dilating the esophagus to reduce the pain and narrowing. You should see a gastroenterologist for further treatment.

Answer 13

Achalasia : Usually difficulty swallowing, sensation foid is stuck in the chest, occasionally associated with intermittent chest pain and weight loss. Most effective and most invasive treatment is surgically cutting the muscle of the valve, that can be done laparoscopically or endoscopically (poem).

Answer 14

Achalasia symptoms: Difficulty swallowing regurgitation reflux weight loss vomiting endoscopy is performed to exclude a malignancy of the esophagus. X-rays often demonstrate a narrowing or birds beak of the distal esophagus. Manometry is diagnostic. Laparoscopic surgery with a heller myotomy is highly effective treatment.

Answer 15

Difficulty swallowin: With both solid and liquids, and usually throwing up undigested food. Of course similar symptoms can be caused other conditions as well, including esophageal cancer, so proper work up is required.

Answer 16

Dysphagia: This is the medical term for difficulty swallowing. Slow eating, being the last one at the table, and weight loss are also common. Intermittent chest pain can also occur from spasm. It is also common to have the sensation that the food is sitting in the chest, not going in to the stomach. Bad breath can also occur due to food staying the esophagus for a prolonged period of time.

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