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My sublingual glands feel inflamed and i occasionally find it difficult to swallow, eat and drink?
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Difficult to swallow: May be reflux/ GERD. Avoid alcohol, smoking caffeine, energy drinks, elevate head of bed a night with pillow under mattress. Try ranitidine / previcid for a month. Check for strep infection . consider food intolerances ,gluten, milk, soy ,eosinphilic esophagitis ( inflammation of esophagus with esoinophils- may be alleegic), strictures.F/u/ w/ doc
Answered 4/8/2016
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