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I keep choking when i eat, because of a problem with my esophagus. the meds i take don't help any, can you help me?
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Dysphagia: This could be dysphagia or something else. Depending on the specifics of your problem your doctor will send you for basic studies and perhaps refer you to a GI, ENT, speech pathologist, or Neurologist.
Answered 10/6/2017
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