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What food or drink will help clean the esophagus?

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Dr. Martin Wolff answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

No cleaning required: Unlike the colon, the esophagus has a mechanism of "cleaning" itself through a process called peristalsis. In health, there should essentially no residual fluid or liquid in the esophagus after a few swallows.

Dr Fowler and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 2/26/2014

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