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Difficulty swallowing, made worse by ingesting hot food or drink
Difficulty swallowing, made worse by ingesting hot food or drink
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 30-year old male asked:
For more than four years now I have had difficulty swallowing food without drinking a sip of water I have seen probably.Five doctors and been told a variety of possible causes the issue comes and goes day to day can be worse than the other I have spent c
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A 24-year old male asked:
I have difficulty swallowing saliva only.Upon food and drink i feel better.I have this problem after taking gabapentin and dosulpin.Can IG b cancer?
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A 30-year old female asked:
After a cold Feel like something is stuck in my throat constantly clearing it have no problem swallowing food or drinking ?
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A 16-year old female asked:
For the past 2 weeks or more i've had a problem swallowing my spit and solid foods. I'm drinking liquid fine though?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Odd problem with my throat. No pain at all, no coarse throat, but when swallowing it is SO painful., food or drink, especially drink stings sometimes.
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A 22-year old female asked:
I have a problem where I can't speak properly, the tongue feels heavy I can't eat, not able to chew my jaws are weak, drinking liquids go straight through nostrils. Neck & joints are weak. Sweet bitter& salty foods burn when swallowing. what's wrong?
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A female asked:
I recently had an injury to my left rib cage. In the last few days I've now developed pain when swallowing. It feels as if I can't get food or drink d?
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A 58-year old asked:
Hello Doctor,. i am Kasim from Dar es salaam i am 58 years old, i am facing problems in swallowing food when i eat or drink it gets stuck in between ?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Pain in throat only when swallowing saliva eating food is fine and drinking is fine just when swallowing saliva on right side only ?
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A 48-year old asked:
I have trouble swallowing my food properly. It sometimes gets stuck in my throat and I have to drink water or I will choke. What could it be?
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A 45-year old asked:
What could cause pain in back when swallowing food or drink?
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A 24-year old male asked:
I focus on swallowing too often and when i don't have any saliva left, I have difficulty swallowing. Drinking and eating not an issue. Normal?
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A female asked:
My 19 months baby girl today just stop drinking her milk and she's chewing her food and not swallowing the food she's spitting it out what could be th?
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A 56-year old female asked:
Can you go without drinking/swallowing the barium for upper GI? I get severely nauseous and vomit when eating/drinking thick drinks and can only eat few bites of food?
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A 41-year old female asked:
A drink of water gives me unbearable heartburn. Baking soda is my only relief. I don't have insurance but I have to know if this is serious send is there something I can do to make it better. Also I have a lot of difficulty swallowing. Sometimes with
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A 44-year old male asked:
Pain in right middle back by spine, 1 inch below shoulder blade. Swallowing food or drink seems to irritate it. Endoscopy only hiatal hernia. Ideas?
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A 16-year old female asked:
So every time I eat I have trouble swallowing my food. Like I have to drink one thing with every bite and even then some things will get like stuck in like my throat for a second and I would have to cough it out. Whats wrong with me?
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A 58-year old male asked:
I have difficulty swallowing pills-supplements. Can i empty the powder out of the capsules and dissolve it in water and drink? I know for certain medicines it's not good to do that because of the time release factor. But I am talking about supplements not
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A member asked:
I think I have a lump under my jaw. It hurts so much. Swallowing food or drinking water makes it very painful. What should I do?
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A female asked:
My throat and neck hurts even though I have no problems drinking or swallowing food. I also get sharp pains randomly around my jaws. What's going on?
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A male asked:
Trouble swallowing after a near choking incident about a month ago, I have been having problems swallowing food/ not liquids, i can feel the food in the throat and it does'nt go down, if i drink too much fluid to try and wash it down, it may come up but i
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A 31-year old male asked:
Throat hurts a little on one side when swallowing without food or drink. Does not hurt to swallow food or drink. Former smoker. Have allergies. Help.
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A 27-year old female asked:
I feel solid food going down my esophagus & feels slow moving after swallowing. Trying soft food diet & can feel mashed potatoes going down. Drinking helps. Dx GERD in '03. Tried and failed many PPIs. Currently Dexilant 60mg qd at pm. Stricture?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Hiccuped when swallowing food,now hurts n top right chest area,it's uncomfy 2 eat/drink,feel burn@bottom of throat,feel burp n throat,like it's stuck ?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Lately i seem to have difficulty swallowing larger pills (like fish oil). It feels like it gets stuck in my throat and drinking more water won't help.
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A 21-year old female asked:
Diagnosed with strep throat. 3 doses of keflex. Pain wakes me from sleep and it's severe. I am having severe pain swallowing any food/drink and saliva?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Temporary relief until see doctor for mucus throat keep swallowing but some remains , feels swollen all right side. Ginger ? Been drinking water and soft bland foods and omeprezole?
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A 52-year old female asked:
Update on my previous question.. serious heartburn, difficulty swallowing and excruciating pain in the upper chest. I have MS and take Omeprazole 20mgs daily. Drinking coffee is hard to swallow. Help!??
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A 41-year old female asked:
Trouble swallowing+pain at times,chest pain,shortness of breath,feeling of food stuck,hiccups after eating/drinking,acid reflux.Could it be cancer?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Lower left side behind sternum pain on swallowing food, drink had it fr 2/3wks rib area feels achy, no traumas I'm asthmatic and I have palpatations on and off fr a few yrs now. Been given gastro tablets no change. Fear tumour or heart failure. ?
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