Question: Hello I am a twenty five year old male and I am having trouble swallowing. I went and had an endoscopy done. Here are the results. Normal mucosa in the duodenum. Erythema in the stomach body and antrum. Grade A esophagitis in the gastroesophageal junction. It says otherwise normal EGD to second part of duodenum. My biopsy results said there were no significant pathologic changes in my stomach or esophagus. I tested negative for H. pylori. I am also recovering from pneumonia right now. I have anxiety which can make it difficult to swallow sometimes I know. Right now I have extreme tightness in my throat right below my XXXXXXX apple. I also have a sharp pain in the chest sometimes when I swallow. I would find it hard to believe that something is stuck in my throat or esophagus because I chew everything until it is almost liquid and I swallow every bite with water. It does not seem to affect my breathing. I have not regurgitated any food or water but it feels like it is stuck in my chest. I started carafate liquid yesterday. I wondered if this could be some sort of spasm causing the pain and tightness. I am also having chest pain with it. I have the drug lorazepam and wondered if I should take to see if it relaxes my muscles. Do you think I should go to the ER or wait it out. Thanks.

Hello, and thanks for your reply. Why am I suddenly having the sharp chest pain again when I swallow. Just to be clear there is no possibility that food or liquid is getting stuck in my throat or esophagus. Won't the carafate that I am on do the same thing as nexium? When do you think the sharp chest pain will go away? It feels like I am having a hard time taking a deep breath but I think it is my anxiety.

Thanks.