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Difficulty In Swallowing Food, Feels Like Vomiting. Doctors Diagnose As Food Pipe Getting Smaller. Opinion?
my father is having the trouble while eating food. sometime he is not able to swallow the food and feel like vomiting but only cough comes out why this problem occur my father is 67 years old and getting treatment in hinduja hospital please reply why its happen doctors are saying food pipe is getting small due to age .thanks regards.
Fri, 16 Aug 2013
Dear sir,
It cab be diagnosed only by barium swallow and upper GI endoscopy to find out the exact cause . Somehow age related shrinking is an uncommon thing to hear. I think he needs complete evaluation for that.
Dr. Shruti
It cab be diagnosed only by barium swallow and upper GI endoscopy to find out the exact cause . Somehow age related shrinking is an uncommon thing to hear. I think he needs complete evaluation for that.
Dr. Shruti
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