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Trouble Swallowing Meats, Pasta And Bread For A Long Time

Hi I ve been having trouble swallowing for the past 3 years it s very confusing because its not at every meal but lately the episodes seem to have worsened by lasting longer and more severe chocking we re I actully get very scared the food isn t going to go down I mostly have trouble with meats- pasta-and bread when the episode occur I when I swallow I can feel it s as it starts to go down then it s like something in my cheast locks up I can feel preasure on my cheast I start hiccuping I feel like I can barely breath if I try to drink something to help move it down the liquid shoots right back up by vomiting only the liquid after about 10 minutes I will feel it painfully go down and everything goes back to normal just a little pain in my cheast I m really starting to get concernd it s getting that bad I m worrying there may be a time it won t go down please let me know if you have any suggestions on what could be causing this or what may help also if the food is hot rather than cold it seems to make it worse
Mon, 9 Nov 2015
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ENT Specialist 's  Response
Hello,

Thank you for your query.
your chocking episodes seem to be due to GERD/ severe form of gastritis. considering your age it is better if you get a upper G.I endoscopy done to rule out any other causes.
hope it has answered your query.
Regards
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Trouble Swallowing Meats, Pasta And Bread For A Long Time

Hello, Thank you for your query. your chocking episodes seem to be due to GERD/ severe form of gastritis. considering your age it is better if you get a upper G.I endoscopy done to rule out any other causes. hope it has answered your query. Regards