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What Causes Breathing Difficulty After Swallowing Food?

This has happened for about 5 yrs Sometime when i eat I will swallow and my food will clear my throat completely but then I will not be able to breath..........there is no food or blockage it feels as if a flap has literally closed and I can t breath..... my biological mother also had this issue all during my childhood but I thought she was crazy.........
Tue, 24 Feb 2015
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this can be due to some mass in throat,like a pouch from esophagus filled with food that compresses your windpipe. i suggest you go for barium swallow or upper g.i endoscopy. tell us your findings. that will be helpful for us to diagnose and tell you treatment options
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What Causes Breathing Difficulty After Swallowing Food?

this can be due to some mass in throat,like a pouch from esophagus filled with food that compresses your windpipe. i suggest you go for barium swallow or upper g.i endoscopy. tell us your findings. that will be helpful for us to diagnose and tell you treatment options