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What Causes Difficulty In Swallowing Food?
yes its been getting harder and harder for me to eat food it gets stuck in my sterium region then I have to drink fluid to push it down.like three to four big gulps of water then it will go through but to day I was eating some meat it got stuck I had to really force the liquid down but I felt some thing like tear then after a couple of pain ful gulps of water I vomited blood then for an hour three more times but have stoped but my sterium and esophagus is sore like ahard pain will I be ok
Sat, 12 Jan 2019
Hello,
I suggest you to consult a gastroenterologist at the earliest.
Feeling of something tearing following by blood in vomitus can be due to injury to esophagus which needs to be managed at the earliest.
Hope I have answered the question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shailja Puri,
Pathologist and Microbiologist
I suggest you to consult a gastroenterologist at the earliest.
Feeling of something tearing following by blood in vomitus can be due to injury to esophagus which needs to be managed at the earliest.
Hope I have answered the question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shailja Puri,
Pathologist and Microbiologist
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