Difficulty swallowing is most commonly
the result of a sore throat due to infection. Simple treatment
should ease the soreness & allow normal swallowing. However,
difficulty swallowing may be due to a disorder of the stomach
or esophagus, the tube connecting the throat to the stomach,
and should be investigated by your doctor.
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Is your throat sore?
Sore
Is it possible that you have swallowed
something sharp, such as a fish bone?
Possible
POSSIBLE CAUSE
Something may have either scratched your throat or become lodged
in it.
MEDICAL HELP
URGENT! Call your doctor immediately!
Unlikely
Refer chart on 'SORE THROAT'
Not Sore
Which of the following applies?
Food seems to stick high up in the
chest
Do you often get a burning
pain in the center of the chest in either of the following
situations?
When you send forward
POSSIBLE CAUSE
GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX is a likely cause.
MEDICAL HELP
Make an appointment to see your doctor.
When you lie down
Neither
Does either of the
following apply?
The swallowing difficulty is getting
worse
POSSIBLE CAUSES
These symptoms may be due to a narrowed esophagus,
which could be caused by GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX
or rarely CANCER OF THE ESOPHAGUS.
MEDICAL HELP
Make an appointment to see your doctor.
You have lost weight
Neither
You have a feeling of something being stuck
in the throat
POSSIBLE CAUSE
ANXIETY DISORDERS may be a cause of this type of difficulty
with swallowing.
MEDICAL HELP
Make an appointment to see your doctor.
Neither
If you cannot identify a possible
cause for your difficulty swallowing from this chart, make an
appointment to see your doctor.
