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Originally Posted by Travelinglady
I found out yesterday that my esophagus is not pushing food down like it should. I see a specialist about it on Thursday. Anyone else dealt with this problem?
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Depends on specifics. Esophageal dilation procedure helps some folks. If it is pharyngeal dysphagia, I recommend a consultation with a Speech Language Pathologist (your MD can refer you). Have you participated in a swallow study? Lots of different names depending on where you live...Modified Barium Swallow Study...Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study etc...it is non-invasive (provided they don't do nasendoscopy) and basically enables the clinician to watch food and liquid going down...almost like an X-ray with movement. What are your symptoms? How long? How old are you? Any new meds? (some can cause swallowing problems) Any neuro issues? Is the problem swallowing food, liq, pills, or all?
When you say specialist, do you mean ENT? How was this identified?
Good luck for your follow-up