Dear Doctor: Why do the elderly often have a hard time swallowing, and sometimes experience a feeling that food is stuck in their throats? I heard there’s a procedure to stretch the throat. Does it ...

Difficulty swallowing is a common symptom of eosinophilic esophagitis, but there are some simple ways to mitigate this side effect and ease discomfort. Dysphagia — trouble swallowing while eating and ...

Esophageal diverticula can be categorized into various types. A true diverticulum contains all layers of the wall, whereas a false diverticulum represents herniation of the mucosa and submucosa ...

What is Difficulty in Swallowing or Lump in Throat Symptom? The sensation of difficulty in swallowing (medically called dysphagia) in the absence of any apparent physical abnormality is often commonly ...

Oropharyngeal dysphagia is the inability to swallow food or drink. The condition can also cause breathing difficulties, choking, and drooling. Oropharyngeal dysphagia can occur due to various ...

A 73-year-old woman described a 2-year history of solid foods “getting stuck” once or twice per week. The sensation was not progressive, and she denied heartburn, regurgitation, weight loss, fever, ...

Dr Reza Shaker is Professor of Medicine, Radiology, and Otolaryngology, Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Director of the Digestive Disease Center at the Medical College of ...

No one may think much about it if older relatives start gradually withdrawing from foods they once enjoyed or if their voices become huskier. Coughing while eating, mentions that foods don’t seem to ...

This patient's symptoms may be due to improper evaluation before surgery (ie, wrong diagnosis) or to a failure of that surgery (ie, poor treatment). Therefore, this case raises 3 important questions: ...

Dysphagia is the term used to describe difficulty swallowing. The term can be broken down into two parts, where “dys” meaning difficulty and “phag” meaning eating. For some people affected by the ...

Swallowing is a basic function that many of us take for granted — until a problem occurs, making daily tasks like drinking and eating a major challenge. Dysphagia is the medical term used to describe ...