Swallowing disorder called dysphagia. This happens because of problems with the nervous system, stress and anxiety, or from the diseases of the esophagus.
symptoms
- Coughing and choking during or after a meal;
- Gurgling sounds from the throat during and after eating;
- Sore throat after eating and drinking;
- Slow food intake;
- Belching eaten food;
- Hiccups after eating;
- Chest discomfort during and after meals;
- Weight loss with no known cause.
What can you do at home?
If symptoms recur regularly, or worse, the need to go to the doctor.
Be sure to see your doctor if you have a cough, shortness of breath or fever
There are useful rules that can be applied at home:
- Eat a good mood calm. Not a psycho and not "seized" of the problem. Otherwise, you get a feeling of a lump in the throat, and other unpleasant symptoms.
- During meal time sitting at the table as straight as possible. Let gravity help you swallow food.
- Chew food well. Even small lumps can cause a sensation in the esophagus that something stuck.
- If you have problems with chewing or the muscles on one side of the face are weak, then chew on the strong side.
- If bitten off solid foods, do not wash down with her immediately. You may find that the food is already liquid. Such a mixture is swallowed well, but then in the esophagus liquid "overtakes" solid pieces. Without liquid pieces may get stuck.
- Do not talk while eating.
- After the meal, do not bend and do not go 30 - 45 minutes.
