When we were eating and when we find it difficult to swallow, so that time we have got dysphagia. Dysphagia is difficulty in swallowing. Mild dysphagia often experienced when a person is suffering from heartburn caused by inflammation of the throat. This dysphagia will disappear in just a few days.
The Symptom
Patients with dysphagia are still able to swallow food slowly emerged when the symptoms are still mild.
However, if you have a serious dysphagia, patients may be experiencing unbearable pain when swallowing.
In addition, there are several other symptoms that are described as follows:
1. Frequent choking.
2. Feeling as if food is stuck in their throat.
3. Often complain of dry mouth and pain while swallowing solid food.
4. In some cases it was found pain in the throat.
5. Cough abnormal, when we choke while eating .
6. Arising pain and discomfort in the chest when the food stuck in the throat.
7. In the case of aspiration of food into the lungs, some patients may have recurrent upper respiratory tract infections or pneumonia.
8. Decrease sudden weight is a sign of malnutrition caused by insufficient intake of food.
9. Air excessive salivation, belching, and bad breath
The Causes
There are many causes of dysphagia or difficulty swallowing. In general causes of dysphagia is a disease. These diseases include esophagitis, or inflammation of the esophagus, cancer of the esophagus, achalasia, and some brain problems like stroke, esophageal spasm, syringomyelia, or bulbar palsy, myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease, dermatomyositis, myotonic dystrophy, disease and Parkinson's disease.
In addition to these conditions, also due to the pressure of the structure next to the esophagus sometimes can affect the function of the esophagus causing dysphagia. For example, cancer of the thyroid, lung or spine, or a large aortic aneurysm can press the esophagus, and may cause dysphagia.
The Effect
Dysphagia can come and go at any time, light or heavy, or worse than would occur continuously. If you are experiencing dysphagia, you may:
Find it difficult to swallow at the first time swallowing food or drink.
Vomiting occurs, choking, or cough when you swallow.
Food or liquid back up into the throat, mouth, or nose as you swallow.
Felt like food or liquids trapped in one or several parts of the throat or chest.
Pain when swallowing.
Pain or a feeling of pressure in the chest or solar plexus.
Weight down because you do not get enough food or fluid intake.
