Food Getting Caught In Throat

The best way to prevent food from becoming stuck in your esophagus is to take small bites, chew your food slowly, drink plenty of water when you swallow, and avoid eating hard, dry food. Mother of adorable six-year-old boy with childhood Alzheimer's describes agony of watching him grow up as the disease takes him away Woman, 38, gives birth to baby boy after receiving a uterus transplant from her twin sister Two-year-old girl was covered in a life-threatening rash after a common virus entered her blood via an eczema scratch mark years-old and still wetting the bed: This may be due to radiation, chemicals, medicines, chronic swelling, ulcers, or infection Something stuck in the esophagus, such as a piece of food Scleroderma , a disorder in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the esophagus Tumors in the chest that press on the esophagus. See your doctor if you regularly have difficulty swallowing or if weight loss, regurgitation or vomiting accompanies your dysphagia.