Difficulty swallowing with food choking is shallow esophagus?

Question
Hello doctor,
I have had symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease for many years. Recently, while eating, I have symptoms of difficulty swallowing and often choking on food in the first spoon of a meal until the food goes down the esophagus, then I can eat normally and still have symptoms. reflux symptoms. Dry food or liquid food is difficult to swallow and easy to vomit. So the doctor asked me if it is difficult to swallow with food choking, is it shallow oesophagitis? What treatment do I need? Thank you.
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Answer
Answered by resident Doctor Le Thanh Tuan - Department of General Surgery - Vinmec Nha Trang International General Hospital.
Hello,
With the question “Difficulty swallowing with food choking is shallow esophagus? ”, the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Currently, you can still swallow, so it is not an emergency situation. It can be seen that you are having problems with esophageal stricture, the causes leading to esophageal stricture are usually: Due to gastroesophageal reflux disease, due to esophageal tumor, esophageal spasm,...
You must clinical examination, endoscopy, contrast gastroscopy, ... and some other tests to evaluate the cause. Only then can the appropriate treatment be available.
If you still have questions about difficulty swallowing and choking on food, you can go to the hospital of Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
Best regards!