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Difficulty in swolling food in esophegus

2017-04-01 05:47:10
My father who is 67 years old always get difficulty in swolling food for this he needs to drink water immediately so that food goes inside properly.please advise the treatment
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Hi Difficulty in swallowing may be a result of Throat problem. Please see a ENT Specialist for further evaluation and management. In case of further doubts, please feel free to write back to me. Regards Dr Prashik Meshram

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