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Swallowing problem

2021-12-01 08:26:32
My father has a Swallowing problem. Food is chowing. Surprisingly,it happens sometimes only not all times. Sonography normal. He is afraid of endoscopy. It has been for more than a year. Mostly happen during night meals and not happen everytime. He has been suffering from GERD since 3 decades. Could it be something serious? He is afraid for endoscopy because he thinks that it could turn out to be cancer. No pain only food gets stuck and not everytime
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Fear will not treat your problem .. Get uppper GI endoscopy or CECT abdomain with oral contrast

Answered2021-12-06 17:52:47

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Better to get a Upper Gastroscopy done to rule out obstructive pathology

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