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Food stuck in food pipe...May be choke?
Hello Doc! please help me!!!My grandmother is 56 and is a diabetic... last year while she was taking her consulted pill ,after swallowing ...the pill was stuck in the food pipe...her son ignored ,later when it happened twice ,we assumed it was a stroke .my mom-dad took Gramma to ENT Dr. we found every tests were normal like CT scan ....now few days before it happened 4th time { 1st & 2st time= pills and 3rd & 4th time = food }...this time Dr. has recommended to do Endoscopy...its not done yet.
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Hi, it's advisable to do a endoscopy of the food pipe .
Meanwhile , ask her to swallow small portions of food at a time and eat slowly .
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