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Q: Swallowing Diffulculties
asked by: mcdonnmr on April 6th, 2008
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Hi, about 2 weeks ago I swallowed a french fry and immediately felt like i was choking and had tightness in my throat. I could the fry in the back of my mouth. Since then I have had major diffulculties swallowing food and even eating things like soup bother me. Liquids seem to be fine. I get really bothered by bread and chicken. I am 26 years old and have smoked off and on since i was 19 (probably for about 3 years). I haven't smoked in 8 months but I am worried that this diffulculty eating is something more serious (such as cancer). Am I being reasonable? I have scheduled an appointment with an ENF for later in the week but the anxiety is really getting to me.
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CarolDiane
replied on April 11th, 2008
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Try and make your food as tender and moist as possible. Even add a little gravy or something. That will help it slide down easier and when you swollow, look down at your plate. Do not swollow looking straight ahead of you. That helps close off the airway and chances of chocking are substantally lower.
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