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Suggest Treatment For Difficulty In Swallowing

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Posted on Wed, 18 Jan 2017
Question: Hi,
I'm having problems
at times getting softer foods spec like mashed potatoes down throat? I am in excellent health and not overweight.

i visited my doctor and she advised me to take ranitidine 300 mg once a day at nighttime. I had trouble sleeping with this drug so just started taking in morning when I first get up.

No outward feelings of a lump on my throat or anything visible inside throat that we could see.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Esmeralda Sera (31 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Problems at down throat

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking me.You have problems only with soft foods;Do you have other symptoms; If your problem gets worse my opinion is that you have to take advice from a doctor otorinolaringologyst at first and maybe after that you need esophagoscopy.

doesn't seem to be cancer from this description. we will get confirmation after the tests.

Hope this answer your question. Kindly Dr Esmeralda
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Suggest Treatment For Difficulty In Swallowing

Brief Answer: Problems at down throat Detailed Answer: Hello and thank you for asking me.You have problems only with soft foods;Do you have other symptoms; If your problem gets worse my opinion is that you have to take advice from a doctor otorinolaringologyst at first and maybe after that you need esophagoscopy. doesn't seem to be cancer from this description. we will get confirmation after the tests. Hope this answer your question. Kindly Dr Esmeralda