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Pain In Esophagus On Eating, Swallowed Big Piece Of Meat By Mistake. Blood Work Normal. Treatment?
one week ago, my 32-yr. old son was eating roast beef and swallowed a big bite that he almost choked on. since then, his esophagus or a little further down has been hurting. It pains when he eats. he went to a doctor last week, and they didn t think anything about it. They did bloodwork and everything tested fine. Do you think he damaged something inside?? Thanks.
Mon, 14 Apr 2014
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It is possible that there is mild inflammation to the esophagus due to this trauma. This would cause discomfort on eating.
He may want to avoid hot/spicy/ acidic foods that may aggravate the area and slow down healing.
In addition the use of anti inflammatory pain killers such as ibuprofen/cataflam/naproxen/aspirin would be helpful.
I hope this helps
It is possible that there is mild inflammation to the esophagus due to this trauma. This would cause discomfort on eating.
He may want to avoid hot/spicy/ acidic foods that may aggravate the area and slow down healing.
In addition the use of anti inflammatory pain killers such as ibuprofen/cataflam/naproxen/aspirin would be helpful.
I hope this helps
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