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Swallowing Difficulties. Given Steroids. Congested Throat With Sputum, Dysphagia. Advice?

Hi, last month I was taking a legal high and had developed some swallowing difficulties and was admitted to ENTER department where they gave me steroids and it has improved. It took 8 days post discharge for me to be able to finish a meal. The issue is its been 1 and a half months, I feel my throat is congested with sputum and find eating meals tiring. There is minimal dysphagia . What should I do. I have not touched the legal high since my admission and only smoke normal cigarettes. Many thanks
Fri, 22 Nov 2013
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Hi, please stop smoking as smoke is a big irritant and can lead to edema of the throat mucosa or food pipe opening and can lead to difficulty in swallowing.
Otherwise please use proton pump inhibitor, syp. mucain gel and avoid spicy and oily foods. Use of substances which are of abuse can lead to many problems and the one faced by you is one of those many.
In case your dysphagia does not recover, please consult an ENT/gastro and you may need a flexible upper GI endoscopy. Regards
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Swallowing Difficulties. Given Steroids. Congested Throat With Sputum, Dysphagia. Advice?

Hi, please stop smoking as smoke is a big irritant and can lead to edema of the throat mucosa or food pipe opening and can lead to difficulty in swallowing. Otherwise please use proton pump inhibitor, syp. mucain gel and avoid spicy and oily foods. Use of substances which are of abuse can lead to many problems and the one faced by you is one of those many. In case your dysphagia does not recover, please consult an ENT/gastro and you may need a flexible upper GI endoscopy. Regards