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What Are The Symptoms Of Food Pipe Shrinkage?

hi my question is that my grandmother get a problem that due to shrinkage there is chest blockage & she is not able to eat & drink this problem she was confining for long time but recently dr confined that there is food pipe shrinkage rather than chest blockage so i want to known the real symptoms of food pipe shrinkage
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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Hello dear

Warm welcome to Healthcaremagic.com
I have evaluated your query for grandmother in details .

* The symptoms of food pipe narrowing are

- initial difficulty in swallowing for foods .
- later difficulty in swallowing even liquids also in advance stages
- weight loss , vomiting , cachexia in advanced stages .

Hope this will help you for sure .
Wishing her fine recovery .

Welcome for any further guidance .
Regards .
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What Are The Symptoms Of Food Pipe Shrinkage?

Hello dear Warm welcome to Healthcaremagic.com I have evaluated your query for grandmother in details . * The symptoms of food pipe narrowing are - initial difficulty in swallowing for foods . - later difficulty in swallowing even liquids also in advance stages - weight loss , vomiting , cachexia in advanced stages . Hope this will help you for sure . Wishing her fine recovery . Welcome for any further guidance . Regards .