Brief Answer:
GERD if not complete obstruction; if complete is an emergency

Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am and welcome.

Thank you for writing to us.

I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help.

A. The presentation you are describing is usually associated with either hyperacidity or acid reflux (namely a condition called gastroesophageal reflux disease), if there is no physical difficulty in feeding and is just related to discomfort.

In either scenarios, there can be the following symptoms:

+General chest discomfort
+Heart burn
+Regurgitation of food or liquid
+Sometimes a bitter taste in the mouth, usually because of the regurgitation of acid or liquid into the mouth
+Abdominal bloating
+Sometimes a cough as well

The generalised approach is usually:

+Drink plenty of liquids
+Avoid spicy food, oily food, fatty or fried food
+Avoid smoking
+Avoid alcohol
+Avoid overeating
+Avoid carbonated drinks
+Have 5-6 smaller meals, instead of 2-3 larger ones
+Avoid caffeine
+Try mild forms of exercise (walking about 30-45 minutes a day), no vigorous exercise at all
+Try to have the last meal of the day at least 2 hours before bedtime
+Take one tablet of ranitidine or omeprazole 15 minutes before each meal

B. But if there is a physical difficulty in feeding (solids and liquids) and if you cannot manage to eat anything at all, not even liquids then I would recommend an emergency doctors visit for 2 reasons:

1. An erect x-ray to look for and/or rule out any obstruction causing the difficulty in feeding

2. An upper GI endoscopy: Will help rule out/confirm any strictures, narrowing, or compression from surrounding structures causing the difficulty in feeding

I hope you find my response helpful. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I am always hereto help.

Best wishes.

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