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Buildup Of Food On Esophagus. Any Suggestions?

My 77 year old uncle has a buildup of food on his esophagus . Doctors scraped away at the buildup, but said if they continued it could be fatal. They made a hole large enough he can eat ice chips and sip on fluids. They placed a feeding tube . Do you think sips of vinegar or hot coffe or any other liquid could help to open that up more. We are grasping at anything that could help. Maybe orange juice or something acidic could help. Any suggestions? Thank you. My email address is YYYY@YYYY My name is Michelle.
Mon, 2 Dec 2013
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Hi
Thanks for your query
I can feel your concern
I recommend you to get an upper GIT endoscopy to exactly localize the lesion , take soft diet .you should do gargles and take some green tea I recommend to have a proper clinical examination.
Hope it helps
Regards
Dr imran
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Buildup Of Food On Esophagus. Any Suggestions?

Hi Thanks for your query I can feel your concern I recommend you to get an upper GIT endoscopy to exactly localize the lesion , take soft diet .you should do gargles and take some green tea I recommend to have a proper clinical examination. Hope it helps Regards Dr imran