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Suggest Remedy For Lack Of Pressure In Muscles To Force The Food Downwards
For the past 5 years I have had a problem with swallowing everything I eat sits at the bottom of my esophagus and I have to bring it up I just had a barium swallow the doc said everything looked fine but my muscles weren t pushing my food down with the force they should be what does this mean and what can I do about it
Thu, 10 Dec 2015
Hi dear,
Barium swallow will tell about any physical obstruction in food pipe.muscle weakness can be due to neurological cause.you should consult a neurologist for it.
Barium swallow will tell about any physical obstruction in food pipe.muscle weakness can be due to neurological cause.you should consult a neurologist for it.
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