What causes you to choke on your food?

Choking can be caused by bad eating habit, esophageal tumor or cerebral infarction. 1. Bad eating habits: If you have bad eating habits when eating, such as eating in a hurry or not concentrating, you will be easily choked. You need to change your eating habit and chew slowly. 2. Esophageal tumor: due to the narrowing of esophageal lumen, patients with esophageal tumor will have difficulty in swallowing and other symptoms, and they are easy to choke when eating. It is recommended to go to the hospital in time to improve the relevant examination, and take surgical treatment if necessary. If the tumor is malignant, it needs to be combined with radiotherapy after operation. 3. Cerebral infarction: If the patient is suffering from cerebral infarction, it will lead to the problem of the nerves or muscles that govern the swallowing action, and then it is easy to choke when eating. Active treatment is needed. Eating easily choking may also be caused by other reasons, if accompanied by other discomfort symptoms, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner to find out the cause.