Eating capsules feels stuck in the esophagus

Eating capsules that feel stuck inside the esophagus and can’t go down may be due to psychological factors, drug effects, and pathological factors. It is recommended to visit the hospital in time to determine the cause and treat the cause. Common causes and treatment methods are as follows: 1. Psychological factors: commonly found in children, due to reluctance to take medication, resulting in stiffness of the muscle groups around the throat and esophagus, which cannot peristaltic well in order to swallow the capsule, which then causes the capsule to get stuck inside the esophagus and not go down. In this case, parents are advised to soothe their children as much as possible and use a gentle attitude to get them to take the medicine; 2. Drug influence: If the capsule is particularly large and the patient’s esophagus is narrow, the capsule is stuck very tightly to the esophagus during the eating process, making it difficult to digest for a short period of time, resulting in the symptoms of eating the capsule feeling stuck in the esophagus. Patients are advised to drink some warm boiled water appropriately, and the capsule may slowly slide into the esophagus under the dissolution of water. Do not choke with hard rice balls or buns to prevent further blockage of the esophagus. If drinking water does not relieve the symptoms, you need to go to the gastroenterology department to improve the electronic gastroscopy, with the help of the gastroscope to remove the capsule or send the capsule into the stomach; 3, pathological factors: such as reflux esophagitis patients with gastric contents may reflux to the pharynx or mouth, resulting in eating capsules feel stuck inside the esophagus can not get down. You can use drugs such as omeprazole enteric tablets for treatment.