Feeling that food is blocked in the esophagus may be caused by physiological reasons such as food blockage, or it may be caused by diseases such as pancreatic achalasia or esophageal cancer, etc. Patients can choose general treatment, medication and surgery according to their own conditions.
1. Physiological causes: Patients who have chicken bones or fish splinters blocking the esophagus are likely to have the symptom of feeling food blocking the esophagus. At this time, the patient can go to the hospital for examination and use tweezers to remove the food, which will help to improve the symptoms.
2. Pancreatic dystrophy: Pancreatic dystrophy causes the esophagus to become dilated and twisted, resulting in the symptoms mentioned above. Patients can choose medication such as nifedipine under doctor’s guidance, and if necessary, dilatation treatment, endoscopic POEM treatment or surgical treatment can be given.
3. Esophageal cancer: Esophageal cancer will cause pressure on the esophagus area, which may also cause symptoms. Patients can choose the treatment of surgical removal of the tumor, which helps to relieve the compression symptoms.
Patients who feel that food is blocked in the esophagus should go to the hospital in time and choose appropriate methods to deal with it, so as to avoid aggravation of the condition.