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Difficulty swallowing
The problem of difficulty swallowing is one of the common problems that afflicts many individuals, especially the elderly, and whose main symptom is the difficulty of passing fluids and food from the mouth to the stomach, and it is accompanied by many symptoms such as: difficulty swallowing saliva, and a feeling of severe pain in half of the chest or Sore throat, and in this article we will talk about its causes, and ways to treat it.
Causes of difficulty swallowing
- The presence of problems in the lower esophagus muscle, as this muscle loses its elasticity when food reaches it, and thus food collects at the bottom, and does not reach the stomach.
- Aging: This condition is one of the common conditions in the elderly, as the esophagus loses its cohesion and strength, and thus the muscle rings contract.
- Contraction of the esophagus, as this results from the formation of strong, fibrous tissues that narrow its parts, and this is a result of many diseases such as: esophageal concussion, or cancer.
- Esophageal cancer, which causes difficulty swallowing, from difficulty swallowing foods to difficulty swallowing liquids.
- Swallowing a large, hard piece, and thus leads to its attachment in the esophagus or throat, and this condition increases in the elderly or children, who are unable to chew food.
- Swallowing metal objects as this condition increases in children, and it is preferable in this case to go to the doctor or hospital as soon as possible.
- Inflammation of the throat.
- GERD, which causes contractions or damage to esophageal tissue.
- The paralysis of the mouth muscles, which in turn leads to choking while eating, or coughing and coughing, or inflammation of the lung to enter the food into the respiratory system.
- Infection of the pharynx or mouth with many diseases, or neurological disorders such as: poliovirus, Parkinson's disease, nerve damage in the brain, or injury to the spine.
- Various psychological pressures, and this condition is the most common case, and it will disappear once the stress ends.
Symptoms of difficulty swallowing
Difficulty swallowing in adults:
- Severe pain while eating.
- Difficulty swallowing food.
- Feeling of suffocation while eating.
- Coughing and coughing.
- Feeling that food is stuck in the sternum or chest.
- Feeling of heartburn, the cause is esophageal reflux.
- A burning sensation in the heart.
- Losing weight suddenly.
- Lung infection.
Symptoms of difficulty swallowing in children:
- Difficulty feeding.
- Difficulty eating foods, especially solid foods.
- Slow eating, lasting for an hour.
- Fluids and food coming out of the mouth.
- Vomiting or coughing while eating or feeding.
- Breathing difficulty.
- Losing weight suddenly.
- Frequent chest infections.
Treating difficulty swallowing naturally
- Garlic: Mix a handful of crushed garlic inside a cup of water, then drink the mixture once a day.
- Sagebrush: Mix six teaspoons of ground sage in a cup of hot, then leave the mixture aside until it cools, and then gargle with the mixture for a minute.
- Tomato juice: Heat a cup of tomato juice on the fire, then add half a tablespoon of each of: black pepper, lemon juice, garlic powder, and mix, then remove the mixture from the heat, leave it until it cools, and then gargle with it twice daily.
