My throat feels blocked after eating

Three meals a day is an eating habit that everyone must ensure. After eating, some people will suddenly feel a blockage in their throat. This may be caused by something stuck in your throat while you were eating, or it may be pharyngitis. If your throat feels blocked, you should go to the hospital for diagnosis as soon as possible to determine the cause and then receive treatment. Let’s take a look at what causes a blocked throat after a meal.

The feeling of choking when swallowing is a matter that can be serious or minor. It can be caused by pharyngitis, which can be diagnosed by examination by an ENT doctor. In more serious cases, it can be caused by esophageal tumors, which can be confirmed by gastroscopy. It can be caused by achalasia, which can basically be diagnosed by a gastrointestinal barium meal. Reflux esophagitis can cause symptoms of heartburn and pain behind the sternum, which can be diagnosed by barium meal, gastroscopy and esophageal pH test. Going to the gastroenterology department to see an expert and combining it with appropriate auxiliary examinations should be able to solve your troubles.

Nausea is mostly a symptom of stomach qi reflux, nausea and vomiting. Generally, you can take some Xuanfu Daizhe soup to reduce stomach gas, drink more warm water on weekdays to ensure sleep and not stay up late, eat more light food, more vegetables and fruits, and avoid fried, grilled, spicy and irritating foods, and foods that are easy to cause inflammation.

Elderly people have difficulty swallowing. Under normal circumstances, there is no feeling of food passing through the esophagus when swallowing. If there is a feeling of blockage or food stagnation when swallowing food, it is called dysphagia. When swallowing is difficult, the patient can often point out the location of the blockage. For example, if he feels that there is something blocking the throat or esophagus, but there is no feeling of blockage when eating or drinking, this situation is not dysphagia and should be distinguished. In addition, the elderly may also have dysphagia due to the weakening of the contraction of the esophageal smooth muscle and its smaller relaxation amplitude. Some complain of a feeling of blockage in the pharynx, which is functional. However, there is a possibility of esophageal cancer in the elderly.

Even if the dysphagia is very mild, a comprehensive examination should be carried out promptly to find out the cause and do not let it go to avoid missing the opportunity for treatment and causing serious consequences. Esophageal cancer is the most common cause of dysphagia in middle-aged and elderly people. Once dysphagia or a feeling of obstruction occurs, esophageal cancer should be considered first. You should go to the hospital for treatment in time. When the examination proves that the esophagus is unobstructed and there is no cancer, other causes can be considered.