Can't swallow food and have abdominal pain? Is it esophageal cancer?

Inability to swallow food and abdominal pain may be caused by esophageal cancer, but it may also be caused by diseases such as gastric ulcer and acute gastroenteritis.

1. Esophageal cancer

1. Symptoms: Patients with early esophageal cancer generally do not have obvious discomfort symptoms. As the disease progresses, the tumor will gradually grow larger, causing compression on local tissues. At this time, symptoms of dysphagia will appear, accompanied by a burning sensation behind the sternum, food reflux, and other symptoms.

2. Examination: If you suspect you have esophageal cancer, it is recommended that you go to a regular hospital in time for diagnosis through X-ray barium meal examination, endoscopic ultrasound examination, etc.

2. If it is not esophageal cancer

1. Gastric ulcer: Long-term smoking, alcoholism or eating spicy food may induce gastric ulcer, which usually presents with abdominal pain, loss of appetite, weight loss and other symptoms, accompanied by the above conditions. You can take omeprazole enteric-coated tablets, rabeprazole sodium enteric-coated capsules and other drugs as prescribed by the doctor.

2. Acute gastroenteritis: A digestive system disease caused by Helicobacter pylori infection. Clinically, it will present symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, etc. The above phenomenon may also occur. You can take antibiotics such as amoxicillin capsules and levofloxacin hydrochloride capsules as prescribed by the doctor for treatment.

In addition, it may also be related to gastric polyps and other reasons. It is recommended to go to the hospital in time to determine the cause and receive treatment.