What are the early symptoms of esophageal cancer? Swallowing with a foreign body sensation

When esophageal cancer is still in the early stages of the disease, patients always feel a foreign body sensation when swallowing food, and also experience intermittent feelings of stagnation; in addition, they may experience symptoms such as stuffiness and mild pain behind the sternum, fullness and mild pain in the upper abdomen, etc.

1. Foreign body sensation when swallowing

If you did not have any abnormal symptoms when swallowing food before, but recently you always have a foreign body sensation after eating dry and hard food, and the sensation is often fixed in the same position, it is best to get checked in time, as it may be an early symptom of esophageal cancer.

2. Intermittent stagnation after eating

After eating, if food passes very slowly and there is always a feeling of stagnation, you should pay attention to this, as it may be a sign of esophageal cancer.

3. Pain behind the sternum

In the early stages of esophageal cancer, there will also be symptoms of fullness and mild pain behind the sternum, but they generally do not occur continuously. Symptoms often appear or become obvious when one is overtired or eats faster.

4. Upper abdominal distension and pain

When esophageal cancer occurs, it is often accompanied by fullness and mild pain in the upper abdomen. This discomfort symptom will be more obvious, especially when eating some relatively dry and hard foods.