{"id":130408,"date":"2021-09-21T11:14:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T11:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=130408"},"modified":"2023-08-30T11:07:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T11:07:09","slug":"swallowing-difficulty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/swallowing-difficulty\/","title":{"rendered":"Swallowing difficulty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Problems with passing food or liquid from the mouth to the stomach, a condition medically termed dysphagia. Normally when a person eats or drinks, the chewed food or liquid is swallowed by a sequence of several mechanical events. The tongue pushes the material to the back of the throat where muscle contractions quickly move it along. It passes from the back of the throat to the esophagus, the tube connecting to the stomach. Muscles at the top and bottom of the esophagus open and close quickly to propel food into the stomach. Difficulty swallowing can be painful and disturbing. The causes of the condition vary; how\u00ac ever, most are not medically serious and can usually be treated effectively.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-151\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Medically termed dysphagia, this is a prevalent symptom linked to numerous potential origins. These encompass factors like a foreign item lodged in the throat, inadequate saliva generation, oesophageal issues like oesophageal stricture, pressure on the oesophagus\u2014such as due to a goitre\u2014neurological conditions like myasthenia gravis or stroke, and psychological concerns like globus hystericus.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Examinations to assess difficulties with swallowing might involve procedures like a barium swallow or oesophagoscopy. The course of treatment is contingent on identifying the underlying cause.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Problems with passing food or liquid from the mouth to the stomach, a condition medically termed dysphagia. Normally when a person eats or drinks, the chewed food or liquid is swallowed by a sequence of several mechanical events. 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It passes from the back of the throat to the esophagus, the tube connecting to the stomach. Muscles at the top and bottom of the esophagus open and close quickly to propel food into the stomach. Difficulty swallowing can be painful and disturbing. The causes of the condition vary; how\u00ac ever, most are not medically serious and can usually be treated effectively.Medically termed dysphagia, this is a prevalent symptom linked to numerous potential origins. These encompass factors like a foreign item lodged in the throat, inadequate saliva generation, oesophageal issues like oesophageal stricture, pressure on the oesophagus\u2014such as due to a goitre\u2014neurological conditions like myasthenia gravis or stroke, and psychological concerns like globus hystericus.Examinations to assess difficulties with swallowing might involve procedures like a barium swallow or oesophagoscopy. 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