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Query: Hello doctor,My younger brother who is one year old has a medical problem. He swallowed a battery and it affected his esophagus. He now has a blockage in his esophagus which now makes him unable to swallow anything. An operation was done for him in the hospital in which they opened his esophagus and... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. This is a very serious condition that we are looking at over here. Surgical correction has already been done. We should give some time for it to heal. Mostly it should heal. However, if it does not then other routes of giving food should be... Read Full »
I swallowed a ginger nausea capsule, and I feel like it got stuck in my esophagus. Help me.
Query: Hello doctor, I swallowed a ginger nausea capsule earlier today before six hours. It felt like it got stuck in my esophagus. I have drunk about two liters of water, fizzy water, and juice. I have also eaten three pieces of moist bread. I still have a globus sensation in my throat (as if the pill is ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please do not worry. I can understand your concern and will try to help you out. As you said, you have swallowed a capsule; usual capsules are made of gelatin coating, which is absorbable. So there is a very less chance that it could have stayed back in your pharynx or... Read Full »
My brother has achalasia cardia type II. What should we do?
Query: Hello doctor, My younger brother has been diagnosed with Achalasia cardia type II, and underwent balloon inflation twice, but there was no improvement. So now the doctors are recommending Heller myotomy. On our last visit, the doctor said that the esophagus is enlarged due to food pocketing or stora... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. If he is not responding to the ballooning technque, then only two options are there: 1. POEM (peroral endoscopic myotomy) procedure. 2. Heller's myotomy. Medicines cannot relax the sphincter at the lower esophagus, so he needs to choose fr... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, Soft tissue neck CT scan said the esophagus is patulous. What does this mean? I am worried that I have esophageal cancer. I had untreated LPR, drank heavily for 10 to 12 years, and had an eating disorder for many years (severe restricting, chewing or spitting food, throwing up). Having hi... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can see that you have quite a few concerns about your health, and I will try to address all of them. 1. Esophagus is patulous and is not an abnormality by itself, but it may indicate a condition called scleroderma, also known as systemic sclerosis. Mentioning this... Read Full »
I feel like I have something stuck in my chest. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 27 year old male, and I feel like something is stuck in my chest for about a week now. And this feeling is not going away. It is very uncomfortable, and I am scared about having cancer. I have been to a doctor, and he says I have an inflamed esophagus, but medicines are not help... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Greetings of the day. Yes, it could be inflammation of the esophagus because it has an acute onset. Other possibilities are an esophageal stricture, causing narrowing of the lumen and pain while swallowing. There are various causes of inflammation and stricture of the... Read Full »
What is the reason for nausea and loss of appetite?
Query: Hi doctor,My husband has been feeling very unwell. He is having nausea and dry retching in the morning, loss of appetite, weight loss, and muscle loss. His blood work shows elevated ferritin of 537 and low sodium of 132.He has had a normal colonoscopy, endoscopy, abdominal ultrasound, and CT scan. I... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Based on your query, my opinion is as follows: Increased serum ferritin (attachment removed to protect patient identity) is usually a sign of chronic inflammation. Here the symptoms of nausea, loss of appetite and morning symptoms indicate possible gastric cause. Chro... Read Full »
Will gastric reflux cause throat pain when I bend or kneel?
Query: Hi doctor, When I bend or kneel, especially when I kneel, my throat hurts and feels pressure from yesterday. I am taking Lamotrigine for epilepsy. Kindly help me. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. This can be due to gastric reflux. It is a condition where our stomach acids hit back to the throat and esophagus. So due to that, slight discomfort is felt. As you mentioned, you feel it when you bend down, so most probably, it is due to gastric reflux only. I would su... Read Full »