difficulty swallowing
Food won't descend
Difficulty swallowing is the sensation that food or liquid is stuck or won't go down easily.
The medical term is dysphagia.
It ranges from mild discomfort to complete inability to swallow, and can result from throat conditions, neurological problems, or anxiety: She's been having difficulty swallowing since the surgery.
Often described as food "catching" or "getting stuck."
- dysphagiaMedical swallowing difficulty
- chokingBlocked airway condition
- throatNeck's inner passage
- sore throatIrritated, aching airway
- lump in throatTight feeling when emotional
gagging · gag reflex · esophagus · lump · stuck · cough · food · aspiration · constriction · tightness · saliva · mucus · reflux · acid reflux · nausea · obstruction · bolus · airway
- body symptomsheadache, headaches, dizziness, nausea, fatigue
- anxiety signspanic, nervousness, worry, worrying, trembling
- cancer symptomslump, tumor, weight loss, bleeding, persistent cough
- neurological symptomsnumbness, tremor, paralysis, aphasia, ataxia
- throat ailmentssore throat, strep throat, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis
- Throat Problemssore throat, strep throat, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis