Esophageal pain manifests as symptoms of heartburn and or chest pain. Esophageal pain is a type of visceral pain that is poorly localized owing to divergence of visceral afferents. The esophagus is ...

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Eating is something most of us take for granted. We do it three times a day – which adds up to more than a thousand meals a year, but what if you had trouble eating and ...

There are a variety of treatments for esophageal cancer, a form of cancer that affects your esophagus, or food pipe (the organ that connects your stomach to your throat). If you’ve recently been ...

Bacterial infections, viruses, and esophageal disorders can cause you to have pain when you swallow. You can try home ...

Symptoms of eosinophilic esophagitis are often hard to recognize. Here’s what to look out for. Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic, inflammatory disorder of the esophagus. It occurs when ...

Pill esophagitis can cause chest pain, heartburn, and painful swallowing. You can prevent pill esophagitis by drinking a full glass of water with pills and not lying down right after taking them. Dry ...