Symptoms of radiation esophagitis

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Most of the time, we are not very clear about the symptoms and signs of reflux esophagitis, so it leads to serious reflux esophagitis. Even many times, patients with reflux esophagitis do not know the symptoms and signs of reflux esophagitis, the symptoms of radioactive esophagitis. Let me talk about it.

Symptoms of radiation esophagitis

Burning pain is caused by reflux of gastric acid chemical stimulation of esophageal epithelial sensory nerve endings. The typical symptom of burning pain is located under the sternum and diffuses upward. According to the distribution of vagus nerve, sometimes it can radiate to the neck, palate or ear. It is common to radiate between the shoulder blades on both sides of the back. Burning sensation can be relieved by drinking water or taking acid or sugar block to stimulate saliva secretion and primary esophageal peristalsis.

Swallowing pain is caused by food mass irritating the inflamed esophagus or esophageal spasm. Spastic pain and heartburn have the same distribution and radiation site. In the esophagitis area and part of the stenosis or motor function uncoordinated area, the food ball causes the acute expansion of the esophagus and produces the third contraction or spasm. The patient may feel food or liquid pause above the esophagus, waiting for the food ball to go down or drink water to rush down. The dilated esophagus above the food ball pause may produce very serious pain. Spasmodic pain can also be caused by reflux.

Dysphagia is mainly caused by esophageal inflammation caused by reflux, resulting in uncoordinated movement. It is difficult to swallow a few mouthfuls of food at first, and then it is easier to swallow. When the inflammation develops to the stenosis of the lumen, the obstruction of swallowing solid food occurs. The food enters the stomach slowly and accumulates in the esophagus until nausea or high dysphagia occurs. Severe obstruction occurs in the later stage. The patient can only enter the liquid food. Generally, the course of benign stenosis is longer, and the patients with shorter stenosis segment can maintain nutrition, while the patients with longer stenosis segment can affect eating, resulting in malnutrition and anemia.

matters needing attention

Although the treatment of reflux esophagitis is very difficult, and reflux esophagitis is also particularly easy to relapse, so many times we want to give up the treatment of reflux esophagitis in the middle, which is not desirable, we must adhere to the treatment of reflux esophagitis.