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What is the pain in the esophagus known as?

Pain in the esophagus is commonly called heartburn. Most people do not realize that the esophagus travels down right behind the heart before it connects to the stomach.


What could cause pain in the esophagus then to throw-up a lot of blood?

If this is occurring in you or someone you know, consult a physician immediately!


What are the signs of your esophagus rupturing How do you know if it does?

Severe pain on swollowing. Severe chest pain. Pain may mimic a heart attack and be accompanied by sweating profusely (diaphoresis), nausea, blody vomitus and fainting. The esophagus can have a small or large tear called a Mallory Weiss tear or it can fully rupture in what is called Boorhaves Syndrome. Severe pain on swollowing. Severe chest pain. Pain may mimic a heart attack and be accompanied by sweating profusely (diaphoresis), nausea, blody vomitus and fainting. The esophagus can have a small or large tear called a Mallory Weiss tear or it can fully rupture in what is called Boorhaves Syndrome.


What is the spianl cord to the esophagus?

Spinal cord is posterior to the esophagus. Jeez I can't believe you don't know that.


What is a fafalafugus?

It is not called a fafalafagus, it is called an esophagus. People say fafalafagus because they don't know what it is or they don't know how to say it. Your esophagus is in the beginning of your digestion. Air is supposed to go down your esophagus not food. Thats why people choke.


What is the Medical term for pertaining to the esophagus?

Achalasia cardia is the condition stricture or narrowing of the esophagus due to inability of the sphincter to relax.it is called a stricture.and it can be corrected in a simple procedure.


Heartburn has nothing to do with the heart but actually involves?

Heartburn involves the stomach and usually the esophagus. When acid refluxes into the lower esophagus it creates a nasty burning sensation since the esophagus does not have the same protective coating as the inside of a healthy stomach. The pain can be reminiscent of the pain of a heart attack - leading some people to mistake a heart attack for bad heartburn and others to mistake bad heartburn for a heart attack.


What is severe acid reflux?

Severe acid reflux can lead to esophagitis. The esophagus is the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. Muscles in the lower esophagus normally prevent stomach acid from coming back up into the esophagus, but when a person suffers from mild, moderate or severe acid reflux, the muscles do not stop the acid from entering the esophagus and this stomach acid can cause pain and inflammation of the esophagus, which is caused esophagitis. Managing acid reflux disease is all about preventing acid from leaking back up into the esophagus.


What is the plural form of odynophagia?

There is no plural form of odynophagia because you only have one esophagus to receive pain during swallowing.


Why do animals yelp crap up their slimy esophagus?

the animars eat poopy, like my pug,toby,the pain in the hiknee.


Does the medical term odynophagia have a plural or singular form?

Odynophagia (from the Greek roots odyno-, pain + -phagia, from phagein, to eat) is pain on the mouth or esophagus when swallowing. The word is singular and has no plural form.


What causes a tortuous esophagus?

this is when your esophagus is severely twisted like snaking back and forth. this causes alot of pain when you swallow, and often at least once usually each meal time some food will get stuck. if anyone has any advice how to live with this easier PLEASE post any suggestions. thank you kimberlee in barrie, ontario