Homeopathy Medicine for Difficulty Swallowing

Dysphagia is the medical term for the condition where swallowing becomes more laborious and time-consuming, sometimes to the point of being impossible, and may also be accompanied by pain.

Even though occasional dysphagia, which can happen when you eat too quickly or don’t chew your food thoroughly, typically isn’t a problem, it could be a sign of a serious medical condition that needs to be treated.

The causes of swallowing issues vary, and the treatment depends on the cause. Dysphagia can occur at any age, but it is more prevalent in older adults.

Symptoms

Dysphagia may present with the following signs and symptoms:

• Odonophagia, the inability to swallow without pain
• Being unable to swallow
• experiencing a feeling of food becoming stuck in your throat, chest, or sternum
• Drooling
• Being hoarse
• Regaining food that has been swallowed
• Having frequent heartburn
• having stomach acid or food reflux into your throat
• Unexpectedly losing weight
• swallowing that causes a cough or gagging
• cutting food into smaller pieces or staying away from certain foods due to swallowing issues

Causes

Although the exact cause of dysphagia is sometimes unknown, it generally belongs to one of the following categories because swallowing is a complex process that can be affected by a variety of conditions.

Esophageal dysphagia

Esophageal dysphagia is the term used to describe the feeling that food is stuck or getting caught up in your throat or chest after you have started to swallow.

• Achalasia.Muscles in the wall of your esophagus may also be weak, a condition that tends to get worse over time, which may cause you to bring food back up into your throat when your lower esophageal muscle (sphincter) doesn’t relax properly to let food enter your stomach.
• Diffuse spasm.Diffuse spasm affects the involuntary muscles in the walls of your lower esophagus and causes multiple high-pressure, ill-timed contractions of your esophagus, usually after you swallow.
• Esophageal stricture.Large pieces of food can become stuck in an esophageal stricture due to tumors or scar tissue, which are frequently brought on by gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
• Esophageal tumors.When esophageal tumors are present, swallowing difficulties frequently worsen over time.
• Foreign bodies.Older adults with dentures and individuals who have trouble chewing their food may be more susceptible to having a piece of food become lodged in the throat or esophagus.
• Esophageal ring.The lower esophagus contains a thin area of narrowing that can occasionally make it difficult to swallow solid foods.
• GERD.Lower esophageal spasms, scarring, or narrowing can result from esophageal tissues being damaged by stomach acid that backs up into the esophagus.
• Eosinophilic esophagitis.The overabundance of eosinophilic cells in the esophagus is the root cause of this condition, which may be linked to a food allergy.
• Scleroderma.Your lower esophageal sphincter may become weakened by the formation of scar-like tissue, stiffening and hardening of tissues, which can lead to frequent heartburn and acid reflux.
• Radiation therapy.The esophagus may become inflamed and scarred as a result of this cancer treatment.

Oropharyngeal dysphagia

You may choke, gag, cough, or feel as though food or liquids are traveling up your nose or down your windpipe (trachea) when you try to swallow due to certain conditions that weaken the muscles in your throat, which can cause difficulty moving food from your mouth into your throat and esophagus when you start to swallow, which can result in pneumonia.

Oropharyngeal dysphagia can be brought on by:

• Neurological disorders.Dysphagia can be brought on by a number of conditions, including Parkinson’s disease, muscular dystrophy, and multiple sclerosis.
• Neurological damage.Your capacity to swallow may be impacted by sudden neurological damage, including that caused by a stroke, brain injury, or spinal cord injury.
• Pharyngoesophageal diverticulum (Zenker’s diverticulum).You may have trouble swallowing, gurgling noises, bad breath, and frequent throat clearing or coughing if a small pouch forms and gathers food particles in your throat, usually just above your esophagus.
• Cancer.The inability to swallow can be brought on by specific cancers and cancer treatments like radiation.

Risk factors

Dysphagia risk factors include the following:

• Aging.Older adults are more likely to experience swallowing problems due to esophageal deterioration caused by aging and normal use, as well as a higher risk of certain diseases like Parkinson’s disease or stroke. However, dysphagia is not regarded as a normal symptom of aging.
• Certain health conditions.An increased risk of swallowing issues exists in people with specific neurological or nervous system disorders.

Complications

Swallowing problems can result in:

• Malnutrition, weight loss and dehydration.Being able to swallow properly can be challenging for those who have dysphagia.
• Aspiration pneumonia.Aspiration pneumonia can be brought on by food that introduces bacteria to the lungs, such as when you try to swallow and food or liquid gets into your airway.
• Choking.Food can cause choking when it lodges in the throat, and if the airway is completely blocked and no one steps in to perform a successful Heimlich maneuver, the patient may die.

HOMOEOPATHIC TREATMENT

Lachesis and Hyoscyamus – When Swallowing Liquids is Difficult

Lachesis and Hyoscyamus are effective treatments for dysphagia when it affects the ability to swallow liquids. Lachesis is used when the patient experiences pain and swelling in the throat, choking when drinking liquids, and difficulty swallowing liquids or even saliva.

Kali Carb and Alumina – When Swallowing Solids is Difficult

Alumina works well when swallowing of solid food is difficult, painful, and there is extreme dryness in the throat. The throat feels plugged. A patient needing Alumina can drink warm beverages with ease. Kali Carb may also work well in cases of dysphagia from the stricture of the esophagus. In such patients, food may also go into the windpipe.

Baptisia and Baryta Carb – When There is Inability to Swallow Solids

Some of the best medications for dysphagia are Baptisia and Baryta Carb, which are helpful in situations where a person can only consume liquids and gags when solid food is introduced.

Belladonna and Cactus – When the Patient Has To Drink to Swallow

When a patient with dysphagia needs to drink water to help them swallow food, Belladonna and Cactus are both important treatments to consider. Belladonna is effective when the patient needs to drink water to help them swallow food because they also have a tendency to choke easily and the food may go down the wrong way.

Cactus is highly recommended when a person needs to drink a lot of water to get food to move down the esophagus, and heat and constriction in the throat may also be symptoms indicating the use of the homeopathic medicine Cactus. Belladonna is a medication for painless dysphagia.

Anacardium and Hyoscyamus – For Dysphagia with Choking

Anacardium and Hyoscyamus are the medications that are best for dysphagia with choking while swallowing. Anacardium is used when choking is easy while eating or drinking anything, and scraping and rawness in the throat are other significant symptoms for choosing this medication.