What is esophageal dysphagia?

Esophageal dysphagia is difficulty passing food down the esophagus. It results from either a problem with moving food through the esophagus due to a motility disorder or may be due to an obstruction or narrowing in the esophagus.

How do members experience esophageal dysphagia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with esophageal dysphagia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for esophageal dysphagia*

Who has esophageal dysphagia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 4
30s 15
40s 39
50s 46
60s 53
70+ 37

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 55
Female 136