esophageal spasm

How Do You Know If You Have Esophageal Spasms?

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How Do You Know If You Have Esophageal Spasms? Signs and symptoms of esophageal spasms include: Squeezing pain in your chest. The pain is often intense, and you might mistake it for heart pain (angina). Difficulty swallowing solids and liquids, sometimes related to swallowing specific substances, such as red wine or extremely hot or cold

What Causes Zenker’s Diverticulum?

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What Causes Zenker’s Diverticulum? What causes Zenker’s diverticulum? Zenker’s diverticulum develops when the muscle between the throat and esophagus, known as the cricopharyngeus muscle, over-tightens, causing the throat above it to pouch out. Overtime, the pouch can enlarge as the muscles below it tighten excessively. Food can catch in this pouch or it can cause