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 1
20s 8
30s 18
40s 37
50s 47
60s 57
70+ 45

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 60
Female 149

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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.



Common symptoms reported by people with esophageal dysphagia

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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.
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Treatments taken by people for esophageal dysphagia

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Compare treatments taken by people with esophageal dysphagia

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Got a question about living with esophageal dysphagia? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has esophageal dysphagia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 49 say esophageal dysphagia is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 8
30s 18
40s 37
50s 47
60s 57
70+ 45
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 6
20-29 years 20
30-39 years 18
40-49 years 22
50-59 years 20
60-69 years 6
70+ years 5

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 60
Female 149

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 109
Not Diagnosed 10

These charts show data from esophageal dysphagia patients who have completed their condition history
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