Chicken bone stuck in esophagus symptoms

If you are not careful when eating, it may cause symptoms such as food getting stuck in the esophagus. For example, when eating chicken, if a chicken bone gets stuck in the esophagus, it will often cause patients to have difficulty swallowing, a foreign body sensation, and symptoms of stuffiness. In severe cases, it will cause blood in the saliva and cause severe vomiting. These are all relatively normal physiological reactions. Chicken bones stuck in the esophagus must be treated promptly and well.

What to do if a chicken bone is stuck in your esophagus

If children have foreign bodies in their esophagus, they should never handle it on their own. It is absolutely forbidden to press it down with rice balls or steamed buns, because doing so may cause further damage to the esophagus, resulting in serious consequences and making treatment difficult. The child must be sent to the hospital immediately. The doctor can use X-ray to determine the size, shape and location of the foreign body, and use an esophagoscopy to observe and remove the foreign body.

To prevent the occurrence of esophageal foreign bodies, the following two aspects should be focused on: first, educate children not to play or laugh with objects in their mouths; second, chew slowly when eating, which is not only beneficial to the digestion and absorption of food, but also can avoid the occurrence of esophageal foreign bodies.

Dangers of foreign bodies stuck in the esophagus

The esophagus is also called the food pipe. When there is a foreign object stuck, it is called an esophageal foreign body or esophageal foreign body. The causes of esophageal foreign bodies in children are the same as those of pharyngeal foreign bodies. [align=left] There are three physiological narrow parts of the esophagus: upper, middle and lower. The upper end of the esophagus is the narrowest, so foreign objects are most likely to get stuck there. Once a foreign body occurs in the esophagus, pain will occur. The pain may be in the neck or behind the sternum, and the pain will be aggravated when swallowing.

Dysphagia may also occur, which is caused by foreign body blockage and pain. Sharp foreign objects often puncture the esophagus and cause local inflammation. Severe damage and spread of inflammation can cause serious complications such as mediastinitis, lung infection or esophageal tracheal fistula. Esophageal foreign bodies at the second physiological narrowing site are close to the aorta and may cause fatal massive bleeding due to the loss of the aorta, which is very dangerous.