Tell your doctor if you experience any of the following symptoms: Regurgitation, food backing up into mouth and throat Difficulty swallowing / feeling like food is stuck in your throat Heartburn Vomiting blood Weight loss If your doctor suspects that you may have esophageal cancer, your next step may be imaging such as an x-ray, CT, or MRI and an upper endoscopy and biopsy.
In the meantime, if youre still struggling to quit, you can try and ease the symptoms slightly by taking lozenges or gargling with salt water to soothe a sore throat, drinking water regularly, and exercising daily
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It marks something as dangerous, transgressive, to be avoided