What Could be Causing Pain With Swallowing?

What Causes Pain With Swallowing?

Pain with swallowing can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'troubling' to 'worrying'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.

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Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose pain with swallowing, we could:

Research the topic
Find a doctor with the time
Use a diagnostic computer system.

The process is the same, whichever method is used.

Step 1: List all Possible Causes

We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "pain with swallowing" as a symptom. Here are two possibilities:

Candida / Yeast
Esophageal Stricture

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

We then identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

tetracycline use

chronic vaginal yeast infection

indoor allergies

refined white flour consumption

current birth control pill use

difficulty swallowing

frequent unexplained nausea

high refined sugar consumption

non-vaginal candidiasis

heavily coated tongue

sugar/sweet craving

history of non-vaginal candidiasis

... and more than 30 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of pain with swallowing:

Cause	Probability	Status
Esophageal Stricture	98%	Confirm
Candida / Yeast	51%	Possible

* This is a simple example to illustrate the process

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

If you indicate eating-related issues, The Analyst™ will ask further questions including this one:

Do you experience pain when you swallow?

Possible responses:

→ No / don't know
→ Occasionally / mild
→ Often / severe

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate painful swallowing, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Esophageal Stricture (narrowing)

Yeast / Candida Infection

If you have fungal overgrowth in your esophagus, symptoms may include pain and difficulty in swallowing.

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