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[–] DeaDvey@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yeah, I never really actively swallow, it's too painful, I just wait for the food to slide down.

[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

You should ask about getting a swallowing study done to find out what's going on because that isn't normal. It might be an esophageal stricture or spasm that can be fixed.

[–] DeaDvey@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's probably just that I have a small mouth and throat.

[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 2 points 6 days ago

If they are proportional to each other, you shouldn't really be able to get more in your mouth than your esophagus can handle. There are some conditions that make the esophagus tense up wrong instead of making peristalsis.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

that should only result in smaller bites, definitely not pain unless you're trying to swallow whole chestnuts

[–] DeaDvey@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Maybe uncomfortability is a better word?

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 days ago

still shouldn't happen if you're chewing food properly

[–] Enkrod 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That sounds concerning... are you alright?

[–] DeaDvey@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago