Esophagus
The esophagus is defined as a muscular tube that has an important role in the digestive system. The tube extends from the pharynx, behind the throat, to the rib cage and through the neck until it reaches the diaphragm and then the stomach. The food is then digested and absorbed into the stomach. The esophagus’ muscle works in a unique way through which the various types of food are delivered to the stomach for digestion and are then absorbed into the intestines. These muscle layers might get exposed to inflammation for several reasons. In this article we will discuss the symptoms and causes of esophageal inflammation.
Esophagitis
- It is a special inflammation of the internal lining of the esophagus resulting in damage to the lining of the fabric and the feeling of pain and difficulty swallowing when the food is passing because of the friction of food that passes through the esophagus inflamed tissue.
- Esophageal inflammation is detected after the appearance of esophageal symptoms by radiographic imaging, or by a special medical telescope, which reveals the normal functioning of the esophagus or damage to the esophagus tissue, which prevents the normal erythematous movement from which one transfers food to digestion organs in the digestive system.
Symptoms of esophagitis
The patient who has esophagitis suffers from several symptoms, the most important of these symptoms include:
- The feeling of burning throughout the day.
- Feeling pain whenever swallowing food and with difficulty swallowing.
- Loss of appetite and decrease the appetite for food.
- The food staying in the esophagus for some time and feeling the need to drink water constantly.
- Feeling some pain in the chest area behind the bones of the rib cage.
- Pain in the abdomen.
These symptoms may develop when esophageal reflux is neglected and not treated to show the following symptoms:
- Lose weight significantly.
- Disorders of the digestive system.
- Anemia and the effect on blood circulation.
- Yellowing of the body, facial pale and severe fatigue.
- Acid reflux stomach and affect the mouth and teeth.
- Relaxation of the mouth of the stomach and influence its work.
- Hernia occurs in the diaphragm.
Causes of esophagitis
- Over-drinking and smoking.
- High x-ray imaging.
- The use of special medical drugs have a role on the work of the muscle’s layers in the esophagus as some types of medicines and special types of supplements.
- Infection of bacterial or fungal infection or infection of special viruses.
- Infection of esophageal reflux disease.
- Frequent vomiting for different factors.
- Lack of food hygiene or eating high acidity foods.
