digestive disorders
Difficulty Swallowing
Introduction
Some people have difficulty swallowing (dysphagia). In dysphagia, foods and/or liquids do not move normally from the throat (pharynx) to the stomach. People feel as though food or liquids become stuck on the way down the tube that connects the throat to the stomach (esophagus). Dysphagia should not be confused with lump in throat ( Overview of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) ), in which people have the sensation of a lump in their throat but have no difficulty swallowing. 