Achalasia symptoms and causes

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• Achalasia (cardiospasm) symptoms and causes
• About- Achalasia also known as esophageal
  achalasia, achalasia cardiae, cardiospasm, and
  esophageal aperistalsis is a rare disorder that
  makes it difficult for food and liquid to pass
  into the stomach.
• Symptoms-
• Difficulty swallowing
• Backflow of the food in the throat
• Coughing and the risk of aspiration
• Inhaling or choking on food
• Intense pain or discomfort after eating
• Chest pain and discomfort
• Heartburn
• Weight loss
• Causes-
• Achalasia occurs because of the damaged nerve of
  the tube (esophagus) connecting mouth and
  stomach, due to that it loses flexibility and
  ability to squeeze food down. Actual causes are
  difficult to find sometime. It may be associated
  with
• Heredity
• A result of an autoimmune condition
• Esophageal cancer
• Rare parasitic infection
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