Treatments for Oesophageal spasm

Treatments for Oesophageal spasm

The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Oesophageal spasm includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.

• Manage underlying cause e.g. GERD
• If eating hot or cold foods causes the spasms then avoid them
• Alter eating habits - eat slowly and avoid large meals
• Dilation of esophagus
• Nitrate medications e.g. nitroglycerin, calcium channel blockers
• Low dose antidepressant medication
• Quickly swallowing liquids can often immediately alleviate painful symptoms
• Surgery in severe cases - myotomy (reduce strength of contractions), esophagectomy (removal of esophagus)

Buy Products Related to Treatments for Oesophageal spasm

 

Rate This Website

What do you think about the features of this website? Take our user survey and have your say:

Website User Survey

Medical Tools & Articles:

Next articles:

• Glossary for Oesophageal spasm

Tools & Services:

• Bookmark this page
• Symptom Search
• Symptom Checker
• Medical Dictionary
• Give your feedback

Medical Articles:

• Disease & Treatments Search
• Misdiagnosis Center
• Full list of interesting articles

Forums & Message Boards

• Ask or answer a question at the Boards:
• I cannot get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for my condition?
• See all the Boards.

Enter your search terms Submit search form
Search The Web Search wrongdiagnosis.com

Common Health Mistakes

Symptom
Checker

Search Specialists by State and City