What causes esophageal pain when eating?

Esophagus is the esophagus, eating esophageal pain may be related to esophagitis, esophageal ulcers, esophageal polyps and other diseases.

1, esophagitis

esophagitis is caused by eating hot food, esophageal foreign bodies, chemical stimulation and other factors, can lead to esophageal mucosa in a state of congestion edema, eating food can stimulate the esophageal mucosa, causing pain.

2, esophageal ulcer

esophageal ulcer is caused by gastroesophageal reflux, pathogen infection and other factors, clinical manifestations of retrosternal pain or upper abdominal pain, often occurs when eating or drinking water.

3, esophageal polyps The

cause of esophageal polyps is not clear, in general and local chronic inflammation, genetic factors, patients can appear swallowing difficulties when eating, and accompanied by pain.