My throat feels stuffy and uncomfortable, what's going on?

Generally speaking, if there is gas blockage and discomfort in the throat, it is mostly related to esophagitis. We know that esophagitis is a relatively serious disease, especially reflux esophagitis, which is particularly harmful to patients. At this time, you can go to the hospital for examination in time, do a gastroscopy, or a barium meal radiography, and then determine the cause and receive regular treatment. There are many treatment methods. Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine are both common treatments.

Traditional treatments for esophagitis

1. Western medicine treatment: Western medicine should be taken under the guidance of a professional doctor. It can relieve symptoms, but it is only a temporary solution and not a permanent cure. After a period of time, due to the influence of lifestyle and diet, esophagitis will quickly return. If you continue to use Western medicine at this time, the body will gradually develop resistance to it. In particular, long-term use of Western medicine has greater side effects on the human body, so you should be cautious when taking Western medicine.

2. Treatment with Traditional Chinese Medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment for esophagitis is generally some traditional Chinese medicine formulas, which can also produce therapeutic effects, but the treatment process is slow and takes up a lot of time for patients to study and work.

3. Other treatments: For critically ill patients who have not responded to medical treatment, fundoplication is generally used. For patients with esophageal stenosis, esophageal dilation is required, and surgical treatment can be performed if necessary; this causes pain and a heavy economic burden to the patients.

Other treatments for esophagitis

1. Eliminate the cause of the disease and give soft liquid food. Avoid feeding coarse, hard, dry, powdery and other irritating foods.

2. For antacid and antiemetic, take 0.1-0.3 mg of aluminum hydroxide or 0.2 mg of magnesium oxide per kilogram of body weight. If antacids are not effective, you can take cyanamide orally, 5-10 mg per kilogram of body weight, twice/gl. In case of vomiting, take metoclopramide orally, 0.2-0.5 mg per kilogram of body weight, 2-3 times/day.

3. For antibacterial and anti-inflammatory treatment, intramuscular injection of penicillin and streptomycin, twice a day; dexamethasone, 0.125-1.0 mg per kilogram of body weight, once a day. In case of fungal infection, intravenous amphotericin B is administered at 0.5 mg per kg of body weight once every other day.

What the experts said above means that when a disease occurs, we all need to understand it carefully. At the same time, we must remind everyone to pay more attention to changes in their own bodies. When problems arise, we must choose a regular hospital to receive authoritative treatment.