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Esophageal ulcers
Are defined as open sores or lesions in the lining of the esophagus (the tube that carries food from your throat to your stomach). These ulcers usually cause pain that is felt behind or just below your breastbone, similar to the area where you would feel heartburn symptoms.
Symptoms:
- Difficulty swallowing (dysphagia)
- Pain when you swallow (odynophagia)
- Sore throat
- Hoarse voice
- Heartburn
- Acid reflux
- Chest pain (worse with eating)
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Abdominal pain
- Decrease in appetite
- Cough
Preliminary plan:
- General practitioner appointment
- Gastroenterologist appointment
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Urinalysis
- Fecal occult blood test (FOBT)
- Blood test:
- Bilirubin
- Alanine transaminase (ALT)
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
- Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
- Total protein
- Albumen
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (endoscopy)
Doctors
Gastroenterologist
