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Esophageal spasm


Esophageal spasms involve irregular contractions of the muscles in the esophagus, which is the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. These spasms do not propel food effectively to the stomach.
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Esophageal spasm is defined as excessive, intensified, or uncoordinated contractions of the smooth muscle of the esophagus.
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Achalasia
Diffuse esophageal spasm
Hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter (the muscle at the end of the esophagus that allows food to pass into the stomach)
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diffuse esophageal spasm
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One type is esophageal spasm, a condition that affects a small group of people with chest pain. When people with this condition swallow, the muscles that normally move food down the esophagus are uncoordinated. This results in painful muscle spasms.
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Other conditions besides achalasia can cause the esophagus to function improperly, including diffuse esophageal spasm, polymyositis or dermatomyositis, hypothyroidism and scleroderma esophagus.
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Achalasia (a failure of LES relaxation, causing the esophagus to become dilated and filled with retained food)
Diffuse esophageal spasm
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