Esophageal spasms are painful, abnormal muscle contractions that occur within the esophagus. Learn about the symptoms and causes of this condition and how to find relief.

Esophageal spasms occur when the esophagus contracts abnormally, and they can be painful and uncomfortable. When they happen, the movement of food and drink toward the stomach is disrupted and ...

An esophageal spasm occurs when the muscles of the esophagus contract uncontrollably, causing severe chest pains, difficult ...

Esophageal spasms can occur after a person eats certain foods. Stress, medications, and acid reflux are other possible triggers. Various treatment options are available.

Your esophageal muscles can develop abnormal contraction patterns that create sensations identical to acid burning, even when no stomach acid is present in your esophagus. These muscle spasms ...

Abnormal muscle spasms in the esophagus are called esophageal spasms. The esophagus is the tube that connects your mouth and stomach. On either end of the esophagus are sphincter muscles that flex ...

Dear A.M.: Esophageal spasm is a condition where the nerve control of the muscles of the esophagus is chaotic, leading to uncontrolled contractions.Most people complain of pain or discomfort in ...

If you read the latest NCAAF headlines, you've seen that Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio suffered a mild cardiac event after the game Saturday. And almost a year ago there was a similar story ...

The spasms, which rate a 10 out of 10 on the pain scale, were about 10 seconds apart. Since it is possible that they will occur again, I am wondering if there is any way to stop them once they ...

``The biggest thing is I wanted to find out what those darn chest pains were and I did,'' Meyer said. ``It's esophageal spasms and they've got me on some medications.

Opioid users vs opioid nonusers were significantly more likely to have a diagnosis of dysphagia (65% vs 51%; P <.01) as well as hypercontractile esophagus (9% vs 3%; P <.01) and distal esophageal ...