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Achalasia | Esophagus disorder | Esophageal achalasia

  Achalasia is generally described as a rare disorder in which damaged nerves in your esophagus prevent it from working as normal. Muscles present in the end of your esophagus did not allow food to enter your stomach. Symptoms of this disorder include trouble in swallowing, heartburn and chest pain. Treatment for this disorder includes both nonsurgical options like Botox injections, balloon dilation, medicines and other surgical options. Usually, Achalasia happens when nerves in the esophagus become damaged in your body. Because of this disorder, the esophagus in your body suddenly become paralyzed and dilated over the period of time which eventually loses its ability to swallow food and enter into the stomach.Ins ome rare cases, the food is collected in the esophagus part, it ferments the food and is washed back up into the mouth but it tastes bitter. Some of the people with this illness mistake this as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).  There is no cure for this achala...