Dysphagia risk factors
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Feham Tariq, MD [2], Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [3]
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of dysphagia include smoking, obesity, pregnancy, hiatal hernia, scleroderma, alcohol consumption, consuming drinks that contain caffeine, and medications. Medications include anticholinergics, beta blockers, bronchodilators, calcium channel blockers, dopamine-active drugs for Parkinson’s disease, progestin for abnormal menstrual bleeding or birth control, sedatives for insomnia or anxiety, and tricyclic antidepressants.
Dysphagia risk factors
Common risk factors in the development of dysphagia include:[1][2][3][4][5][6]
- Aging
- Dementia
- Stroke
- Smoking
- Obesity
- Pregnancy
- Hiatal hernia
- Scleroderma
- Alcohol consumption
- Consuming drinks that contain caffeine
- Medications:
- Anticholinergics (e.g. for seasickness)
- Beta blockers for high blood pressure or heart disease
- Bronchodilators for asthma
- Calcium channel blockers for high blood pressure
- Dopamine-active drugs for Parkinson’s disease
- Progestin for abnormal menstrual bleeding or birth control
- Sedatives for insomnia or anxiety
- Tricyclic antidepressants
References
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- ↑ Kocsis D, Tulassay Z, Juhász M (2015). “[Dietary and pharmacological aspects of eosinophilic esophagitis]”. Orv Hetil (in Hungarian). 156 (23): 927–32. doi:10.1556/650.2015.30164. PMID 26027600.
- ↑ Jarosz M, Taraszewska A (2014). “Risk factors for gastroesophageal reflux disease: the role of diet”. Prz Gastroenterol. 9 (5): 297–301. doi:10.5114/pg.2014.46166. PMC 4223119. PMID 25396005.
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