food travels down the oesophagus to the stomach
the oesophagus connects the throat to the stomach
problems with the oesophagus can cause difficulty swallowing
a narrow oesophagus can lead to choking
the oesophagus is part of the digestive system
acid reflux can damage the lining of the oesophagus
cancer can develop in the oesophagus
a scope is used to examine the oesophagus
the oesophagus is a muscular tube
the oesophagus contracts to push food into the stomach
Aspiration, in which the food or drink goes down the trachea instead of the oesophagus.
Cancers of the oesophagus kill more than 500,000 people across the world each year.
Why this should have happened is not entirely clear, but one possible explanation is that sleeping on the left keeps the junction between the stomach and oesophagus above the level of the gastric acid.
food travels down the oesophagus to the stomach
the oesophagus connects the throat to the stomach
problems with the oesophagus can cause difficulty swallowing
a narrow oesophagus can lead to choking
the oesophagus is part of the digestive system
acid reflux can damage the lining of the oesophagus
cancer can develop in the oesophagus
a scope is used to examine the oesophagus
the oesophagus is a muscular tube
the oesophagus contracts to push food into the stomach
Aspiration, in which the food or drink goes down the trachea instead of the oesophagus.
Cancers of the oesophagus kill more than 500,000 people across the world each year.
Why this should have happened is not entirely clear, but one possible explanation is that sleeping on the left keeps the junction between the stomach and oesophagus above the level of the gastric acid.
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