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Avoid the foods that most commonly cause EoEAvoid the foods you are allergic to " � To figure out the foods you are allergic to, you might need to see an allergist (allergy doctor) and have tests.Go on a special liquid diet and avoid all solid foods
To make sure you get the nutrition you need, your doctor might recommend that you work with a dietitian (food expert). After your symptoms improve, you will be able to add foods back into your diet. � �
- Medicines " � Doctors can use different medicines to treat EoE. One is called a "proton pump inhibitor. " � This medicine is usually used to treat acid reflux, which is when acid that is normally in the stomach backs up into the esophagus. This medicine is used because people with EoE sometimes have acid reflux. Other medicines include steroids, which help reduce inflammation. (These are different from the steroids athletes take to build muscle.) Sometimes, steroids come in a device called an inhaler or a device called a "nebulizer, " � but you don't breathe in the steroids the way you normally would with inhaler medicines. Instead, you allow the medicine to accumulate in your mouth and then you swallow. Other times, steroids come as a liquid or pill.
In some people, EoE leads to a condition called an esophageal stricture, which is a narrowing of the esophagus. The main treatment for an esophageal stricture in people who do not improve with medicines is a procedure to widen the esophagus, called "dilation. " � This procedure is done during endoscopy. � �
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Upper endoscopy
During an upper endoscopy, you lie down and the doctor puts a thin tube with a camera and light on the end (called an endoscope) into your mouth and down into your esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (the first part of your small intestine). The camera sends video pictures from inside your body to a television screen. That way, your doctor can see the inside of your esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.
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Upper endoscopy
During an upper endoscopy, you lie down and the doctor puts a thin tube with a camera and light on the end (called an endoscope) into your mouth and down into your esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (the first part of your small intestine). The camera sends video pictures from inside your body to a television screen. That way, your doctor can see the inside of your esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.
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