I had a problem swallowing several years ago--I think it may be different from what you all are experiencing, but I had difficulty swallowing some of the larger supplement pills as well as chicken and beef. I told the Endocrinologist about it at my 6 months visit, and he said I had to get to the bottom of it. He scheduled an appointment for me with a surgeon who was an esophagus specialist.

It turned out I had Zenker's Diverticulosis. In layman's terms, this is a pocket that forms in the esophagus that catches food, named for the physician who discovered the problem. He told me that in ancient times, some people with this disorder used it to their advantage for smuggling jewels into the country. Anyway, I had to have it repaired surgically by stapling the pocket closed. I had a long nasty scar for a while, but it has healed nicely now and is really not even noticeable any more. Joan