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Food impaction With EoE: What you need to know

If you have eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), you're likely familiar with having some discomfort when you're eating.

February 17, 2026
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Over time, inflammation from EoE can damage and narrow the esophagus, causing a food impaction, which is “when food is stuck in the esophagus and cannot be propelled down into the stomach by the esophagus,” says Mary Ann Huang, MD, a hepatologist and gastroenterologist at HCA HealthONE Presbyterian St. Luke’s in Denver.

Read the Everyday Health article.

Learn more about Dr. Huang and the team at HCA HealthONE Transplant Specialists.

Published:
February 17, 2026

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