What is fear of swallowing?

People have a lot of strange fears! Some things don't seem terrifying at all, but there are people to be afraid of them. One would think swallowing is an ordinary natural process, but...

Phagophobia is a psychogenic dysphagia, a fear of swallowing. It is expressed in various swallowing complaints without any apparent physical reason detectable by physical inspection and laboratory analyses. Phagophobia may lead to (and be confused with) fear of eating, and the subsequent malnutrition and weight loss. In milder cases a phagophobe eats only soft and liquid foods.

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Wendymarani

Must be veryy horrinle,,,I bet if they smelled my 7 layer lasagne they would want to swallow haha

Player

Some people have a problem swallowing pills.

snowballs

Player, I had that problem and it turned out to be a small lump in my throat that was cancerous . They removed it and I’m doing a lot better now . An ENT found it !!

Armadillo

Player, you are selective then.

Armadillo

darwinandreasen, she's talking about dressing a table with an irresistible layout of a dish that would satisfy my palate and cure anyone else's phobias.

Armadillo

Wendymarani, or if they cought a glimpse of my seven layer salad.

Sybilla

Player, I empathise with you. I have a similar dysphagia.

Player

I'm surprised this isn't me considering I keep choking on food. No, I don't eat too fast my swallow muscles don't always function right

dlh

Never heard of such a thing😳

d p catalano

What a horrible phobia. 💁‍♂️

Cheryl McMeekin

(didn't finish), but that would be awful!!! Some phobias are very debilitating. I'm now claustrophobic, all because of a truck accident years ago!!!!

Cheryl McMeekin

Sounds kinda strange to have a phobia

Todd Van Dell

Wendymarani, Personally, unlike joan musicmasters, I love lasagna. I have had many lasagnas in my life. Cannot honestly recall ever experiencing a seven layer lasagna. Wow that sounds really good, tho. Heaven in a pan. I envy the lucky person who gets to be/is your significant other, if you cook a seven layer lasagna for them. Lucky them. 😉☺