About 14 years ago, when Jessica Herrala, then 34, tried swallowing, it felt as if something was lodged in her throat.
I honestly thought I had a tumor, Herrala, 48, of Chicago, tells TODAY.com.
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Woman With Achalasia Dismissed With Having Eating Disorder - TODAY.com
Woman struggled to swallow food, water. Doctors dismissed it as psychosomatic, and said she had bulimia. She was finally was diagnosed with achalasia.
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