Appointment prep
Prepare for an eosinophilic esophagitis evaluation
Chronic swallowing difficulty, food impaction, and reflux-like symptoms that don't fully respond to acid suppression are often dismissed as GERD or anxiety. Medvo helps you describe the mechanical nature of symptoms and request endoscopy with biopsy — framed as evaluation, never diagnosis.
Symptoms patients describe
- · Food getting stuck in the throat or chest
- · Difficulty swallowing solids, especially meats and breads
- · Chronic throat clearing, cough, or chest pain not explained by reflux
Tests & referrals to request
Framed as evaluation — your clinician decides what is appropriate.
- · Upper endoscopy with esophageal biopsies (multiple levels)
- · Referral to gastroenterologist or allergist experienced in EoE
- · Discussion of elimination diet or swallowed steroids when appropriate
If you've been dismissed
- · Told it's 'just reflux' or 'anxiety' despite poor response to PPIs
- · No biopsy performed despite classic food impaction history