Sandbox:Mahda

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mahda Alihashemi M.D. [2]

• https://www.uptodate.com/contents/esophageal-stricture-the-basics?source=search_result&search=esophageal+stricture&selectedTitle=4%7E137 for patient inforamtion

medscape:

• Reinforce the need for patients with esophageal stricture to comply with the usual antireflux precautions and lifestyle modifications.
• Encourage weight loss.
• Patients are told to eat smaller meals, avoid eating in a hurried fashion, and chew their food well.
• Ill-fitting dentures or poor dentition should be corrected if possible.
• Educate all patients with esophageal stricture about avoiding medications known to cause esophagitis, including over-the-counter medications such as aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
• Inform all patients that the stricture recurrence rate for esophageal stricture is higher if they are noncompliant with PPI therapy.
• For patient education resources, see  Heartburn and GERD Center and Digestive Disorders Center, as well as  Acid Reflux (GERD) and  Heartburn.