Difficulty swallowing ONLY CERTAIN kinds of food. What could be wrong?

Question

I NEVER had trouble swallowing growing up, now I'm 18 years old, and there are some foods that I can swallow very easily and some that take me a while to get down. It's frustrating because I'm usually the last one to finish on an occasion of a dinner or the like.

I realized I had difficulty swallowing at the age of 14 and to this day I still can't eat fast. Well, actually there are CERTAIN things I can't swallow so quickly.

Examples of foods I can't swallow as easily:

hamburgers, chicken, tofu, jello, mashed potatoes, bread, macaroni, pasta, donuts, eggs, meat, ham, fruits, vegetable, pancakes, peanut butter, rice, noodles

Examples of food I can swallow easily:

milkshakes, ice cream, peanuts, chips, cereal, Oreo's, and other junk foods

Generally, I find that I have an easier time swallowing crunchy food and difficult time on the mushy and slippery food.

When I eat the mushy foods like tofu, I find that I chew almost three times as much as the normal person and when it comes time to swallow, most of the food sweep to the side of my mouth rather than being in the middle to go down my throat.

And pills, I can't even swallow one the size of a Claritin. What's wrong with me when I can swallow amounts larger than a pill in foods like chips?

Is this some kind of psychological effect with my mind and stomach? Fear of choking? Puberty? Something dangerous like a growth in my throat? (I doubt that because once again, I can swallow ceratin foods without problem.

What could this be?

Please keep in mind I never had this issue for the first 14 years of my life.

Thanks for the help!! Much appreciation! =)

Answer 1

I think the texture of the food might be what is bothering you. I can definitely see this with something like the eggs. Also, the pill may be simply because you tell yourself it is too big to swallow, so your body then reacts and makes you gag, or force yourself to not swallow.

Check with your doctor though to make sure that this is not something that is neurological. I don't think it's puberty or a growth in your throat.

Most likely it is simply the texture, your own fear of choking, or a mixture of both.  

Answer 2

build up of toxins in your body affecting your nervous system and cranial nerves

Answer 3

Honestly, I have no idea what this is. I'd suggest going to a doctor and getting checked out, to see if you have some kind of obscure disease or growth or something. I've never met anyone that has this problem...

Sorry for not being of more help! See a doctor! Feel better! :)