Food Obstruction Patient Action Plan

We are delighted to provide you with our patient and carer food obstruction action plan for all those diagnosed with Eosinophilic Oesophagitis.

When food is stuck in the oesophagus!

People understandably question:

What should I do?

When should I do it?

Why has this happened?

How can I help to stop it from happening again?

Click here to print your copy of this one-page plan which can be personalised online or left blank for paper/pen completion

This patient tool works hand in hand with our EoE symptom tracker which can be found here

This resource was developed in collaboration with:

With thanks to:

Our volunteers, focus groups, survey participants and funding from the Government Covid Fund in partnership with National Lottery Community Fund.

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