Many of you are here because you already know what it is because you or a family member have been diagnosed with it and you're looking for more information.
If you don't know what EE is, here are the basics:
Eosinophilic Esophagitis is a condition in which there are eosinophils (a type of white blood cell) in the tissues of the esophagus. Normally, they should not be there. Certain things may trigger the production of these cells in the esophagus, such as an allergic reaction to a food(s) or other environmental things. They then cause inflamation of the esophagus.
The inflamation causes symptoms such as nausea and vomitting, food impaction, and difficulty swallowing just to name a few.
I highly recommend you visit the following links for more information on eosinophilic esophagitis as to what it is, symptoms, treatment, etc. These sites explain it so well that I feel I should just let them explain it rather than rewrite it for you.
http://www.apfed.org/ee.htm#ee
http://www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/division/generic.jsp
http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/alpha/e/eosinophilic/about/
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