Rings of muscular tissue in the top and lower sections contract as well as unwind to enable food as well as fluid to pass. A medical professional will certainly place an endoscope with a connected dilator or special balloon into a person's esophagus. The balloon will blow up in the narrowed component of the esophagus to stretch it open. Taking medications to reduce tummy acid, which can aid protect against the stricture from repeating. You consume a thick, milky fluid prior to having an X-ray of your esophagus.