yep, i have trouble swallowing - both solids and liquids, mostly solids though.....it is very uncomfortable....not sure what could be causing it..........my doc thinks mine is probably from dysmotility problems in the esophagus and wants to do an esophageal manometry test on me to see if this is what is going on.... you could have esophageal dysmotility..........or, like you said, allergies could