I'm 18 years old and for the past three weeks i've been having this sharp pain every time I swallow something. It hurts so bad. It switches sides. for a couple of days it's the left side, then the right, or both. i'm not really sure what is causing it. I've been sucking on cough drops, taking medicine, and gargling with warm salt water/ baking soda. Nothing is working. Like when I try and eat, I just want to cry.