Difficulty with swallowing, iin? (please help!!!!)

Lately, (a few months) I've have been having increasingly difficulty with getting food down. The food seems to have a knack for getting caught in places. I often have difficulty swallowing the food and getting it to go down. Sometimes, I feel as though I am chocking and can't breathe.

I am not having allergic reactions. I have a very specific and restricted diet due to: religion, allergies and for optimum nutrition.

I have tried switching to puréed fruit baby food and to my dismay, I feel like I am starting to have difficulty with this too. I'm iffy about eating regular fruit for fear that this will cause me an issue.

A few years back, I had eating disorders and this issue I am having now would have delighted me. However, I love food now and this is starting to make me miserable and worried about eating.

I've discovered that I pretty much can't sit and eat. I get the most problems like this. I think that it may be due to having scoliosis and when I sit, things get compressed.

I tried standing and at first, this was better. Now I am having problems this way too. Perhaps, I am not standing correctly and things are still being compressed?

Maybe, I scarf my food down too quickly? I have been slowing down and taking smaller bites, lately. I've been trying to drink liquids when I eat, instead of going without. It's been helping a little bit.

Sorry, if you found this long. Is this normal?