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What Causes Choking Sensation And Belching Feeling After Having Food?
Question: I just ate a few bites of stew, maybe 3, and maybe 4 small bites of papaya spear. while making cornbread. And suddenly i had this terrible gas, belching and and choking feeling, that lasted maybe, 15-20 min. i called a freind that was a nurse, and we had prayer. It seemed to get worse like i could not breathe.
I got my purse and was trying to get my husband to take me to the hospital which you can see from my house, and we have a f35o truck. 4wheel drive, and when i got in, maybe jumping in and setting down, not sure, it seemed to subside a bit. we went on to the hospital and just hung out a little but i was a lot better. I am now about afraid to eat. sipping water. Thankful to be alive and not feeling like I am choking. I take Synthroid and it seems like the longer I go with out much food the more indigestion I will have. I had 2 little pizzas about the sz of a hamburger bun for lunch with mushrooms, black olives, pepperoni, cheeze. so idk what is happening. drank a coke with that.
I got my purse and was trying to get my husband to take me to the hospital which you can see from my house, and we have a f35o truck. 4wheel drive, and when i got in, maybe jumping in and setting down, not sure, it seemed to subside a bit. we went on to the hospital and just hung out a little but i was a lot better. I am now about afraid to eat. sipping water. Thankful to be alive and not feeling like I am choking. I take Synthroid and it seems like the longer I go with out much food the more indigestion I will have. I had 2 little pizzas about the sz of a hamburger bun for lunch with mushrooms, black olives, pepperoni, cheeze. so idk what is happening. drank a coke with that.
Brief Answer:
No worries, Just learn Heimlech's maneuver
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for asking
I read your question and i understand your concern. The choking sensation and belching feeling could probably due to irritation of fauces of throat which results in spasm and leads to choking symptoms. papaya spears seeds or its rough nature specially dry papaya spears may cause it. If you don't have any allergies to such products there is nothing to worry about. it happens to the very best of us. I can understand the anxiety and not being able to drink a sip of water as worries to get the symptoms to recur.
As far as this indigestion and bloating symptoms are concerned , i believe your these dietary adventures and westernised foods like pizzas and cheese products might have a role in it. Natural and fresh fruits and balanced meal with minimal processed and canned products and reduced fet and dairy products can solve the indigestion and belching problem.
Nut shell, just slightly modify your diet and lifestyle and no worries about this choking episodes. If it happens again your husnad shold knwo the heimlech's maneuver. Any thing stuck can be easily got rid of. Youtube this maneuver and you will learn a complete training of it. No worries at all.
I hope it helps. take good care of yourself and dont forget to close the discussion please.
Regards
Khan
No worries, Just learn Heimlech's maneuver
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for asking
I read your question and i understand your concern. The choking sensation and belching feeling could probably due to irritation of fauces of throat which results in spasm and leads to choking symptoms. papaya spears seeds or its rough nature specially dry papaya spears may cause it. If you don't have any allergies to such products there is nothing to worry about. it happens to the very best of us. I can understand the anxiety and not being able to drink a sip of water as worries to get the symptoms to recur.
As far as this indigestion and bloating symptoms are concerned , i believe your these dietary adventures and westernised foods like pizzas and cheese products might have a role in it. Natural and fresh fruits and balanced meal with minimal processed and canned products and reduced fet and dairy products can solve the indigestion and belching problem.
Nut shell, just slightly modify your diet and lifestyle and no worries about this choking episodes. If it happens again your husnad shold knwo the heimlech's maneuver. Any thing stuck can be easily got rid of. Youtube this maneuver and you will learn a complete training of it. No worries at all.
I hope it helps. take good care of yourself and dont forget to close the discussion please.
Regards
Khan
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
The more I have thought about this, I had a similar thing to this about 6 mo ago, it was about this time of day, came in late and I ate some bacon i think, while I was cooking supper. Before I knew it I felt like I had stuff trying to come up as I was trying to eat. Both times I have had a bit of allergies/sinus going on and standing up eating a little as I was preparing supper. I might need to try to eat soup when I have allergies. I think I drank a glass of water when I got home. apx 6 them about an hour later Is when this happened, after I had a few bits. It seems almost that it kinda gets stuck or when I take a few bites that it hits my stomach and sets off a reaction of extreme gas/ belching. It is very odd. Th It is a terrible feeling, since I did actually choke almost to death at 15 yrs old while eating, a salad, thanks to my Father who turned me up side down and dislodged the food.
Brief Answer:
No worries.
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for sharing your experience with me!
This explains it further. As i said it happens to the very best of us sometimes. And also your need to change your dietary preferences and prefer more vegetables and fresh products to prevent such troubles. Just keep calm. it happens sometimes. You should just know like your father how to combat this thing.
If you feel like it is happening too often you can always get evaluated for dysphagia and motility disorders and see if there is any underlying issue but i don't think there would be any as in that case every day and every single bite is a problem not some random out of the blue episodes of choking.
You shall feel better soon and consider what i suggested regarding dietary preferences.
take care
Khan
No worries.
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for sharing your experience with me!
This explains it further. As i said it happens to the very best of us sometimes. And also your need to change your dietary preferences and prefer more vegetables and fresh products to prevent such troubles. Just keep calm. it happens sometimes. You should just know like your father how to combat this thing.
If you feel like it is happening too often you can always get evaluated for dysphagia and motility disorders and see if there is any underlying issue but i don't think there would be any as in that case every day and every single bite is a problem not some random out of the blue episodes of choking.
You shall feel better soon and consider what i suggested regarding dietary preferences.
take care
Khan
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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