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Discomfort In Nose, Breathing Difficulty, Pinkish Discharge, Throat And Nasal Pain Post Intake Of Ferrous Sulfate. What Should Be Done?

hi good pm! i ve been taking ferrous sulfate for a year aleady. and i am used to taking it without water. and just tonight, i took two ferrous still without water, minutes later my nose suddenly felt bad and i find it difficult to breath, and then a liquid came out with the color of the ferrous which was pink. minutes later my throat hurts and it hurts even more when i swallow . only the left side of my nose and throat hurts. right now, there are still liquids coming out of my nose and its color brown that smells ferrous. what shall i do? it really hurts right now that i cant sleep. please help me..
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HI I have gone through your mail,as you have told that you are taking ferrous sulfate pills wthout water for last one year without any trouble but suddenly on one night after taking this tablet you have developed difficulty in breathing,and hurt in throat and swallowing became painful,you have some brown coloured discharge with smell like ferrous sulfate,comming out from mouth and left nose,all these indicates that tablet is not passed down in your food pipe and it remain stick somewhere in laryngopharynx (lower part of throat from where air and food pipes seprates).You are adviced to take some water to clear food pipe and consult your E.N.T.doctor for clinical examination of nose and throat ruleout any remains of tablet or any other abnormality in the area concern.Thanks.
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Discomfort In Nose, Breathing Difficulty, Pinkish Discharge, Throat And Nasal Pain Post Intake Of Ferrous Sulfate. What Should Be Done?

HI I have gone through your mail,as you have told that you are taking ferrous sulfate pills wthout water for last one year without any trouble but suddenly on one night after taking this tablet you have developed difficulty in breathing,and hurt in throat and swallowing became painful,you have some brown coloured discharge with smell like ferrous sulfate,comming out from mouth and left nose,all these indicates that tablet is not passed down in your food pipe and it remain stick somewhere in laryngopharynx (lower part of throat from where air and food pipes seprates).You are adviced to take some water to clear food pipe and consult your E.N.T.doctor for clinical examination of nose and throat ruleout any remains of tablet or any other abnormality in the area concern.Thanks.