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What Causes The Feeling Of Food Struck In The Throat?

A few hours ago I was chewing gum and I decided to have a drink and the gum went down with the water. I can feel something down my throat but I don t know if its the gum. I have tried drinking and eating to push it down but I can still feel something there. Please help :D
Thu, 10 Sep 2015
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The first thing i can think of is to let this be for a while, trying to make conscious swallowing movements and waiting for the gum to follow down your throat in to the stomach. It appears to be of no immediate harm if you can still breathe freely and talk, plus swallow water easily.

To make sure if it has passed down your food-pipe or not, you can get it checked by a clinic nearby, with a torch examination. I assure you that it should resolve over next few hours. If not, then a manual removal can be done as last resort by your local doctor.

Hope this allays your worry. Please feel free to ask for any more help.
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What Causes The Feeling Of Food Struck In The Throat?

Hi The first thing i can think of is to let this be for a while, trying to make conscious swallowing movements and waiting for the gum to follow down your throat in to the stomach. It appears to be of no immediate harm if you can still breathe freely and talk, plus swallow water easily. To make sure if it has passed down your food-pipe or not, you can get it checked by a clinic nearby, with a torch examination. I assure you that it should resolve over next few hours. If not, then a manual removal can be done as last resort by your local doctor. Hope this allays your worry. Please feel free to ask for any more help.