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Cure For The Pain Caused By Calcium Pill

This morning when I was taking my medication some Otc some prescribed; the long hard calcium pill seems to have gotten stuck. There was initial tagging and some coughing. But still 12 hours later Ivan feel it and it is painful. Any chance at all that it still be loved there.
Fri, 23 May 2014
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hi, thanks for approaching healthcare magic team. there are 2 chances here. either it could be inhaled into larynx or it could go into the esophagus and digestive tract. when it goes into larynx, u will have intense cough and breathing difficulty, which in your case is not there. hence there is no need to worry. when it reaches esophagus, it will go into stomach by peristalsis. the pain is because of the spasm the tablet has created initially in the esophagus which would be relieved gradually. Spasm could be avoided in future by taking water prior to taking tablet. please get back for further queries in this.
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Cure For The Pain Caused By Calcium Pill

hi, thanks for approaching healthcare magic team. there are 2 chances here. either it could be inhaled into larynx or it could go into the esophagus and digestive tract. when it goes into larynx, u will have intense cough and breathing difficulty, which in your case is not there. hence there is no need to worry. when it reaches esophagus, it will go into stomach by peristalsis. the pain is because of the spasm the tablet has created initially in the esophagus which would be relieved gradually. Spasm could be avoided in future by taking water prior to taking tablet. please get back for further queries in this.