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How Can An Aluminium Foil Stuck In The Throat Be Removed?
Looks like I may have swallowed a very small piece of aluminum foil and it appears to be stuck at the very back of my throat. Any recommendations? I was eating fajitas with the tortillas wrapped in foil to keep them warm. I suppose it was a small piece of foil in the tortilla.
Mon, 26 Mar 2018
Hello,
You can drink lots of fluid to help swallow the foil. Most likely you might have already swallowed the foil, and the mucosa of the throat must have been scratched or irritated in the process giving you the 'foil got stuck' feeling. There is nothing to be worried about. The feeling will go away in a day or two.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal
You can drink lots of fluid to help swallow the foil. Most likely you might have already swallowed the foil, and the mucosa of the throat must have been scratched or irritated in the process giving you the 'foil got stuck' feeling. There is nothing to be worried about. The feeling will go away in a day or two.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal
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