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How To Dislodge French Fry Struck Behind Epiglottis?

I'm 49 yr old 250lb. male. A few hours ago, while eating I swallowed a piece of a French fry that got stuck behind my epiglottis. I coughed which dislodged the majority of the French fry. Subsequent vomiting failed to dislodge the remainder. It feels like it is pushing on the epiglottis and is causing a gag reflex and a lot of coughing. How do I dislodge the rest of the French fry?
Thu, 5 Jun 2014
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Hi. I would recommend you to visit a doctor asap and not waste your time on the net because if anything happens to your internal organs, it can get permanent if you spend alot of time doing nothing about it.
so my suggestion is; go to your family doctor as soon as you can.
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How To Dislodge French Fry Struck Behind Epiglottis?

Hi. I would recommend you to visit a doctor asap and not waste your time on the net because if anything happens to your internal organs, it can get permanent if you spend alot of time doing nothing about it. so my suggestion is; go to your family doctor as soon as you can.