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How To Remove A Food Particle Stuck In The Throat That's Causing Acid Reflux And Swallowing Difficulty?

Hi I had tortilla chips with a meat sauce and I seem to have a piece stuck in my throat on the left side at the back of my mouth but cant reach it. I have coughed really hard as it made me choke on water and have had acid reflux after that. Hurts to swallow everytime and if I look up and swallow it hurts even more. What do I do? Better not choke on it in my sleep.
Mon, 13 Jan 2014
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
The symptoms that you are suffering are that of acid reflux and painful swallowing.
A piece of meat has stuck up in the throat and that is what is causing the symptoms according to you.
You need to consult an ENT specialist for clinical examination of the throat and surrounding area.
In case there is anything stuck up in the throat, that will be visualized on clinical examination.
The food piece can be directly removed at the time of examination or can be removed under anesthesia depending on the position of the stuck food particle.
The acid-reflux can be due to the stuck food particle or due to regurgitation of gastric contents back into the esophagus.
After ENT examination, you can consult a gastroenterologist if the problem of regurgitation does not resolve.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal


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How To Remove A Food Particle Stuck In The Throat That's Causing Acid Reflux And Swallowing Difficulty?

Hello and welcome to HCM, The symptoms that you are suffering are that of acid reflux and painful swallowing. A piece of meat has stuck up in the throat and that is what is causing the symptoms according to you. You need to consult an ENT specialist for clinical examination of the throat and surrounding area. In case there is anything stuck up in the throat, that will be visualized on clinical examination. The food piece can be directly removed at the time of examination or can be removed under anesthesia depending on the position of the stuck food particle. The acid-reflux can be due to the stuck food particle or due to regurgitation of gastric contents back into the esophagus. After ENT examination, you can consult a gastroenterologist if the problem of regurgitation does not resolve. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja P Wahal