Topic: Is it physically possible for a prescription pill to get lodged in your throat?
La Reina Catalina !j0siCathyI started this discussion 1 year ago #121,965
Causing you to choke to death? I think this is potentially the reason why I've always couldn't swallowing pills regardless of size. Especially the three pills that come with Paxlovid where the tablets are fucking gigantic.I really need to get over this fucking block, because it's causing harm to my physical (and dental) health.
I wish I was fucking normal and could swallow any sized pill like a normal fucking person.
If I had scientific data that is accompanied by statistics, illustrations, and information about the causes, the chances, and the preparations for how possible it is for something like pills to be lodged in my throat, choking me, then perhaps this would be enough reassurance to let me let go and just swallow the damn pill.
boof joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 10 minutes later[^] [v] #1,331,976
It took me years to figure out how to swaller pills reliably
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 11 minutes later, 21 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,331,978
Only a GIANT pill could block your pipe long enough for you to die. Your natural reflex would cough it out. The average prescription pill is MUCH smaller than that and poses no risk.
La Reina Catalina !j0siCathyI (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 9 minutes later, 31 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,331,980
@previous (C)
Is this also true for Paxlovid pills? Because these pills are kind of huge? How big does the pill have to be in order for there to be a greater risk?
Is this also true for Paxlovid pills? Because these pills are kind of huge? How big does the pill have to be in order for there to be a greater risk?
Anonymous C replied with this 1 year ago, 9 minutes later, 41 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,331,981
@previous (La Reina Catalina !j0siCathyI)
In order to literally kill you/coke you/suffocate you, it would have to be about twice as wide as your esophagus, which is beyond almost all pills. Paxlovid will not hurt you. I took it.
In order to literally kill you/coke you/suffocate you, it would have to be about twice as wide as your esophagus, which is beyond almost all pills. Paxlovid will not hurt you. I took it.
Anonymous C double-posted this 1 year ago, 30 seconds later, 41 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,331,982
@1,331,980 (La Reina Catalina !j0siCathyI)
You can also break pills in half then swallow them if that's easier.
You can also break pills in half then swallow them if that's easier.
dw !p9hU6ckyqw joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 20 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,331,983
So just get a glass of water
La Reina Catalina !j0siCathyI (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 27 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,331,985
@1,331,982 (C)
Paxlovid can't be broken and crushed. Or so it says in the instructions.
@1,331,981 (C)
I'm curious though. How big is the esophagus (or wind pipe) usually?
Paxlovid can't be broken and crushed. Or so it says in the instructions.
@1,331,981 (C)
I'm curious though. How big is the esophagus (or wind pipe) usually?
Anonymous C replied with this 1 year ago, 11 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,331,986
@previous (La Reina Catalina !j0siCathyI)
I don't know exactly how wide. But keep in mind that medicine manufacturers have a vested interest NOT to choke patients to death. You'll be fine. Just get a big gulp of water and swallow.
I don't know exactly how wide. But keep in mind that medicine manufacturers have a vested interest NOT to choke patients to death. You'll be fine. Just get a big gulp of water and swallow.
La Reina Catalina !j0siCathyI (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 2 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,331,987
Anonymous C replied with this 1 year ago, 8 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,331,988
@previous (La Reina Catalina !j0siCathyI)
That's a liquid food, so you'll be fine. Do you have a really sensitive gag reflex or something?
That's a liquid food, so you'll be fine. Do you have a really sensitive gag reflex or something?
La Reina Catalina !j0siCathyI (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 5 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,331,990
@previous (C)
Yes, ever since I was a kid. This has also made it difficult to find adequate dental care.
Yes, ever since I was a kid. This has also made it difficult to find adequate dental care.
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 2 hours later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,332,005
> the reason why I've always couldn't swallowing pills
Wat
Also, just drink water and wash the pill down with them. I used to take meds daily and I got so used to swallowing pills I could take them dry.
Wat
Also, just drink water and wash the pill down with them. I used to take meds daily and I got so used to swallowing pills I could take them dry.
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 2 hours later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,332,023
I wish you would choke on a pill.
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 1 hour later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,332,027
@1,331,990 (La Reina Catalina !j0siCathyI)
California will pay for you to see a sleep dentist. You can't psych yourself out if you're unconscious.
California will pay for you to see a sleep dentist. You can't psych yourself out if you're unconscious.
Kook !!rcSrAtaAC joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 21 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,332,029
You should take to your physician about meds that you can crush or that come in liquid form
Kook !!rcSrAtaAC double-posted this 1 year ago, 1 minute later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,332,031
@1,331,990 (La Reina Catalina !j0siCathyI)
Your doctor could give you an Ativan or something and the dentist can give you laughing gas
Your doctor could give you an Ativan or something and the dentist can give you laughing gas
Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 2 hours later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,332,052
OP
On a couple of occasions I have had a large vitamin logged in a crevice in my throat - Took some bread to dislodge it.
On a couple of occasions I have had a large vitamin logged in a crevice in my throat - Took some bread to dislodge it.
La Reina Catalina !j0siCathyI (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 2 hours later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,332,075
@1,332,031 (Kook !!rcSrAtaAC)
I found a dentist office that can perform anesthesia. I was supposed to have my appointment on the third, but I got sick.
@1,332,027 (G)
What makes me nervous is that this particular office says that my gag reflex might still be present even with the anesthesia.
I'm not sure how, but it makes me nervous now.
@previous (I)
Isn't bread the worst option to try to dislodge something? I thought bread expands with liquids.
I found a dentist office that can perform anesthesia. I was supposed to have my appointment on the third, but I got sick.
@1,332,027 (G)
What makes me nervous is that this particular office says that my gag reflex might still be present even with the anesthesia.
I'm not sure how, but it makes me nervous now.
@previous (I)
Isn't bread the worst option to try to dislodge something? I thought bread expands with liquids.
Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 17 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,332,078
@previous (La Reina Catalina !j0siCathyI)
> Isn't bread the worst option to try to dislodge something? I thought bread expands with liquids.
Have a chaser ready. I did the same thing when a pill got stuck, knocked it loose with some bagel, then washed it all down with coffee. Not fun, I crush my pills now.
> Isn't bread the worst option to try to dislodge something? I thought bread expands with liquids.
Have a chaser ready. I did the same thing when a pill got stuck, knocked it loose with some bagel, then washed it all down with coffee. Not fun, I crush my pills now.
boof replied with this 1 year ago, 4 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,332,079
also, a pill stuck in the food pipe is not an immediate concern as stuck in the wind pipe -- you can just keep swallowing other stuff as a chaser
Anonymous I replied with this 1 year ago, 21 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,332,276
@1,332,075 (La Reina Catalina !j0siCathyI)
> I found a dentist office that can perform anesthesia. I was supposed to have my appointment on the third, but I got sick.
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> What makes me nervous is that this particular office says that my gag reflex might still be present even with the anesthesia.
> I'm not sure how, but it makes me nervous now.
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> Isn't bread the worst option to try to dislodge something? I thought bread expands with liquids.
You take a bite out of the bread and simply swallow it - Then some liquid to help it down the throat. Bread grabs the pill and solves the problem. Any food would do.
> I found a dentist office that can perform anesthesia. I was supposed to have my appointment on the third, but I got sick.
>
>
> What makes me nervous is that this particular office says that my gag reflex might still be present even with the anesthesia.
> I'm not sure how, but it makes me nervous now.
>
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> Isn't bread the worst option to try to dislodge something? I thought bread expands with liquids.
You take a bite out of the bread and simply swallow it - Then some liquid to help it down the throat. Bread grabs the pill and solves the problem. Any food would do.