After swallowing a pill, I feel like it's still stuck in my throat, though I have eaten, drank coffee/hot choc

[steveguitar]

I took an allergy pill about 3 hours ago, I have eaten, drank coffee and Hot chocolate, and water. and it still feels like it is stuck. It feels like this every single time. I can eat dinner and everything and the feeling won't go away. I can breathe fine through my mouth and nose, but I still feel like there is something stuck in my throat. Is this normal? I did swallow it with a drink, but it is required to swallow whole so I have no choice. how can it still be stuck there?

[jeremy20]

It's not stuck.

Your throat leads to two pipes, one being the esophagus, the other being the one that leads to your lungs. If it was stuck in your throat, it would be difficult to breathe. Plus, it can't be stuck in your throat if you swallowed it.

Basically, the feeling you have is your esophagus working overtime. If you're not used to swallowing pills, it's annoying at first. Your esophagus is similar to a muscle. When sumo etching large such as a pill is going down, miniature muscles push it down. If these muscles don't work often, whenever they do it doesn't feel right.

I swallow whole 14 pills a day and can swallow 7 at a time, so I have experience with this.

[martyfellow]

I doubt it's still there, but it must have irritated the soft tissue in your throat, so it feels like there's an object stuck there.

[Luv2BRealExotic13]

Stil keep drinking or eating which it should be gone anyway. A doctor told me once because I swallowed a cap to my lotion bottle. That your throat still must've been a little dry when it happened and brushed the nerves in your esophagus so it feels like something is there when it isn't. It's only worrisome if what you swallowed was metal, or whatever you swallowed is blocking your airway and/or ability to swallow.

[ShesSoSilly]

That's happened to me, and if its not really stuck it just may be aggravation from the pill on your muscles. I'd suggest trying warm liquids but you said you had some Hot Chocolate.

In time it should go away but if it doesn't then you obviously know its time to worry lol.

Next time you take a pill try to swallow it with yogurt or applesauce.

[ShesSoSilly]

Thank you for best answer.

[BrunetteNYC]

I had a close call after some bonding/dental work and I felt a piece of that stuck in my throat, it was driving me nuts! Try warm salt water gargling and then also warm liquids. Best thing to eat, they say, to move it down is bread.

[caligirl2003]

Drink rootbeer and burp it always helps me, or go to the doctors, but keep drink fizzy drinks and burp it will help

[Moonrisekitten]

I hate that! It'll be that way till tomorrow. Take your pills with lots of water! This happens to me when I don't drink enough water with my pills or swallow one dry. I hate it. I'll never not drink enough water with my meds ever again

[iluvchewbucca]

You probably have to drink it with an entire glass of water. Most people only take a sip.

Try eating a banana without chewing it too much, it might help it slide down if it in fact is stuck there. ...or perhaps you're just paranoid :P

[bellabionda]

Try eating a banana after ward's. Or something.

[ArabianPwincess197]

drink plenty of water it'll wash it down

[Marsupilami]

I always get this when I take my prozac and it gives me major heartburn. Usually you just need to drink the whole glass after swallowing.

[questioner1991]

It happens to me but not everytime so I would say it is normal but I do not know the details of why it gets like that.

[Koldhearted]

simple. It slightly scratches like your uvula or your throat a bit and that's what you're feeling.

[kangaru]

i drank lots of water then

[Averageusername]

Sometimes that happens to me. Just make sure you drink water while taking it and sometimes its just by chance it happens

[Anonymous]

It is still stuck at the very bottom of your esophogas. DON'T SLEEP until it feels like it's completely gone or you could end up choking in your sleep! Keep drinking lots of water like you've been doing and it will pass eventually