lauracolumbus Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I took one of the green coffee extract capsules (drat that Dr. Oz) this morning and it is stuck in my throat. I have tried drinking lots of water and eating food, but nothing seems like it will dislodge it. I keep swallowing and that doesn't seem to help. Any ideas? At first I felt like throwing up, and now wish I did. I really don't want to induce vomiting. Is there any way this could be in my trachea? Breathing is fine. I just feel like I have a lump there (and it feels like it's rotating). I don't want to go to urgent care if possible. Thanks, Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I took one of the green coffee extract capsules (drat that Dr. Oz) this morning and it is stuck in my throat. I have tried drinking lots of water and eating food, but nothing seems like it will dislodge it. I keep swallowing and that doesn't seem to help. Any ideas? At first I felt like throwing up, and now wish I did. I really don't want to induce vomiting. Is there any way this could be in my trachea? Breathing is fine. I just feel like I have a lump there (and it feels like it's rotating). I don't want to go to urgent care if possible. Thanks, Laura You may actually have a lump there now, even if the pill is gone. That happened to me once with one of my prenatal vitamins--it irritated the spot where it was stuck so badly that I had a lump for the next 12 hours or so. I'd be really surprised if a stuck capsule survived plenty of eating and drinking, but I'd probably keep eating and drinking just in case. Have you tried drinking something very warm to try to melt down whatever might be lingering there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 have you tried eating something then immediately drinking to try to push it down?? maybe some bread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauracolumbus Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 Thanks Sweet. I too did this w/a prenatal and stopped taking pills for a long time afterwards. I remember it feeling like something was there for a while. This feels a bit different, but it could be my memory. I am off to make some tea. Thanks for the suggestion. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 oh dear, I now see that you have tried eating... maybe drinking something warm like someone else suggested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Mayo. My dad used it to get meds down as his esophagus dysfunctioned in his ancient years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieSong Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 If the pill were actually in your trachea, I think you'd know it. You'd be coughing VERY VERY hard. If I get just a tiny bit of water or a small crumb in my trachea, it is so irritating that I KNOW it went down the wrong way! I can't stop coughing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alenee Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Agreeing with the one who said it's probably gone, having left a lump. I thought I had something stuck in my throat once...the feeling of it stuck there didn't leave me for over a week. I finally had a doctor look at it but she couldn't see anything there. Sorry 'bout that! It isn't any fun at.all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 If the pill were actually in your trachea, I think you'd know it. You'd be coughing VERY VERY hard. If I get just a tiny bit of water or a small crumb in my trachea, it is so irritating that I KNOW it went down the wrong way! I can't stop coughing. :iagree: although some things make it all the way into the bronchi and settle quietly (most don't). I recall one old man who started to cough and they have to stick a scope down and snag one of those plastic thingies to for closing bread bags. It had been in there so long it was calcified. There have also been calicifed cig. butts in more than one cadaver. However, you wouldn't then FEEL it. Most likely you have swallowed it, but it "pinging" the tissue on the way down and you are "feeling" it as a lump. I'd try sips of ice water to see if you can quiet it down, and then pop into bed and try to nap a bit or at least relax all the panicky feeling that goes with choking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I had this happened to myself just recently and I had to give myself the Heimlich maneuver. I was a very small pill and I wasn't choking but it was bugging the heck out of me. Anyhow, it worked and the pill came flying out and my throat was irritated for the rest of the day. I soothed it with cold drinks and ice. If you went to the hospital they would give you valium to see if your throat would relax enough for the pills to pass or them to dig out. I know this because it just happened to my dd last month. A shot of valium did the trick for her. I supposed that if you had a prescription for something like this and you could still swallow something else, you could try one of these and see if they help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauracolumbus Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 Thanks everyone. Now it's just feeling like a lump, so I hope it has moved. I figured if it had been in my windpipe I'd really know it. It just felt super weird this time. I do think the tea is helping. Kalanamak, did your dad place the pill in the mayo or did he use it as a chaser? It will be a while before I take any more pills. I can tell I'm going to be feeling this for a while. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmoodies2121 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 This happens to me often so I know what you're going through. It does sound like your throat is irritated now. Warm tea with a little honey and lemon makes mine feel better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I'm scared to take my prenatal vitamin now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauracolumbus Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 I stopped taking pills for this reason. I only do gummy vitamins now (and I just got a powdered one to put in water from Sam's Club). However, I really wanted to try the green coffee extract profiled on Dr. Oz's show. I'm not sure if I'll keep at it. Thanks everyone, Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Kalanamak, did your dad place the pill in the mayo or did he use it as a chaser? It will be a while before I take any more pills. I can tell I'm going to be feeling this for a while. He learned to grease it in mayo, but used it as a chaser when he first started having problems. He got a pill crusher after that, but many pills are bitter and he still mixed it with something. Then he gave up on the pills, and lived for another 10 years. :) I asked him about it and he'd wink and say, "I just can't reMEMber to take my ginko biloba." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauracolumbus Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 He learned to grease it in mayo, but used it as a chaser when he first started having problems. He got a pill crusher after that, but many pills are bitter and he still mixed it with something. Then he gave up on the pills, and lived for another 10 years. :) I asked him about it and he'd wink and say, "I just can't reMEMber to take my ginko biloba." :001_smile: :001_smile: :001_smile: :001_smile: Thanks, Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 If this happened to me, I would take an antihistamine just in case an allergic reaction was building. Because an allergic reaction in your throat can cause dangerous swelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wheremysoulsleeps Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Okay so what you should do is drink some tea. Afterwards grab to your throat and just hack the pill up. Give yourself some time before you take another. Good luck! :thumbup1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 This happened to me a few months ago. I did go to the ER bc it was Ibuprophin, but they didn't do anything and I felt pretty dumb. They said it would dissolve and be fine. It did feel like it was flipping around when I swallowed and I felt it for the next two days. It left my throat sore. Nothing helped, just time. Sorry it kinda sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Occasionally Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Zombie thread! Saw Kalanamak's response up there :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Zombie thread! Saw Kalanamak's response up there :( Me, too. :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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