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Suggest Treatment For Throat Discomfort After Swallowing A Pill Down The Wrong Pipe

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Posted on Fri, 21 Jul 2017
Question: i was taking my pills this morning and am not sure if one went down the wrong track? Should I go to emergency care?
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Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (26 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
please explain

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

please explain what you mean by "wrong track"... Are you implying that the pill might have entered the bronchi? If yes then some sort of discomfort is expected - usually a lot of discomfort! Cough, choking, shortness of breath, etc. Patients who are neurologically intact are not expected to have foreign objects in their respiratory systems without symptoms.

If you don't have any symptoms then the pill is probably in your gastrointestinal system. Otherwise you should go to the ER...

I hope you find my comments helpful!
Kind Regards!
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Suggest Treatment For Throat Discomfort After Swallowing A Pill Down The Wrong Pipe

Brief Answer: please explain Detailed Answer: Hello, please explain what you mean by "wrong track"... Are you implying that the pill might have entered the bronchi? If yes then some sort of discomfort is expected - usually a lot of discomfort! Cough, choking, shortness of breath, etc. Patients who are neurologically intact are not expected to have foreign objects in their respiratory systems without symptoms. If you don't have any symptoms then the pill is probably in your gastrointestinal system. Otherwise you should go to the ER... I hope you find my comments helpful! Kind Regards!