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How To Treat Throat Irritation Caused After Choking From A Capsule?
I had a vitamin capsule go down my windpipe. I have coughed up the dissintigrated capsule and much off the content. Irritated from content of capsule in throat and voice scratchy. Should I just let the body get rid of it? Producing mucus, cough the. I takin up, etc.
Thu, 20 Jul 2017
Hi, it can happen sometimes to adults too. Nothing serious the disintegrated capsule releases chemicals which reacts to the local mucosa causing chemical burns to the tissue.
Try to Take mucoanaesthetic agents gargle and swallow slowly May be helpful. Liquid diet helps. if it persists for 》24 hrs meet Gastro enterologist for advice. Most of the time it settles down. Take care
Try to Take mucoanaesthetic agents gargle and swallow slowly May be helpful. Liquid diet helps. if it persists for 》24 hrs meet Gastro enterologist for advice. Most of the time it settles down. Take care
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