I've got a piece of crisp stuck in my throat - any ideas how to get rid of it?

[mckenzie]

It hurts a little but more than that, it's uncomfortable and I want to get rid of it asap.
I'm drinking some hot tea to try and soften it, coughing hasn't done any good. I guess I could try and make myself sick but I HATE being sick so that will be my last resort.

Any ideas gratefully received.

TIA

I think it will melt won't it? Keep up the hot liquids. Lots. Just keep sipping I think.

I'm sure that I've read somewhere that chewing and swallowing bread helps.

I'm not medically trained or anything though....just someone who reads stuff on the internet and vaguely recalls it at a later date

I may be wrong or this may be an old wives tale but, dont they recommend eating bread if you get a fish bone stuck in your throat? Might also work with a crisp?

I cant even spell dcotor so this isnt medical advice!

NorbertDentressangle, looks like we read the same internet crap sites!

I'd go with cold drinks incase you scratch your throat

Try drinking fizzy drink straight from the bottle.

Eat more crisps in the hope of moving it along?

Drink gallons of water, gulp it to dislodge the bit of crisp.

Massage your throat at the point where you think the crisp is. On the outside, obviously.

Tequila -we obviously 'trained' at the same med school

try here OP

I've heard eating bread is a good idea too Tequila. Are you certain its still there OP? - It could be that the crisp has scratched your throat and that is what is hurting, in which case it may be uncomfortable for a day or so.

ND

Love how much us "mums" are caring about this

thank you SO much! What a response. I'm drinking hot water now and if that doesn't work I will try the bread. I think it is an actual piece of crisp kurrikurri - please don't ask me why i think that, it just feels like it. It's actually making me gag a bit too - something so simple yet is causing me so much grief huh?? Off to boil the kettle again and rummage through the bread bin

Soft bread. Works with fish bones, it should work with a crisp...

Surprisingly toast has been reported as being effective. Kurri is correct, often a foreign body will scratch the lining of the lower gullet so although the thing has passed on, it still feels as if it were there. It should settle overnight although it can be quite unpleasant.

agree with the scratch thing too, works the same when you get something in your eye and can't leave it alone but it's a scratch

do you think red wine would help??

most defintely

Red wine is definitely approved for such treatment.

oh dear, I think you guys were right about it being a scratch and I was wrong. I just had tried the toast suggestion and now it hurts more than ever. Back to soothing hot water for me (and wine of course )

you'll just aggrevate it, try to ignore it

Lots of red wine. And may e a spoonful of honey?

Don't want to scare you but you could damage your oesophagus. If it was me I would go to A&E and get it removed. There are case reports of oesophageal tears from sharp edged snacks. Potentially dangerous.

um, not sure what it is now but it's more painful today than yesterday .

It feels rather like when you get swollen glands but then, the pain tends to be to the side and you can feel the gland when you touch the skin on your throat. But this is central in my throat and I can't feel anything from the outside.

Does this still sound like a scratch from a sharp crisp do you think?