Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. Child-safe in minutes.

Meet the Other Phone.
Child-safe in minutes.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
General health

Mumsnet doesn't verify the qualifications of users. If you have medical concerns, please consult a healthcare professional.

Original poster

i have something stuck in my throat

26 replies

stainesmassif · 12/11/2009 22:04

finished dinner about an hour and a half ago and can't get rid of the feeling that something is stuck in my throat. it feels like a razor. or a thistle. ie, it is very irritating.

have tried:
gargling
ice cream
water
coughing
half hearted retching

to no avail. short of cutting my tonsils off (unlikely) can anyone advise how to get rid of this very irritating sensation?

OP posts:
FluffysBeenBittenByAVampire · 12/11/2009 22:07

Did you have fish for dinner??

RubysReturn · 12/11/2009 22:07

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

Original poster
stainesmassif · 12/11/2009 22:08

lamb chop...

OP posts:
squashedfrogs · 12/11/2009 22:08

Eating the soft doughy part of some bread can help with fish bones - even if you haven't had fish it might still be helpful.

displayuntilbestbefore · 12/11/2009 22:09

do you need to say sorry to someone?

seriously, though, try a slice of bread thickly spread with butter - works for fish bones so may work for whatever you have - or you might have scratched your throat with some of the food and that can feel very uncomfortable.

BelaLugosiNoir · 12/11/2009 22:09

did you have fish? if so there may be a fish bone lodged somewhere or even stuck in your tonsil. Get someone to have a peer!

squashedfrogs · 12/11/2009 22:09

It might be that you've scratched your throat but there isn't anything still stuck there. This can happen with fish bones and it feels like there's something stuck even when it's cleared.

Original poster
stainesmassif · 12/11/2009 22:11

no doughy bread in the house - bread is too much of a temptation to have just lying around.

dh tried having a look and was then tempted to have a quick poke at my epiglottis with his stupid fat finger. no help.

do you think a biscuit might similarly help? clutching at straws.

it feels massive. and is driving me nuts

OP posts:
displayuntilbestbefore · 12/11/2009 22:14

could you maybe sniff a bit of pepper and see if it makes you sneeze...possibly also dislodging whatever it is in the process - long shot I admit, but worth a try seeing as you've already had a fat finger at your epiglottis!

FluffysBeenBittenByAVampire · 12/11/2009 22:15

Hmm. To be honest, don't eat anything else and pop down to A&E just incase you have swallowed a bit of bone and it's stuck in your throat, you can't be too careful. Best to be on the safe side.

Original poster
stainesmassif · 12/11/2009 22:15

i am willing to try anything within reason.

OP posts:
Original poster
stainesmassif · 12/11/2009 22:20

now i have a runny nose and the razor blade is still stuck in my throat.

really? a&e? was just there with dh on saturday. it's not my favourite place

OP posts:
FluffysBeenBittenByAVampire · 12/11/2009 22:22

Well, it's possible that you could have a bit of bone stuck there from the chop? You could also be coming down with the flu if your nose is running, have you checked your temp?

Original poster
stainesmassif · 12/11/2009 22:26

runny nose due to my gullible acceptance of display's suggestion that some pepper might shift it. the pepper really works if you're looking to sneeze a lot btw.

OP posts:
FluffysBeenBittenByAVampire · 12/11/2009 22:31

It's a tough one, I imagine that bones on a lamb chop are fairly solid though and don't break off easily. Have you checked the left overs to see if anything's broken off?

displayuntilbestbefore · 12/11/2009 22:32

oh sorry, staines. I was working along lines that often if you suddenyl think you're going to cough badly with a cold, blowing your nose hard can get rid of whatever's making your throat tickle. very sorry

Think on balance Fluffy's the more sensible oe and a quick trip to A &E to get it checked could well be in order........go now and you might beat the louts at kicking out time.....

ellielou02 · 12/11/2009 22:32

My dd got a fish bone stuck and A&E gave her lucozade

RumourOfAHurricane · 12/11/2009 22:33

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn

FluffysBeenBittenByAVampire · 12/11/2009 22:35

Fluffy works in x-ray, I've seen a few fish bones, not a lamb chop bone though, it's possible.

Original poster
stainesmassif · 12/11/2009 22:39

i really thought the pepper might work. it was a good idea, but hasn't done the trick. i have been looking on the www for remedies - there doesn't seem to be a standard solution. i can't be the only one. am trying a combo of gaviscon tablet and gargling with soluble aspirin right now.

it feels like a small piece of barbed wire maybe. i am sure it's miniscule. but i so don't want to go to a&e. busy or not, it's the 3rd circle of hell.

OP posts:
FluffysBeenBittenByAVampire · 12/11/2009 22:42

A&E's OK, it's there for a purpose.

Original poster
stainesmassif · 12/11/2009 22:46

of course you're right. but i don't wanna gooooooooooooooooo. waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

OP posts:
FluffysBeenBittenByAVampire · 12/11/2009 22:48

Call your out of hours and see if they can have a look at it for you. If it's red then you probably don't have anything stuck.

Original poster
stainesmassif · 12/11/2009 22:54

giving nhs direct a go. it's so hard to see the back of your own throat.

nhs direct have 4 hour waiting for non - urgent calls!! as i can still speak, breathe, drink and eat i can't justifiably qualify my situation as urgent.

am going to bed and hope it will have just melted away overnight.

fluffy - if you would come and hold my hand i would go to a&e with you.

OP posts:
FluffysBeenBittenByAVampire · 12/11/2009 23:06

If you are near Nottingham I will!