Stuck in my throat

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Stuck in my throat

Asked for Female, 30 Years

Today I swallowed 1 vitamin capsule. But I feel it got stuck in my throat. I drank more water, ate bread but still I feel it there in my throat. How to remove that capsule. Its almost 2 hrs I swallowed the capsule. How many will capsules take to dissolve? I'm afraid that I may choke.

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Dr. Oliyath Ali ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 8 yrs exp Delhi · Accepted Answer

Dr. Oliyath Ali

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 8 yrs exp Delhi

U need to have a thorough consultation as soon as possible to see exactly is the capsule really stuck, if so then to remove it. When will it dissolve will depend on what capsule u took, bcuz some capsule are designed to be resistant to dissolve or dissolve slowly.

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