Is it possible to swallow a pill wrong?
I swallowed a pill, and I'm scared if it went in the wrong 'hole', it be my second time ever to swallow a pill, it felt awkward and it hurt for a few minutes. Is this suppose to happen? It was a big pill, by the course.
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If it went in the wrong hole, you would have choked and coughed it out.
It's merely because the pill is so big that the peristaltic movement of the esophagus can't work well, so the muscles in your throat overstretch. It's fine and won't leave any break.
As previous respondents have said, your strong cough reflex would most likely prevent you from aspirating the pill into your windpipe. It's possible, but unlikely.
A second possibility would be a small pill falling in the valleculae bringing up the rear the epiglottis. You might have to swallow a lot of water to flush it out. This happen more with tiny pills and in older individuals whose aging swallowing mechanism are deteriorating.
If it went down the wrong way, you'd know it, because you'd be practically coughing up your lungs to get rid of it.
It sounds approaching you simply took an over-large swallow of water, or that the pill was simply a little too big or go down lengthwise, rather than down. This can hurt quite a bit, but it isn't dangerous. It is due to the oesophagus contracting around a substantial volume.
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If it went in the wrong hole, you would have choked and coughed it out.
It's merely because the pill is so big that the peristaltic movement of the esophagus can't work well, so the muscles in your throat overstretch. It's fine and won't leave any break.
As previous respondents have said, your strong cough reflex would most likely prevent you from aspirating the pill into your windpipe. It's possible, but unlikely.
A second possibility would be a small pill falling in the valleculae bringing up the rear the epiglottis. You might have to swallow a lot of water to flush it out. This happen more with tiny pills and in older individuals whose aging swallowing mechanism are deteriorating.
If it went down the wrong way, you'd know it, because you'd be practically coughing up your lungs to get rid of it.
It sounds approaching you simply took an over-large swallow of water, or that the pill was simply a little too big or go down lengthwise, rather than down. This can hurt quite a bit, but it isn't dangerous. It is due to the oesophagus contracting around a substantial volume.
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