These “home remedies” have a proven track record of soothing a choking throat. While they may not fix the problem in every instance, they work often enough to merit a try. Therefore the next time you face the problem of chocking throat you can try these simple natural cures:
Eat Boiled Rice
If you have some boiled rice on hand, you can often use it to dislodge items caught in your throat. It is best if the rice is somewhat sticky so that you can ball it up. Make a fairly large rice ball, squeeze it until it stays stuck together, and then swallow it whole in one quick gulp.
As the rice makes its way down your throat, it will stick to other particles it comes in contact with. The weight of the rice and the pressure put on it by your swallowing motions can drive food down into your stomach.
Swallow a Raw Egg
If you have no rice on hand or it is too fluffy, you can grab a raw egg out of the fridge. Simply crack it open, and swallow it in one gulp. The heaviness of the yolk and the stickiness of the egg white will act in a way similar to swallowing rice. An egg should be large enough to cover the whole width of your throat as it sinks down toward your stomach, preventing food from simply slipping past.
Drink Lemon Juice or Orange Juice
It’s an effective treatment to drink lemon or orange juice if a fishbone is the cause of choked throat, as the citric acid in lemon or orange juice is believed to soften the fishbone to make them moving down into the stomach.
Eat Mashed Foods
Some mashed fruits are good remedies for chocked throat, such as bananas and papayas, as they are soft for your throat and helps in pushing down the obstruction into your stomach.
Gargle With Vinegar
When a bone has gotten stuck in your throat, it often helps to gargle with vinegar. This will not produce a pleasant taste in your mouth, but the vinegar can soften and shrink bones enough to make them easier to swallow. Once in your stomach, the bone material should dissolve in the gastric acids. If the vinegar alone does not do the trick, you can follow it up by swallowing a lump of mashed potatoes.
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