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What You Should Immediately Eat When A Fish Bone Gets Stuck In Your Throat

How Do Fish Bones Get Stuck?

<u>How Do Fish Bones Get Stuck?</u>

Laura Caseley for LittleThings

So when we talk about getting a fish bone stuck, what exactly do we mean?

Lots of fish are jam-packed with itty-bitty little bones that are incredibly hard to remove.

Certain freshwater fish, like trout and salmon, are especially difficulty to bone completely. Some chefs may also serve fish whole, with the bones still in.

Needless to say, it can be a bit of a minefield for the diner.

If you swallow a bite wrong and don’t notice a stray piece of bone, you might end up with a fish bone stuck in your throat, which can be unpleasant and painful.

What Does A Fish Bone In Your Throat Feel Like?

<u>What Does A Fish Bone In Your Throat Feel Like?</u>

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If you’ve never gotten a fish bone stuck in your throat, you know that it’s a little bit like the sensation of having your throat checked at the doctor. It’s scratchy and uncomfortably, but not necessarily painful.

Usually, a stuck fish bone isn’t immediately dangerous, but might make you feel a little bit panicky, as if you can’t breathe or swallow.

Your throat might swell up a bit around the bone, which can add to the tenderness. In some case, you might bleed a little, if you’ve been scratched.

How Do You Get A Fish Bone Out Of Your Throat?
#1: Cough

<u>How Do You Get A Fish Bone Out Of Your Throat?</u><br>#1: Cough

Laura Caseley for LittleThings

Your first instinct will be to cough, and you should follow it.

Coughing is your body’s first line of defense against all sorts of interlopers, from germs to soda that went down the wrong way.

Oftentimes, coughing hard for a few minutes will blow enough air against the bone to dislodge it.

If you’re lucky, you can just cough the bone right back up and let your throat recover.

If that doesn’t work, keep on scrolling.

#2: Swallow Olive Oil

#2: Swallow Olive Oil

Laura Caseley for LittleThings

If you can’t cough the bone away, it’s time to start incorporating added materials that can help coax it free.

Olive oil is a signature solution, because it’s a great lubricant.

Oil won’t dissolve immediately in with your saliva and digestive juices the way water will, so it’s a better option for trying to wash the fish bone down.

The oil will make the bones slick and slippery, and will also help to soften it and weigh it down so that you can swallow the bone away.

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