FOOD WONT GO DOWN WITHOUT I DRINK IN HAND (IT GETS STUCK IN THE BOTTOM OF MY THROAT TO MY CHEST)

[jimjam2010]

I few months ago i swallowed a peice of popcorn (one of thos hard peices) and it got stuck in my throat. For roughly a week after i was really scared of eating but,(i could eat alot better with a drink at hand aswell) i kind of settled down untill 2 nights ago i was eating fish and chips and it really hurt my throat now i am scared again and its nearly christmas !!!!!!!!!!!!!! im 12 and scared. It might be in my head because i am quite smart and have a really good memory but i am not sure) And i also now have a really bad, sort of like a burning in my ches and a really Phlegmy caugh. PLEAZZZ HEEELLPPP !!

[jimjam2010]

My mun says that if i go to the doctors then they will stick a pipe/tube/camera down my throat and then if its a physiological illness then all that pain will be for nothing ?????????????

[jimjam2010]

Is it posible to choke of it?

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi!
There are two major possibilities. One is that it is a reaction to the fish chips you ate. The second is that you have  a bad gastric reflux, with burning is chest, and repeated acid reflux causing inflammation inside your throat. Since a reaction can be dangerous, consult an ENT specialist immediately or go to the ER to check your throat. Meanwhile drink cold milk, take antacid gel, and omeprazole. Take care!