Medicine stuck in your throat? this is what you have to do

When you take medicine, there is all the drama that can happen, from regurgitating it to getting stuck in your throat. If the drug is stuck, it must be very uncomfortable. In fact, this condition can irritate the lining of the throat to make it difficult to breathe.

If this happens to you or those around you, the key is not to panic. Here's a guide if the medicine gets stuck in the throat.

Guidelines for dealing with drugs stuck in the throat

When alone

If you are taking medicine and then choking, here's what first aid you can do:

1. Make a fist with one hand and place it on your stomach just above your belly button.
2. Hold the clenched wrist with the other hand.
3. Find a sturdy surface, such as a table, chair, or wall.
4. Use these objects to help push the fist in your stomach in a fast motion (jerking it up).

Quoted from Medical News Today, this technique is called the Heimlich maneuver. This simple method is quite effective in helping to get rid of the congestion in the throat.

When someone can't breathe

If the medicine stuck in the throat makes someone around you unable to breathe, provide first aid with the following steps:

1. Stand behind the person.
2. Wrap your arms around his waist then lean his body slightly forward.
3. Make a fist with one hand and then position it directly above the person's navel.
4. Use your other hand to grasp your clenched wrist.
5. Move your hand in an upward jerking motion into your stomach.
6. Repeat this technique about five times or until the pills are stuck.

There are other ways you can deal with drugs stuck in your throat, namely:

1. Stand right behind the person.
2. Place one hand on his chest.
3. Lean the person's body forward.
4. With the heel of your hand, try to hit the person on the back five times, between your shoulder blades to be precise.
5. Then, place one of your clenched fists just above her navel.
6. Hold your clenched wrist with your other hand.
7. Apply pressure on the stomach five times, quickly up the stomach.
8. Repeat until the person coughs or pills leave the mouth.

If the person is coughing

A cough indicates a person's airway is not 100 percent blocked. So the most appropriate step to overcome it is to encourage someone or yourself to keep coughing. Coughing is the body's natural way of clearing congestion in the throat.

Also, push the medicine stuck in the throat by drinking a few sips of water. Eating a small amount of food can also help push the stuck pills inside. In essence, don't let the medicine stay in the throat because it can injure the surface and even trigger esophagitis.

How to prevent medicine from getting stuck in the throat

So that the drug does not get stuck in the throat, avoid it by:

• Do not take medication in a lying position.
• Stay in an upright position for at least 30 minutes afterward if possible.
• Drink enough water so that the medicine can be pushed perfectly.

If the various help that has been done do not bring much change, immediately go to the clinic or hospital to ask medical personnel for help.