I took the capsule and it felt like it was stuck in my throat

The feeling of capsules stuck in the throat after taking them mainly applies to those who take the capsules without drinking water. Because the throat is dry, it will cause the capsules to stick to the throat. We only need to drink one or two glasses of water to swallow the capsules into the stomach. It is very easy to swallow a capsule if it gets stuck in the throat, mainly because the appearance of the capsule is relatively easy to digest. Let us learn how to deal with it.

What should I do if the capsule seems to be stuck in my throat?

Although no one likes taking medicine, many people may not be able to swallow medicine and are particularly afraid of taking medicine. Every time they take medicine, they feel that it is stuck in their throat. Sometimes it is stuck in their throat and they cannot swallow it. Sometimes they feel that it is stuck in their throat and cannot go down after they have finally swallowed it. Sometimes they feel that their chest is blocked. What should I do if I can't swallow the capsule? What should I do if the medicine feels stuck in my throat?

Don't be too scared

In fact, many people cannot swallow medicine completely due to psychological barriers. They always feel that the capsules will be stuck or choked. In fact, the situation you worry about will not happen. It is the same as your usual eating. Many people cannot swallow the capsules at once and feel that they are stuck in the throat, so they cannot swallow them. Generally speaking, drinking more water can flush the capsules down. You should think that your illness will be cured after taking the medicine, and give yourself a positive influence, which will help you take the medicine, instead of having a rejection mentality.

Hints in the heart

Some people say that they have finally swallowed the medicine, but feel that the medicine has not gone down their throats, and that drinking more water is of no use. In fact, sometimes it is their own psychological effects that are at work. When the medicine is stuck in the throat, it may cause a certain irritation to the mucous membrane of the throat, and the throat may swell, making you feel that the medicine is stuck in your throat. In fact, it is not. Generally, you don’t need to worry too much about this situation. Just drink plenty of water and eat normally and you will be fine in two days.

Making drugs smaller

If you are really afraid of swallowing large pills, you can only use the dumbest method, which is to make the medicine smaller, but it will be more painful to take, but the pain will last shorter. If it is a capsule, you can pour the capsule powder into a spoon, add a little water and then drink it, but this is really bitter. If the tablet is large, you can break it into pieces before taking it.

Precautions for taking medicine

1. Avoid taking multiple medications for a cold.

In order to be able to go to work normally the next day, many people increase the dosage or take two or three cold medicines at the same time. Excessive use of medication will not only fail to shorten the course of the cold, but will also increase the side effects of the drugs. Blind medication will increase bacterial resistance and is not conducive to the normal functioning of the human immune system. As the saying goes, "more haste, less speed." Some people believe that a combination of Chinese and Western medicine will be more effective in treating colds, so after taking Baifuning, they take a few more vitamin C Yinqiao tablets.

However, Vitamin C Yinqiao Tablets are actually a compound medicine. In addition to Chinese herbal ingredients such as Yinqiao, it also contains acetaminophen and chlorpheniramine maleate like Baifuning. In addition to pure Western medicine and pure Chinese medicine, commonly used cold medicines on the market also include compound medicines that combine Chinese and Western medicine. However, these medicines are often mistaken for pure Chinese medicine by patients who lack common sense. If they are taken together with other Western medicines with similar ingredients, they are often easily ingested in excess without knowing it, resulting in mild cases such as rashes, liver and kidney damage, and even severe allergic reactions in severe cases, which can put patients in dangerous situations such as anaphylactic shock and difficulty breathing without them realizing it.

2. Take heat-clearing drugs with cold boiled water.

Heat-clearing Chinese patent medicines: These have the effects of clearing heat, purging fire, cooling blood, and detoxifying. They are Chinese patent medicines used to treat various internal heat syndromes such as internal heat, fire poison, damp heat, and plague, such as Shangqing Pills and Niuhuang Jiedu Tablets. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that for symptoms of dryness and heat such as fever and getting angry, taking the medicine with cold boiled water can increase the effectiveness of heat-clearing medicine.

3. If there is a capsule medicine, the capsule must not be opened and taken without the pharmacist's consent.

Moreover, capsules should not be taken with hot water, such as norfloxacin capsules, vitamin E capsules, etc. Capsules are made of gelatin and are easily soluble in stomach acid. Most of the drugs put into capsules are irritating to the gastric mucosa or easily broken down and destroyed by digestive juices. Some are sustained-release capsules that need to be swallowed intact to exert their efficacy. Taking the medicine with hot water will easily cause the capsule shell to melt prematurely, reducing the efficacy or increasing irritation.

4. Take the medicines one by one.

Many people usually drink a cup of hot water with pills directly when taking medicine. In fact, doing so may greatly reduce the effectiveness of some medicines.

5. When taking most medicines, drink at least 150 to 200 ml of water.

If you take capsules, you should increase your water intake, otherwise the capsules will easily adhere to the stomach wall, causing excessive local concentration and irritation to the gastric mucosa.

6. It is best not to eat within 30 minutes before and after taking the medicine.

Especially avoid fruits and vegetables. This is because some vegetables and fruits contain substances that can react chemically with drugs, changing the effects of the drugs.

7. If you are taking medicine for more than two diseases, you must take them at least 30 minutes apart.

If you take Chinese medicine, you should wait at least 30 minutes before taking it.

8. Finally, read the instructions on the medicine package carefully and take the medicine according to the doctor's instructions.

If you experience any side effects that are not caused by the drug, you must return for a checkup immediately.