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Posted 3/25/2012 5:02 PM (GMT 0)
ok i walked outside and put a piece of gum in my mouth and then i started feeling like there is something scratching my throat.  i can't clear it.  it feels like a piece of toast or something.  not like i'm choking but ike it's scratching my throat - just irritating it.   burning kind of.  i've tried drinking, honey, washing out my sinuses.  this has happened before.  what is it??  when i breathe in, i can feel it     what would you do?? 

i ate cinammon rolls earlier but didn't feel it til 10 min. after.  having panic now.  so stupid. 

Posted 3/25/2012 7:29 PM (GMT 0)
Hazel,

If you have scratched your throat and nothing else is going on it should heal on it's own. Try not to eat foods that will irritate it more like chips, spicy foods, toast etc. Warm salt water gargles will help keep the scratch clean and I would stick to a soft diet for the next couple of days. 

Off topic - I am the lady who chipped her front tooth biting a taco chip -  confused  Strange things happen to me too.

If you feel it is more than a minor scratch do check in with your Dr. 

Be well,

Kitt

Posted 3/25/2012 7:53 PM (GMT 0)
have you ever done that kitt? i had just gotten done eating a few cinnamon rolls but i wouldn't think that would do it. it was so sudden. it's happend before after i ate sugar. so weird. thanks. :)
Posted 3/26/2012 11:35 AM (GMT 0)
I get that feeling a lot when my hayfever plays up. sometimes it gets so bad I want to physically scratch it. honey soothes it a bit but it doesn't go away until the hayfever eases or I take some anti histamines. my throat can get quite red and sore. If it doesn't get better or gets worse in the next couple of days I'd go see the Dr. I'm sure it's nothing :)
Posted 3/26/2012 3:45 PM (GMT 0)
Hazel,

Once upon a time,  many years ago, when I was just a child............my Mother would fry fish for dinner.  They were the kind with bones in as way back then I did not know fish could be filleted smhair .  I hated those tiny bones and my Mother always made sure I had a piece of bread to eat quickly if I got a bone in my throat.  Yup, I scratched my throat back then.  To this day I do not eat fish with bones - no way ! 

belleadonna has a good point - do you have allergies ?  This year is going to be nasty for people with allergies.

I hope by now your throat is better.

Take care,

Kitt

Posted 3/26/2012 4:51 PM (GMT 0)
My throat, AND my sinuses have been acting up since the weather has been getting nicer. My allergies are horrible right now. I don't have the usual seasonal, pollen, grass, tree, etc....allergies. I have year round, dust mite and 6 different types of mold spore, allergies. As soon as everything starts thawing out from winter, there go the mold allergies!

I used to take Benadryl for my allergies, but as of late, every time I take one, I get heart palpitations. So I guess it's time to find a new allergy med.

I also get a horrible off-balanced kind of feeling when it's real bad, and the Benadryl used to help tremendously with that. Now I don't know what to take.



And Kitt, I will not eat fish with bones either! Or chicken for that matter. Every type of meat I eat has to be boneless because I choked on a small bone when I was young. LOL! I also broke a tooth eating a piece of fried chicken, guess the breading was too hard!!

YEP! I have strange things happen too......


You should be fine Hazel. If you have allergies, that's probably what it is.

((hugs)) Fox
Posted 3/27/2012 4:48 AM (GMT 0)
Same thing happens to me. I have gotten panic attacks over it just over being anxious that I was getting sick. I usually just keep plenty of water near and try to do activities to keep my mind off of it. Or if it turns out I do get sick or have allergies it tends to calm me a little bit knowing what I have.
Posted 7/9/2017 11:07 PM (GMT 0)
Okay this is happened a few times lately again and after I eat honey out of a spoon so strange just happened
anybody else? It's always the same part of my throat too the same side I want to know what causes it drives me nuts!!

I actually tested it last night and ate this honey sauce that I put on salmon with cayenne pepper in it and sure enough there's the feeling!! Things that make you go hmmm
Posted 7/10/2017 1:26 AM (GMT 0)
Honey is so sweet it burns my throat sometimes too!

...and don't even get me started on 'pineapple mouth!'

Some foods are just natually irritating to some.

This is your tigger area too...so it's probably one of those red flag issues...

Hey, it a step in the right direction though to figure out the cause and not let it panic you...well done.😚

S.C.
Posted 7/10/2017 11:45 AM (GMT 0)
Haha. Thanks SC I haven't been on here in so long you're still on here giving your awesome advice- you're the best!!!

yeah pineapple mouth is not even fun and I love pineapple!!

It's just so weird though because honey is always been my favorite thing and I've always eaten it. if I put it in something it doesn't seem to bother me and I noticed from this post that it was cinnamon I think and before when I'm eating sugar straight out of the bag LOL so it's not always been honey. Its so strange!
Posted 7/10/2017 4:01 PM (GMT 0)
...yeah, that is likely just a sensitive area/trigger for you. It is good to use this thread (or a food diary) as a record to remind you what to be careful with.. 😊

(((❤))) S.C.
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