Fish contains a large amount of high-quality protein and various other mineral elements, and the body's absorption rate of these nutrients is relatively high. Therefore, in daily life, there are many people who especially like to eat fish.
However, since there are many fish bones in the meat of the fish, once improperly eaten, it is very likely to cause the fish bones to become stuck in the throat. Especially for some people who eat faster and children, the probability of fish snaring will be particularly high.
And once this phenomenon occurs, many people think that as long as they swallow rice or drink vinegar, they can play a role in eliminating fish bones, is this true?
First, swallowing rice in large mouths causes the fish bones to be embedded deeper
When the fish bones get stuck in the throat, many elderly people think that as long as they swallow some meals, such as swallowing steamed buns, rice or some food such as pasta, they can remove the fish bones stuck in the throat.
However, the reality is that if the fish bones are stuck in the throat, once you continue to swallow food in large mouths, not only can not quickly remove the fish bones, it is very likely to cause the fish bones to sink deep into the flesh, so that the mucous membrane of the throat area is damaged.
In severe cases, it can cause fish spines to scratch the mucosa of the pharynx and even the mucosa of the stomach, causing severe dangerous symptoms.
Second, drinking vinegar causes acute laryngeal edema
There are many people who believe that when the fish bones are stuck in the throat, you should drink more vinegar, which can dissolve the fish bones and achieve the effect of quickly eliminating the fish bones. However, in fact, the vinegar used to cook food in daily life only has a vinegar essence content of about 4% to 6%.
If you want to soften the fish bones, you need to soak the fish bones for a long time and take a lot of them. The acetic acid component contained in vinegar will cause people's esophageal mucosa to be burned, resulting in redness and swelling of the punctured part. Failure to achieve any effect of removing fish bones may also cause severe acute laryngeal edema.
So, when the fish is stuck in the throat, what should be done?
First, the small fish spines and light cough
For adults, when the phenomenon of fish spines stuck in the throat, first stop eating immediately, and try to avoid swallowing action, so that the muscles in the throat area relax quickly. Then perform a light coughing action, if the fish spines are very shallow, and it belongs to the small fish bones, it can generally be coughed out.
Second, the naked eye can see the fish thorn tweezers clipped out
Open your mouth or press the tongue down and irradiate it with a brighter flashlight. If you can find the fish bones, you can use forceps to clamp the fish bones and gently pull them out. However, it must be handled with caution, and those who have a throat jam must remain quiet, so it is not suitable for infants and young children.
3. Go to the hospital for treatment
If an infant or young child has a fish spine and throat jam, regardless of the degree, it must be admitted to the hospital as soon as possible. With the help of a doctor and the use of specialized tools, the fish bones can be quickly removed.
For adults, if the location of the fish bones stuck is relatively deep, do not remove themselves, and should also be quickly admitted to the hospital. Otherwise, once the fish stabs deeper, it is likely to hurt the surrounding trachea or arteries.
All in all, when the phenomenon of fish spines stuck in the throat occurs, if you swallow food in large mouths, it will cause the fish spines to be embedded deeper. Do not drink vinegar, the content of vinegar in edible vinegar is very low, it does not play a role in rapidly softening the bones, and it will also cause strong burns to the throat mucosa.
Therefore, when the fish spines are stuck in the throat, you can refer to the above 3 points for treatment, which can quickly remove the fish bones and avoid some other dangerous symptoms.