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Would i be coughing if i inhaled food i keep thinking i always inhale food but never cough but throat is tight from anxiety how do i treat this?

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Unlikely event: In an active person if food enters respiratory tract you choke or for a very small particle you get violent cough Just don't worry , see your doctor . Only in debilitated bedridden person aspiration is possible due to tube feeding .

Answered 1/31/2015

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A member asked:

Would i be coughing if i inhaled food i keep thinking i always inhale food but never cough but throat is tight from anxiety how do i treat this?

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Dr. Addagada Rao answered

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