Fish is a delicious and nutritious food, so it is loved by many people. However, when eating fish, sometimes you will encounter the unpleasant situation of fish bones stuck in your throat, especially in children.
Fish bone stuck in your throat causes discomfort, scratches in the throat and will be dangerous if not treated promptly. To quickly handle fish bone stuck in your throat, you can follow the following folk tips.
In addition, before applying any folk tips, you need to consult experts and doctors. If you see any unusual signs, you need to see a doctor immediately.

1. Treat fish bone stuck in your throat with orange and lemon peels

According to Vnexpress newspaper, orange and lemon peels contain a large amount of vitamin C - a substance that helps soften fish bones. When you have a fish bone stuck in your throat, you should cut the orange or lemon peel and hold it in your mouth for a while, then the fish bone will soften and you can easily swallow it.
In addition, the amount of vitamin C in orange and lemon peels also helps to disinfect and reduce inflammation, which is very good for the throat.

2. Treating fish bone stuck in the throat with effervescent tablets

Similar to orange and tangerine peels, effervescent C tablets also contain a lot of vitamin C, which helps soften fish bones and makes them easier to swallow.

When you have a fish bone stuck in your throat, you can suck on 1 effervescent C tablet until the fish bone softens and you can swallow it. However, because effervescent C tablets contain many flavoring and scenting agents, children under 2 years old should not use them.

3. Treating fish bone stuck in the throat with garlic

When you have a fish bone stuck in your throat, you need to determine whether the fish bone is stuck on the left or right side. If the fish bone is stuck on the left side, put a clove of garlic in the right nostril, close the left nostril and breathe through your mouth. After 1-2 minutes, you will vomit and the fish bone will also flow out.
Do the opposite if you have a fish bone stuck on the right side.

4. Treating fish bone stuck in throat with hot rice

When you have a small soft fish bone stuck in your throat, roll a ball of hot rice about 3cm in diameter and swallow it. Hot rice has a soft texture that will cause the fish bone to get stuck and slide down.

However, this method cannot be applied when you have large and hard fish bones stuck in your throat because it can cause more severe scratches in your throat.

5. Treating fish bone stuck in throat with Chinese jujube

Chinese jujube also contains a large amount of vitamin C which helps soften fish bones. To treat fish bone stuck in throat with Chinese jujube, you can do the following:

- Chew the Chinese jujube and gradually swallow the juice to soften the fish bone.

- Choose 5 Chinese jujubes and chop them up, then hold each slice in your mouth and gradually swallow until the fish bone is soft and slides down.

- You can also crush the Chinese jujube to get the juice and drink it gradually until the fish bone stuck in throat is gone.

6. Treating fish bone stuck in throat with soft candy

When you have a fish bone stuck in throat, take 3-4 soft candies, such as gummy candies or marshmallows, and hold them in your mouth for about 1 minute and swallow them. The softness and stickiness of the candy will cause the fish bone to stick to it and slide down to your stomach.

7. Treating fish bone stuck in throat with bananas

Similar to soft candy, bananas are also soft and sticky. When you have a fish bone stuck in throat, you need to bite off a big piece of banana, hold it in your mouth for 1-2 minutes and swallow it quickly. Then the fish bone will stick to it and slide down to your stomach.

8. Treating fish bone stuck in throat with vinegar

Vinegar has a high acidity, so it can help soften the fish bone quickly and make it easier for you to swallow.

When you have a fish bone stuck in throat, you can mix 2 tablespoons of vinegar with water to drink or drink 2 tablespoons of vinegar directly to effectively treat fish bone stuck in throat. You can buy apple cider vinegar to reduce the unpleasant pungent smell when drinking.
Because the acidity in vinegar is very high, you should only drink or mix a maximum of 2 tablespoons of vinegar at a time to avoid bloating and indigestion.

9. Treating fish bone stuck in the throat with carbonated soft drinks

Carbonated soft drinks contain a large amount of gas. When you have a fish bone stuck in your throat, you should drink a glass of pure carbonated soft drinks, without ice. When these carbonated soft drinks enter the stomach, they will release a large amount of gas into the throat and cause the fish bone to soften and gradually decompose.