It’s not actually stuck, and you can’t do anything to relieve the feeling except wait.
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A person very close to me has a narrow esophagus.
That pill is actually “stuck”, as in, it just didn’t get all the way down right. For a person with a normal esophagus, it is large enough that pills are just too small to be an issue, so water or spit easily flushes it (just like un-sticking a pill from your tongue).
People with narrow esophaguses can get scared that something might get stuck, potentially resulting in the muscles clamping down, causing a complete blockage. That blockage either has to come back up (flushing mashed potatoes back up with water) or a doctor has to fish it back up (stupid dry chicken).
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