The weirdest thing happened to me with a Vitamin C tablet. Like a fish bone, the tablet got stucked in my throat.

I swallowed the tablet with the help of a glass full of water. Half way through it, I noticed the tablet was still in my throat. It happened to me several times before. The tablet would stick there, but I would just continue drinking the complete glass of water and the tablet goes down my throat with the rest of the H20. But this time, to my surprise, the full glass didn’t manage to drain down the single tablet. So I just casually fill the glass again with water, thinking this time, the tablet would go down my throat. Again to my utter surprise, it still didn’t go down. I can now fill the tablet melting in my throat, remember this is an ascorbic acid tablet, an acid!! It felt like acid reflux in my throat. Now teary eyed, I again tried another shot at it, and another, and another. I could’ve drank 4-5 glasses of water but the tablet was still firmly lodge in my throat. I just noticed that I’m having trouble breathing due to my water filled stomach. Thinking quickly, I rushed to the kitchen to find some solid food to help anchor the tablet as I drink water. Saw the casserole with rice, got a fistful of it, put it on my mouth, chewed a little, swallowed it all, and drank water some more. To my huge relief, the tablet sticked with the rice and goes down my throat. But problem didn’t end there, I take my vitamins at night just before I go to bed. To say the least, I had trouble getting a good night sleep that night, due to the frequent trips to the bathroom to empty my full bladder.

Weird isn’t it? That experience thought me to never drink a vitamin tablet the same way again. Next time, I’ll make sure to have some solid food lying nearby while I swallow a tablet. Especially, a Vitamin C tablet. 🙂