Be careful how you eat and swallow a PSA

@snowy22315 (188118)
United States
April 24, 2025 8:50am CST
I sometimes get stories from Quora sent to me in my email. I saw one last night of someone who swallowed a pea, which went down the wrong way and lodged in her lung. Her lungs got infected, and she had to go to the hospital. Bottom line she lost part of her lung!! Someone else had terrible recurrent problems from getting a popcorn kernel stuck in her lung. I never heard of such things. Be very careful eating things that don't dissolve like those, raw vegetables etc. You can Thank me for making you paranoid..
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@LadyDuck (473017)
• Switzerland
8h
Those things that do not dissolve can be extremely dangerous. I am a fast eater, I must pay more attention.
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@snowy22315 (188118)
• United States
8h
Yes, it's a good idea.
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@LadyDuck (473017)
• Switzerland
7h
@snowy22315 My husband is a very slow eater. I am trying to slow down because I hate to finish everything a lot before he does.
@paigea (35915)
• Canada
6h
I'm such a fast eater too.
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@AmbiePam (97417)
• United States
9h
I had heard of the popcorn thing, but not the pea situation. It’s crazy.
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@snowy22315 (188118)
• United States
9h
You would think a pea would dissolve, but apparently not.
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@wolfgirl569 (114860)
• Marion, Ohio
2h
That's a good reason to eat slower
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@snowy22315 (188118)
• United States
1h
It is, eating slower in general is a good thing for lots of reasons.
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• United States
9h
I love peas and never thought about one going down the wrong way. I feel bad for that poor lady but do appreciate the PSA so next time I eat peas or popcorn I'll be extra careful.
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@snowy22315 (188118)
• United States
9h
Any kind of raw vegetable or fruit I think you really need to take care
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• United States
8h
@snowy22315 I'm a very slow eater in general but I'll be extra careful.
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@paigea (35915)
• Canada
6h
Easy to get paranoid. I knew someone who got a fungus in his lungs from working in forestry. Caused major problems.
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@snowy22315 (188118)
• United States
1h
There are sure alot of things to cause you harm even if you don't come down with a disease of some sort
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@franxav (14068)
• India
7h
You are not making anyone paranoid. These are accidents that occur in real life and we better be careful while eating. I'm warning myself for I choke quite often.
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@snowy22315 (188118)
• United States
7h
Sometimes, when I swallow I feel like food gets stuck in my throat and I need to get a drink.
@allknowing (144245)
• India
Just now
Talking about swallowing I take extra care not just with things like peas but food and drinks in general It can choke us any time
• United States
9h
Thankfully I don't eat peas. LOL!
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@snowy22315 (188118)
• United States
9h
Whooh! Any kind of raw veggie would do it. Maybe the pea wasn't cooked. It didn't say.
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