I don't even know how you keep the food in your mouth chewing that long. After a minute most of it has managed to make it's way to my throat without any effort by me to get it there.

[–] DeaDvey@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, I never really actively swallow, it's too painful, I just wait for the food to slide down.

[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

You should ask about getting a swallowing study done to find out what's going on because that isn't normal. It might be an esophageal stricture or spasm that can be fixed.

[–] DeaDvey@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It's probably just that I have a small mouth and throat.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

that should only result in smaller bites, definitely not pain unless you're trying to swallow whole chestnuts

[–] DeaDvey@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Maybe uncomfortability is a better word?

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 days ago

still shouldn't happen if you're chewing food properly

[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 2 points 3 days ago

If they are proportional to each other, you shouldn't really be able to get more in your mouth than your esophagus can handle. There are some conditions that make the esophagus tense up wrong instead of making peristalsis.

[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That sounds concerning... are you alright?

[–] DeaDvey@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

I think so.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 days ago

Its said to be healthy and improve digestion to chew more and eat slowly so there isnt really any reason to stop.