food pocket?

Question

i just discovered i have a food pocket in the back of nmy mouth where food keeps getting stuck. the only way i can get the food out is by gurgling water and then almost choking on it and bringing it all back up. this washes the food out of the pocket. does anyone have a better way to get food out of it or to prevent it getting stuck there. i dont wana have surgery to fix it or anything and it is too far down my throat to reach

Answer 1

If food is collecting and getting stuck, this is potentially dangerous, as you could choke. Go to your doctor and ask for a "Dysphagia evaluation." This is a test for a swallowing disorder, and will be done by a speech pathologist. The test is not painful, they just watch you chew and swallow various types of food and fluids and then look in your mouth. They can then help you plan treatment and make recommendations to help you stop pocketing food.

Answer 2

You might not want to have corrective surgery - but it sounds like a problem that may grow worse as you get older and the last thing you need is to die too young an age by choking to death.., and that is a very good likelihood.

Unless a surgeon gives you another option - get that fixed ASAP. Please, for your family's sake if nothing else.

Answer 3

Try using a squirt bottle to flush.