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 1 week 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 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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 1 week ago (2 children)

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

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

Maybe uncomfortability is a better word?

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

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

[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 2 points 1 week 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 1 week ago (1 children)

That sounds concerning... are you alright?

[–] DeaDvey@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

I think so.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 week ago

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

[–] sunbather@beehaw.org 4 points 1 week ago

afaik its more based on time than number of chews, food generally spends about 10-20 seconds in your mouth if you aren't in a rush but it depends on the food and individual