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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI just swallowed a bay leaf
I was eating some left over spaghetti my daughter made last night.
It still had a whole bay leaf in it when I put it up last night - which I meant to pick out, but I accidentally swallowed the whole thing,
It feels sort of like its still stuck in my throat. Iate some bread and drank some milk, but it still doesn't feel too good
Does anybody have any suggestions?
This is not almost bad as when I caught the sponge on fire in the microwave . . .
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,791 posts)It isn't stuck in your throat any longer. The sensation will pass...
Time is the best healer for this sort of thing, which means I don't know any technique to make it feel better!
Feel better!
ashling
(25,771 posts)I doesn't feel to good in my stomach either.
Do you think anyone has ever died from a bay leaf?
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)Wikipedia:
Some members of the laurel family, as well as the unrelated but visually similar mountain laurel and cherry laurel, have leaves that are poisonous to humans and livestock. While these plants are not sold anywhere for culinary use, their visual similarity to bay leaves has led to the oft-repeated belief that bay leaves should be removed from food after cooking because they are poisonous. This is not true - bay leaves may be eaten without toxic effect. However, they remain very stiff even after thorough cooking, and if swallowed whole or in large pieces, they may pose a risk of scratching the digestive tract or even causing choking. Thus, most recipes that use bay leaves will recommend their removal after the cooking process has finished.[8]
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Well, we all are, but the leaf just might make a few burps taste funny for a while. You'll be fine. I find I suffer from overuse of garlic than any other spice in spaghetti. The leaf has already started to break down in your guts by now.
Great, now I want some s'ghetti.
ashling
(25,771 posts)Paulie
(8,462 posts)ashling
(25,771 posts)The worst thing which can happen is that a piece of bay leaf, being somewhat hard, can lodge somewhere in your digestive system, necessitating a trip to ER
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the thick central stem of bay leaves does mean they stay quite rigid even when cooked, so there is potential for scratching the intestinal lining if a whole one was swallowed.
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I'm going to die!
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taking bids on my seat at the lounge bar . . .
handmade34
(22,759 posts)a few drinks through the evening to dull the scratch... it will be fine
years ago I swallowed something harsh like that and it irritated my throat so badly it felt as if my esophagus was swelling and I thought I was going to die... I'm still here
rug
(82,333 posts)Follow it with five ounces of vinegar.
You'll forget about the bay leaf.
ashling
(25,771 posts)I'll just hit my hand with a hammer so I won't notice the paper cut! LOL
Liberal Veteran
(22,239 posts)A couple of bites of one of those and the bay leaf will be a distant memory to the inferno in your mouth and throat.
j/k.....You'll probably be okay in a while.
LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)make marinade
B Calm
(28,762 posts)A Simple Game
(9,214 posts)I offer to pay whoever finds it a dollar.
Your daughter owes you a dollar.
Xipe Totec
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(25,771 posts)Xipe Totec
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(62,478 posts)but somehow resurrected - am looking for someone to tell my story.
ashling
(25,771 posts)Last edited Wed Feb 5, 2014, 04:50 PM - Edit history (1)
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Ohio Joe
(21,776 posts)When I was a kid and we went to my grandmothers for pasta, who ever got the bay leaf had to do the dishes
HipChick
(25,485 posts)Had a fishbone stuck in back of mouth...would not cough up either...the lemon dissolve it
marzipanni
(6,011 posts)to chew your food!!!
When I was in nursing school one of the students got an end piece of a bay leaf from hospital cafeteria spaghetti stuck in her throat. She coughed a lot, which only seemed to lodge points of the triangular piece more and it wouldn't let go, so a doctor removed it after she was anesthetized.
I hope your stomach acid softened the leaf, if it didn't dissolve it!
struggle4progress
(118,379 posts)They crumble easily into small pieces when dry
patricia92243
(12,607 posts)swallow a watermelon seed.
Boom Sound 416
(4,185 posts)Drink two cans tomato juice
Add half clove garlic
Salt
Basil
Simmer for an hour. Add pasta