Foods Children Are More Likely to Choke On

Warnings are forever being issued to parents about which household items and toys are choking hazards to small children. We carefully read the labels, listen to news reports, and do our best to be vigilant about what the little ones are sticking in their mouths.

This should also include food. Since their airways are still small, young children are at greater risk of swallowing bits of food that are too large, which can lead to choking. Whether you’re feeding them, or they’re eating by themselves, accidents can easily happen. 

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, food accounts for half of choking incidents in small children. To help prevent this, they’ve highlighted which foods pose the biggest risk to children under the age of 4: 

1. Nuts 
Nuts can easily get caught in a child’s airway due to their size. To add to this, tiny teeth might not be able to handle chewing whole nuts, so avoid giving them nuts altogether. Sometimes, the shells from the nuts can restrict airways too. Before giving your child nuts, you should wait until they’re well over the age of 4, can sit while eating, and have learned how to chew their food completely.

2. Candy 

Besides leading to cavities, hard candy such as lollipops send thousands of kids to the ER every year. Even a small piece can get stuck in a child’s throat. Avoid giving hard candy and marshmallows to your child until they’re over the age of 5 and can chew thoroughly. 

3. Grapes 

 Due to their size and slippery texture, grapes are a major choking hazard. Doctors suggest a no-grape policy for kids under 4 or cutting them into quarters before serving them to children. Similarly shaped foods like cherries should also be avoided at this age.

4. Hot Dogs

According to John Hopkins, one of the biggest threats to kids under the age of 3 is hot dogs - even if you cut them up. Choking on a small piece of hot dog can lead to hospitalization if you’re not careful. If you still want to give a small child hot dogs, make sure to cut them into thin strips. 

5. Meat and Cheese Chunks 

Like hot dogs, chunks of cheese and meat are difficult for growing toddlers to chew. Food should be diced so that it’s no larger than ½ inch, and your child should be supervised at all times while eating these foods. 

6. Peanut Butter 

 Nut butters can get stuck to the roof of the mouth and the throat. For kids under 2, skip the globs of peanut butter and other nut butters. When serving to toddlers, spread a thin layer of it onto bread or crackers. 

7. Gum 

Chewing gum can cause dangerously sticky situations for small children. They’re prone to trying to swallow it or accidentally inhaling it while chewing. Don’t give gum to small children at all. 

8. Veggies and Fruits
Vegetables should be cooked until soft, and cut into small pieces that are no larger than ½ inch in size. It’s suggested to avoid stringy veggies such as celery or string beans altogether. Chunks of raw vegetables or fruits, such as carrots or apples, should be avoided until the children have learned to chew. 

9. Popcorn 

Popcorn shouldn’t be given to children until they’re at least 4. Many toddlers and infants have to visit the ER each year due to kernels getting lodged in their airways.

 

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19 Surprising Uses for Cola (Other Than Drinking It !

Coca-Cola is the most popular drink in the world and has been around for over a century. It's enjoyed by millions around the world, but some enjoy it not by drinking it, but rather for a variety of other reasons. Here are 19 things you never thought you could do with Coke.

 

One of it's many fascinating uses can be used to clean the toilet. Pour a big bottle of cola all around the toilet , let it sit for some time, flush, voila, you getting a clean sparkling toilet !

 

1. Stain Remover Don’t know how to get rid of a greasy stain? Soak it in Cola, scrub a little and immediately put it in the washing machine. The stain will be gone as if it was never there.

2. Remove Rust
Want to repaint metallic surfaces but don’t have a rust-removing spray? Dip a rag in Coke and scrub the rust away.

3. Eliminate Oil Spills
If oil has leaked from your car, messing your garage floor or driveway, you can pour Coke over the spill, scrub with a broom and let it sit for 15 minutes, then wash the stain away.

4. Loosen a Rusty Screw
Coke is effective at removing rust. So if you’re stuck with a rusty screw that won’t budge, just pour some Coke over it and try unscrewing it. Within seconds, the screw will come loose.

5. Exterminate Snails and Slugs
We all know that these creatures hate salt, but instead of chasing around the slimy pests, you can use Coke get rid of them. Just pour some Coke into a bowl and leave it in your garden – the sugar will draw them in, and the acidity will kill them.

6. Relieve an Asthma Attack
Studies have found that caffeine can prevent asthma attacks as much as four hours after being ingested. If you can’t get to your inhaler in time, a cup of Coke will do the trick. This is not, however, a recommended replacement for proper asthma medication!

7. Cleaning Burnt Pots
No one wants to use a burnt pot. If you happen to burn something in a pot, you can pour Coke inside and let it soak overnight. In the morning, the burnt stains will be gone.

8. Relieve Jellyfish Stings

Vinegar is effective in relieving jellyfish stings, but most of us don’t take a bottle of it to the beach. Surprisingly, Coke is just as effective as vinegar.

9. Nausea / Diarrhea Relief If you’re suffering from nausea or diarrhea, you can use Coke to relieve the symptoms. Pour some into a cup and let it sit until it is no longer carbonated. Drink a spoonful every hour.

10. Get Rid of the Hiccups Got a persistent hiccup that just won’t go away, no matter what? Gargle some Coke several times until the hiccups are gone. The fizz may feel weird in your throat, but it’s a small price to pay for hiccup relief.

11. Decongestion
If you’ve got a cold and your nose is congested, you can take a cup of Cola, warm it up (do not boil it!) and drink it. The congestion will be gone in a jiffy.

12. Cleaning Dirty and Old Coins
Got a coin collection? You can use Coke to clean the old coins by soaking them in it for an hour. After you rinse off the Coke, the coins will sparkle.

13. Hair Curling
If you’d like to add some curl to your hair, soak it in Coke for a few minutes, then wash it like you normally would. Your hair will gain a bit of a curl.

14. Better Compost
The acidity and sugars in Coke are perfect for the compost heap. Simply add some to it and you'll see how your compost's quality will increase.

15. Remove Gum from Hair
Getting gum in your hair is an unpleasant experience (to say the least), especially because you’d usually have to cut the hair off. However, if you or your children get gum stuck in your hair, don’t reach for the scissors – reach for a Coke bottle instead. Soak the gum in the Coke for a few minutes and it’ll come right off.

16. Treat Dry Skin
If your skin is dry and regular moisturizer isn’t cutting it, add a tablespoon of Coke to your moisturizer and apply to your skin.

17. Keep Bees & Wasps at Bay
If you’re having a picnic, pour some Coke in a container and place it far from your food. The sugar will be more appealing to the bugs, and you’ll enjoy an insect-free time.

18. Remove Hair Dye
Want to remove your hair dye? No need to go to the hairdresser or wait for nature to take its course, just wash your hair with Diet Coke.

19. Window Cleaner
Need to clean your windows but have run out of cleaner? Grab a piece of paper, dab it in some Coke and use it to clean the window for sparkling results.

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25 things that happen inside your body when you smoke

Stress out, bored or simply craving that nicotine fix – smoking is usually a solution to all of these problems. But did you know that in order to beat that boredom you are slipping down the unending crevasse of death. How you ask? Here is what smoking does to your health and eventually causes cancer, right from when you light up to when you exhale.
Your first drag:
1. Whether you light your cigarette using a matchstick or a lighter, the first puff is the most damaging. The smoke emitted from the match and the cigarette form a strong cocktail that can leave the mucous lining in your nose damaged.

2. Apart from that the heat from the cigarette affects the skin on your face and most importantly around your nose and mouth. The heat causes your lips to darken, leads to wrinkles and the appearance of age spots. Another reason for darkening of a smokers lips is the fact that the tar in the cigarette tends to adhere to the lips, soon staining them.

3. Not to mention the constant pouting and sucking that one has to do in order to take a puff also leads to what is known as a smoker’s pout. Where when you pout you will see the appearance of fine lines around the lips – something that does not happen in non-smokers.

What the smoke does to the insides of your mouth:
4. When the smoke is inside your mouth, the tar starts to coat the enamel of your teeth, discolouring them.
 
5. The heat from the smoke also damages the cells in and around your mouth, and in some cases leading to a change in their DNA – causing mutations. Once  inside the mouth the tar and other chemicals affect all parts of your oral cavity.

6. The chemicals present in a cigarette are numerous and they form a coat your tongue, palate and the inside of your cheeks. It deadens your taste buds, hyperactivates your salivary glands and eventually blocks them, leading to a lack of saliva in your mouth. That is also one of the reasons smokers need a drink of water after a smoke.

7. The tar and chemicals also coat the roof of your mouth, leading to a condition called the ‘smoker’s palate’ where the roof of your mouth gets coated with a whitish residue with small red spots protruding from it. These protrusions  are actually the opening of ducts of glands present on the palate.

8. Smoking also kills the good bacteria within your mouth, giving way to bad breath and a condition called oral thrush. 

9. It also leads to gum disease, discolours your gums – turning them black, leads to cavities and causes oral cancer. This is mainly because the heat combined with the chemicals in smoke tend to damage cells leading to mutations and change in their DNA. This change may affect either their mechanism of multiplying in a uniform manner or the one that stops their multiplication.

10. Smoking also affects your olfactory system (nose) leading an eventual loss in your ability to smell.

When the smoke enters your throat:
11. Once you start to inhale the smoke, it first hits the back of your mouth or the beginning of your throat, this place is packed with blood vessels that immediately contract. It also affects the mucosal cells lining this part of your throat, eventually deadening them. This can lead to infections, excessive dryness and irritation. One of the commonest complaints a smoker has is that they feel an itchy sensation at the back of their mouth. This is due to the irritation and dryness of this region.

12. Once the smoke travels lower down your throat it causes irritation and in some people the need to cough. According to experts the formaldehyde and acrolein abundantly present in cigarettes are primary reasons for throat irritation smokers experience. 

13. Apart from that cigarette smoke also causes changes in one’s voice. Commonly seen as hoarseness of the voice, it is mainly because of the effect the chemicals have on the vocal chords. Another reason for this is the constant clearing of one’s throat, commonly seen in smokers.

14. Smoking can also cause throat cancer. This is because the constant irritation of the lining of the throat combined with the erosion and damage of the cells lining the throat leads to a change in the way the cells form and regenerate.


When it enters your trachea or wind pipe:
15. Trachea is the pipe that leads to your lungs. It is lined with tiny hair like processes (called cilia) that help throw out any foreign objects. These cilia get damaged by the smoke of cigarettes and tend to function less optimally. It also leads to itchiness in the trachea leading to what is called the smoker’s cough.

16. Smoking can also lead to irritation of the larynx and laryngitis (infection of the larynx)

It also affects your oesophagus:
17. Smoking affects your food pipe as well. The chemicals and heat from the smoke tend to affect your oesophageal sphincter muscle. This is the muscle responsible for keeping the contents and acids in your stomach from rising back up into your throat. The weakening of this muscle is one of the main reasons for GERD (Gastro oesophageal reflux disease), acidity, ulcers and other stomach ailments.  

When it enters your bronchus and alveoli:
18. This where the cigarette smoke does the most damage, that is slow, progressive and deadly. Cigarette smoke attacks the cleaning mechanism of the respiratory system that is guided by cilia and mucous. The cilia moves the mucous that has trapped foreign object like dust, bacteria etc and throws it out of the body. In a smoker these cilia tend to get paralysed and eventually die. Smoking also causes an increase in the amount of mucous produced, and since the cilia can no more function and throw out the mucous, a person develops a smoker’s cough. 

19. Apart from that the cells along the bronchioles get damaged and tend to multiply abnormally. These cells cause the hardening of the outer surface of the bronchioles and leads to lesser ability to exchange gas with the microscopic air sacs (called alveoli) present around them. Eventually these air sacs burst and lead to what is known as emphysema. A common condition seen in long-term smokers. 

20. Smoking also leads to a buildup of tar within the bronchioles. This coupled with the thickening of its walls leads to breathlessness, wheezing, fatigue and in some cases dizziness.

21. Cigarette smoke also contains carbon monoxide. This is a potentially lethal gas since it attaches to the iron part of your blood and does not allow it to carry oxygen to other organs. Inhaling too much of this gas can kill you. In cigarette smoke carbon monoxide leads to lack of oxygen in the body, which eventually effects all your organs. It not only sets off the roller coaster of events leading to cancer it also starts the process of eventual decay of your organs — starting from your mouth to your brain, kidneys, liver, digestive system and blood. 

If all you can think about is how you have tried to quit but failed? Here is some research on why you tend to lose motivation and why smoking is now easier than ever. 

When you exhale:
22. When you exhale the entire process is repeated and all the chemical, smoke, tar etc deposited along your airway is doubled.

23. Apart from all the damage it causes on your body, smoking also leads to various other problems like cardiovascular disease due to plaque formation, constriction of blood vessels leading to vascular disorders.

24. Smoking also causes loss of bone density leading to conditions like osteoarthritis, loss of teeth and joint paints. 

25. It also affects your skin by reducing the effects of antioxidants in your body by releasing free radicals, depleting collagen below your skin and causing wrinkles, edema and stains your fingers and nails. 
So, the next time you light up that cigarette, think about what your body goes through to support your habit.

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