YO I GET THAT THING MARK HAD ALL THE TIME IT SUCKS!

For me its 'eosinophilic esophagitis' and its- from what I understand- an autoimmune disorder that causes my esophagus to go into spasms instead of the usual swallowing movement, and it gets locked up with food deep in my chest....

Marks right. Its HORRIFICALLY painful (particularly with carrots) and I actually chew my food.... Like really REALLY thoroughly since its like a weekly occurrence for me.

Getting an endoscopy and having the scar tissue strictures dilated helped quite a bit.

Also yeah SO MUCH MUCUS AND SALIVA DURING. SO MUCH.

Basically, I'm so sorry Mark, I hope yours was a one-off random occurance and not a regular deal like I've got, and yeah I'm definitely trying the 'soda and jumping' trick.

Usually I just sit in complete silence doing breathing exercises until the blockage passes. Exhaling hard seems to help- I think my lungs compressing helps expand my esophagus slightly. It hurts so SO bad.

AND D2 STEEL IS STILL THE GREATEST STEEL EVER