What is the cause of hiccups and chest pain after eating rice?

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The discussion centers on a condition experienced by an 18-year-old male who experiences hiccups and chest pain after eating rice. The symptoms include a sensation of rice blocking the throat, tiny hiccups lasting 8-15 minutes, and a burning pain in the chest that resolves after coughing up a thick white secretion. The individual is otherwise healthy, indicating that the symptoms may be related to esophageal irritation or a reaction to the texture of the rice rather than a serious underlying condition.

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I have a friend who has this strange condition. While eating rice, twice so far, the rice sort of blocks his throat near the centre of his chest. Now, he doesn't have difficulty breathing but he keeps getting tiny hiccups for about 8-15 minutes. The whole while he feels a sort of pain resembling burning (but no feeling of heat) at the centre of his chest. When the hiccups subside, the pain goes away and he feels perfectly fine. Last time he did at the end cough up this thick white gooey secretion after which he felt perfectly fine and both the pain and the hiccups subsided. Any idea what this is? Oh and the guy's perfectly healthy and 18.

Any help would be deeply appreciated.
 
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