m 23 and ive been smoking for 3 years now since i was 20 and

it feels like something is in my lower throat and its a little ichy
ive been hacking up alot of mucus
and ive stopped smoking since 4 days ago once i felt like there was something in there
and checked for a lump AND NO lump in my throat
i dont know if its alot of mucus or some food particle or something its starting to scare me cause im having anxiety attacks again
my throat doesnt hurt it just feels like something in the inside of my lower neck and its bothering me
is it throat cancer? or what

i did hack up something yesturday that was little and yellowish my throat did fell better but now i got that feeling again

I have been having trouble with Tonsilloliths – a lot lately. Bad breath, foreign object feeling deep inside the mouth and a lot of time wasted in front of the mirror, especially after brushing – trying to coax that thing out of my mouth. And then, that nasty foreign object automatically dropping into my mouth at odd times.

Researched online but found little information on how to prevent or get rid of this problem for good.

I noticed that the situation seems to be at its worst especially within a few days of my having cashew nuts. Once I realized that there might be a link, I gave up cashews for a while and noted the recurrence, and then again noted after having them regularly for a while. Cashews did seem to aggravate the problem.

Could someone else suffering from this problem share their experience? Or try it out – if cashews are part of the diet? Any other foods that could be causing the problem?