I have my own corn chip story, oddly enough. Years ago I worked for an internal medicine doctor- a general practioner for adults. We had one patient who insisted that he had bugs in his skin- delusions of parasitosis- and he one day brought in a jar of scrapings from his sheets. It’s very common for the sufferers of this condition to have collections of their bugs and fibers and such. I dutifully sent it to the lab, and a few days later, the result is back- corn chips. I called the man and told him he had Fritos.
I almost did myself in on a Tater Tot once, and lemme tell you, that was some scary shit.
Doooood! The Scoops are meant to be filled with deliciousness and then consumed one at a time! Why not just get regular Fritos if you aren’t going to dip?
That made me laugh out loud.
I’ll echo the “holy shit, that’s scary!” sentiment. It seems like such a silly thing, but it can definitely kill you.
I’ve heard it suggested that you can force yourself into the back of a chair and dislodge it that way, but pounding on the solar plexus sounds like it’d probably work too, in a pinch. Good on you for keeping your cool and doing something about it.
Also, if I ever have kids, they’re all getting taught the Heimlich maneuver as soon as they’re old enough to get their hands around someone’s waist.
At first I was expecting to see “need answer fast” somewhere in the OP 
I suggest Fritoes, plain yogurt and a blender from now on.
Fritos are just corn and salt (corn oil as well if you want to get picky)
if you added a bit of corn oil and blended the hell out of them I bet you could make other less choke to death on me shapes out of them. like fritos sticks…that would be pretty cool.
Didn’t George W have a similar situation? And look what happened to him.
IANAD but a friend of mine just had an esophageal obstruction that sent him to the er. You mentioned you hacked up other food, not just the Fritoes. You might want to get that checked out.
You can indeed successfully perform the Heimlech manuever on yourself. Make a fist with your hand and wrap your other hand around it. Perform upward abdominal thrusts just as you would to another person. If you can’t do it hard enough, fall on the back of a chair or another hard object. But your way works too 
Glad you are ok. And seconding the advice not to eat while reclined.
(I am CPR and first aid certified, and I have found that knowing the Heimlech is one of the most valuable things I have ever learned, and it is easy to perform.)
Avocado since I can’t spell the avocado thingie; this is a hell of a good idea and a potential big money maker. Not the avocado flavored crap, the real thing. Thanks.
I HATE regular Fritos. If God wanted me to eat regular Fritos, He wouldn’t have led me to Frito Scoops.
New Year’s is coming up. Please, stay away from the mochi.
I’d advise making it right before you plan to eat it, since chips get unpleasantly soggy when in contact with guacamole, in my experience.
Well at least you choked on something chewable. Once I choked on some chocolate pudding.