Having a hard time starting my car. What could it be?

I have a 2000 honda civic. I have an exhaust problem, and every morning when I go to turn it on its takes a while. I have to turn the key like 4 times before it actually starts up. At first it chokes up while trying to turn on… Any ideas as to what I can do?

Explain what chokes up is.

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