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submitted 7 months ago by herrwoland to c/me_irl

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[–] Gigan 27 points 7 months ago (2 children)

What is that? I thought it was just me

[–] Lemminary 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Bronchoaspiration. Trust me, I'm a pretend doctor.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago (3 children)

That's "going down the wrong pipe", not whatever the hell this is

[–] RampantParanoia2365 8 points 7 months ago

Yeah, it's more like your throat cramps up instead of swallowing properly.

[–] bbuez 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My mother is a nurse, apparently "the wrong pipe" is not proper terminology and I will continue using it

[–] wreckedcarzz 9 points 7 months ago

Your mom 1 minute later: "oh wait he wasn't talking about anal"

[–] Lemminary 1 points 7 months ago

Trust me, my mom says I'm a qualified professional.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

I think it's a combination of overstretching the autonomous nervous system and smooth muscles basically leading to a cramp and the fact that the esophagus has a narrow spot in the middle (not a sphincter, just a bit more narrow).