when water 'goes down the wrong pipe' where does it end up?

[kaizersose]

so i was drinking some water when it went 'down the rong pipe' and into my lungs. where does that water go? does it eventually just diffuse into lung tissue? leak out somewhere? cough it up over time?

 

Usually you cough most or all of it up. A little bit of moisture in your lungs isn't a bad thing though...on a humid day, all the water in the air is the reason why it's hard to breathe regularly during outdoor exercise...too much water, not enough dry air.

 

[gururu]

it gets reabsorbed. if it is irritating enough it can get dispelled as an aerosol by coughing. that is why people with pneuomonia are constantly coughing, because the build-up of liquid in their lungs is irritating their lungs and preventing oxygen intake.

 

[Bulk Beef]

Water is a cumulative poison - it collects in the lungs every time that happens, and brings you that much closer to death. Eventually, you just spontaneously drown.

Don't swallow chewing gum, either.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: sward666
Water is a cumulative poison - it collects in the lungs every time that happens, and brings you that much closer to death. Eventually, you just spontaneously drown.

Don't swallow chewing gum, either.

😀

 

[gopunk]

wow those weren't the pipes i was thinking of

 

[PunDogg]

your body starts shutting down slowly, it starts decaying, u get wrinkles, you slouch,, brittel bones, weak muscles.... ohh wait thats just old age, your body absorbs it or coughs it up

DOgg

 

[prvteye2003]

Originally posted by: gururu
it gets reabsorbed. if it is irritating enough it can get dispelled as an aerosol by coughing. that is why people with pneuomonia are constantly coughing, because the build-up of liquid in their lungs is irritating their lungs and preventing oxygen intake.

The reason people with pneumonia are constantly coughing is because of the mucous buildup, not liquids!