Is it ok to swallow water that you gurgle, is there a chance of it accidentally going into my lungs or would i know by me coughing?

Normal swallow: First, lets decide if we want to swallow the water from gargling. In general, for any liquid we swallow, we do it very well. Our mouth and tongue help us to form a bolus, and initiate the swallow, our epiglottis covers our airway and down the esophagus goes what ever we put in our mouths. When distracted, talking, starting a cough, or a chuckle when we should be closing the epiglottis, we cough.