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A member asked:
I choked on water and mucus really think mucus from eating a cookie what will happen if get in the lungs ?
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Self limited: If you got a small part of a cookie in your lungs, it would probably cause you to cough and expel it. Otherwise it can cause some mild to moderate local inflammation temporarily.
Answered 1/10/2015
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