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What happens if food goes down your wind pipe?
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You choke: Aspiration is when ingested liquids or food, saliva, refluxed material from the stomach goes "down the wrong pipe." the gag reflex is designed to minimize this risk. However, frequent micro- or macro-aspiration, as often seen in oropharyngeal dysphagia patients or those who have had a stroke, may result in pneumonia.
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