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Is swallowing mucus bad for us?
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No: Normally without infection or inflammation you naturally swallow about 1.5 liters of mucous a day and that may increase with illness or airway inflammation. Your stomach acids and defenses will handle any pathogens that may have come into your mucous from your airway.
Answered 12/11/2020
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