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[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 89 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Chew it first so it goes down smoother

[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 24 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yes. Chew that water you lazybones.

[–] Ashen@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

Cart narcs!

[–] cmhickman358@thelemmy.club 49 points 6 months ago (7 children)

We've always called this "French Fry Syndrome" in my family, when you go to swallow a huge handful of fries and they do that super slow slide all the way down and it's painful as hell

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 25 points 6 months ago (1 children)

How many of your family members can fit in an average sized row boat?

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

LMFAO not cool

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago
[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago

Interesting. We call this "attempted suicide" in my family.

[–] VHSSense@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

A universal experience. In the UK we sometimes call it "chip chest"

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Esophageal Stricture?

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

You remember the "poop knife" story from Reddit where the dude made a casual comment and then found out his family was weird as fuck? This is your poop knife moment.

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

that's because of the non-newtonian effects of the sticky starch paste

[–] GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 44 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Or me the other day when I Inhaled my own spit in my otherwise empty mouth, sending me into a coughing fit, which made everyone around me look at me like I had COVID instead of just having an inability to function at a basic level.

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I do that almost hourly I feel. Really pisses me off

[–] notapantsday@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

If it really happens that often, maybe get it checked out. Speech therapists also deal with swallowing disorders, which can be a sign of (potentially treatable) neurological conditions.

[–] ManniSturgis@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's so horrible. Like inhaling water ain't that bad, but spit is so hard to get out because of it's consistency or stickiness or smth. Inhaling coke is pretty awful too cause you get this weird after taste. Ideally you should really only inhale air.

[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Inhaling coke is pretty awful too cause you get this weird after taste.

Not sure which coke you're inhaling, but if the weird aftertaste is kinda reminiscent of diesel you've got the good shit.

[–] Gigan@lemmy.world 27 points 6 months ago (2 children)

What is that? I thought it was just me

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Bronchoaspiration. Trust me, I'm a pretend doctor.

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 23 points 6 months ago (3 children)

That's "going down the wrong pipe", not whatever the hell this is

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Yeah, it's more like your throat cramps up instead of swallowing properly.

[–] bbuez@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

My mother is a nurse, apparently "the wrong pipe" is not proper terminology and I will continue using it

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

Your mom 1 minute later: "oh wait he wasn't talking about anal"

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[–] volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

I think it's a combination of overstretching the autonomous nervous system and smooth muscles basically leading to a cramp and the fact that the esophagus has a narrow spot in the middle (not a sphincter, just a bit more narrow).

[–] sgibson5150@slrpnk.net 21 points 6 months ago

I thought I was the only one. Hurts like a mofo.

[–] mydoomlessaccount@infosec.pub 18 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I always figured it was your lower esophageal sphincter (the one by your stomach) kinda, like..spasming when you swallow, and then being seized up when the water tries to pass through, leading you to have to swallow extra-hard and force it through.

The resulting pain would be from having forced it, and feel like it's in your chest 'cause abdominal pains can tend to be pretty imprecise.

But, I know absolutely nothing about medicine or the human body, so don't take my word for that. These are just the ramblings of a filth-strewn peasant trying to make sense of the world around him.

[–] banghida@lemm.ee 7 points 6 months ago
[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 15 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I got "chest freeze" once and it was fucking weird. I call it that only because of what caused it and because I have never known anything like it or heard anyone else have a similar reaction.

A couple years ago Iwas working as an installer for a wireless ISP, mostly outdoors working on roofs and shit. This was in the summer and we had a helluva time surveying for the signal before we could install the dish and run the cable, hella hot and shit, on our last appointment of the day. We finally get done and leave the site, which was right next to an AM/PM so I stop and grab a couple Gatorades and as soon as I got back in my truck, just slammed one down. Fucker was ice cold and after I took a couple chugs, it was like a donkey kicked me in the chest. It hurt so bad. But only for like 30 seconds, like a brain freeze headache but in my chest. Shit was weird as fuck and sucked.

[–] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Was the Gatorade good though?

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Like the sweet waters of Elysium.

[–] runeko@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago

I've never had that flavor, just orange and red. Did it make you forget your sorrows on the way to the afterlife?

[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

If this is what drowning feels like I don't want to drown.

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Water in your lungs is no laughing matter. Laughing will actually make the pain worse.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 21 points 6 months ago

It's not a wrong pipe thing, it's like a spasm or cramping of your throat.

[–] therealjcdenton@lemmy.zip 8 points 6 months ago

Skill issue

[–] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

it's caused by the lector stultus maximus muscle

[–] Sakychu@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Lector stultus maximus muscle what?

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago

Lector? Hardly knew 'er

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Lector stultus maximus muscle who?

[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

Lector stultus maximus muscle chka chka Slim Shady

[–] Nfamwap@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Lector stultus maximus muscle where?

[–] awwwyissss@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

Yeah what is that, your body trying it's best to give you a hernia or what?

[–] fritobugger2017@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Syd@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

That's a hiatal hernia.

[–] moon@lemmy.cafe 2 points 6 months ago

Weird I've never had that on my chest. I've had it in my throat when I'm lying on weird angles, like my side. Of course that's very easily avoidable lol.

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

Bruh, can we even experiment this willingly?

[–] Matriks404@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ok. That never happened to me.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I have had it although sometimes its just oddly painful. Think the meme is purposely over dramatic on the effect.

[–] YooperJeff@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I've had it a few times where it hurts so much I felt like I would pass out. Hate this.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 1 points 6 months ago

ok. whatever I have had is a way milder form. It can hurt like unusually or surprisingly a lot but certainly not to the level I thought I would pass out. Definately a wtf is going on level though. I would definately check with a medical professional if you have the means to.

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