Yes you can. When you swallow anything other than water into your lungs you will usually cough nonstop and it will develop a mucus around the object which leads to the illness. While this may not be quite the right explanation in medical terms exactly, to answer the question...yes.
to wash it down the throat and to dilute the effects of the washing powder
Esophagus
Esophagus
Narwhals drink water when they feed. They suck in their prey, to be swallowed whole for digesting further down their digestive systems. When they do so, they let in a certain amount of water. Additionally, they meet their water needs through the moisture content of their aquatic prey.
The tongue is a muscle which pushes food to the back of the mouth, where it the food is then swallowed.
No drugs should be swallowed, even if contained. If the containment breaks down in the body system, the consequences could be fatal.
it will be broken down
Newly swallowed food is stored in the stomach, where it is mixed with digestive juices and broken down into smaller molecules for absorption in the intestines.
lie down and dont stir
When swallowed, food is referred to as a bolus. This is a mass of chewed food mixed with saliva that travels down the esophagus to the stomach for further digestion.
Drink It Down was created on 2008-04-02.
Don't try to talk for a while. Drink liquids (not carbonated as the gases and burping could make it worse) and wait for it to get better. Nothing more than that. Maybe take cough medicine if your still coughing.