eli5, Why is it hard to swallow water when you’re laying down?
In: Biology
eli5, Why is it hard to swallow water when you’re laying down?
Search questions
Popular Questions
Latest Answers
- rescalin on Eli5: If our body normal temperature was higher, would cold temperatures feel colder, or would we feel warmer instead?
- BolDnBald on If the body raises its temperature to kill bacteria, why is it bad to take a hot shower when you have a fever?
- kmixo on If the body raises its temperature to kill bacteria, why is it bad to take a hot shower when you have a fever?
- AlsoNotTheMamma on Eli5: If our body normal temperature was higher, would cold temperatures feel colder, or would we feel warmer instead?
- xHudson87x on If the body raises its temperature to kill bacteria, why is it bad to take a hot shower when you have a fever?
When you’re sitting up, you’re getting an assist from gravity. If you’re horizontal, you have to rely purely on your swallow reflex and muscles to move your drink to your stomach.