When drinking water and it “goes down the wrong pipe” is that water entering your airways? And if so, how does it go away?

Question

When drinking water and it “goes down the wrong pipe” is that water entering your airways? And if so, how does it go away?

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Answer 1

Yes it’s definitely entering it. But it makes you choke and triggers a reflex that makes you cough. And then, basically you will cough until enough water has been evacuated.