Why does swallowing saliva intentionally has a cooldown?

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Why does swallowing saliva intentionally has a cooldown?

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Because your salivary glands only produce so much saliva at one time. You have to wait for the salivary glands to produce enough saliva that you notice, consciously or subconsciously, in order to swallow it again.