how does food travel in the reverse direction while vomiting?
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When we vomit, an anti-peristaltic movement pushes food in the opposite direction to the peristaltic waves that normally move food down through the digestive tract. A reflex closes the glottis to prevent vomit from going into the trachea and the lungs.
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When we vomit, an anti-peristaltic movement pushes food in the opposite direction to the peristaltic waves that normally move food down through the digestive tract. A reflex closes the glottis to prevent vomit from going into the trachea and the lungs.
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