# Stoner Question (Burp). . .

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stoner-question-burp/52637>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 1, 2001, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stoner-question-burp/52637 "2001-02-01T01:17:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2001, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stoner-question-burp/52637/1 "2001-02-01T01:17:54Z")

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Why do I swallow so much air when I smoke? And why do I have so much trouble burping it back up?

I don’t think it has anything to do with the actual inhalation processI tend to get thirsty, so I always drink a lot of water. So does being stoned cause me to forget how to swallow properly? Is there some completely different answer? Most importantly, how do I fix this (it’s kinda annoying)?

Thanks,  
Varlos

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**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2001, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stoner-question-burp/52637/2 "2001-02-01T06:19:25Z")

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Bump.

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**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2001, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stoner-question-burp/52637/3 "2001-02-01T06:27:59Z")

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OK, I’ll acknowledge your bump by saying that I never seemed to swallow that much air when I toked up, back in the day… 🙂 (why don’t we have a “stoned” smiley?)

But possibly when you are baked, you are a bit more relaxed than usual, and DO swallow more air than normal when you drink…

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**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2001, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stoner-question-burp/52637/4 "2001-02-01T06:28:42Z")

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I’ve had a tendency to do the same thing. In my case, I think the harshness of the smoke on my throat causes me to start swallowing a lot, and some air is bound to go down. Several minutes later I sometimes burp a puff of smoke.

I don’t know if that’s your situation, but if it is, I’d just try to cut down on the swallowing after you inhale.