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human
ELI5:if my ears, nose, chest etc are blocked up with mucus and I do a big snort and swallow the snot/mucus/gunge, does that get rid of it via my stomach or go straight back to where it came from?
gpt
If you swallow something, it goes to the digestive tract. Mucus get made by (some, not all of) your mucosal membranes, which are all over the place, including your nose, eyes, rectum, throat, inner mouth, and a bunch of others. So, no, it ain't going back to the thing that spawned it.

Keep in mind, ingesting excess mucus, like during an illness, can lead to stomach upset.