If you swallow a little, don't worry about it! If your mouth gets too full, spit a little out...

And...the more you pull, the stronger your muscles will get...Jaws of Steel...hehe.. :)

1. Same here with the need to swallow. I usually swallow (with nothing going down) and sometimes feel a bit of oil dripping down my throat if I don't. If I oil pull regularly I notice it happening less. After spitting and doing that swallow thing, I tend to hack up a bit of phlegm and oil too. So I think maybe having some mucus or congestion causes it and helps force it out.. In my case anyway.


2. Only if I haven't done it in a while.. Like recently after fasting for 40+ days. Oil pulling will help streghten whatever muscles there are so it'll get easier after you do it a few times and then you'll love the feeling and look forward to it. =)

1) WOW, I do the exact same thing! I call it a "dry swallow". I don't think anything is going down, but when I feel the urge coming on, I lower my chin so the oil goes to the front and allow myself to "dry swallow".

2) Yes, this is happening for me now that I am using Sunflower oil. I make a LOT of saliva for some reason, and when it adds to the fluid in my mouth it gets double the size, which makes it harder to swish. If you spit some out you'll find those strange muscle aches diminish some.

a. it does not hurt to swallow a little. in fact, mixing oil with a little saliva for a few minutes is the proper way to eat oil.

b. like any muscles, they will get stronger the more you do it.

Gently! You gently pull, suck and chew the oil through your teeth.

This is not an olympic event.....slow and steady wins the race.

I dry swallow all the time and I'm still alive to answer your post!

No worries.

Molly