# Does dairy thicken mucus?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-dairy-thicken-mucus/582307>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 18, 2011, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-dairy-thicken-mucus/582307 "2011-05-18T12:52:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![anon11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@anon11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anon11)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-dairy-thicken-mucus/582307/61 "2011-07-21T20:06:01Z")

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So, does the fat throat coating affect the voice?

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**Author:** ![anon11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@anon11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anon11)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-dairy-thicken-mucus/582307/62 "2011-07-21T21:50:51Z")

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bump

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-dairy-thicken-mucus/582307/63 "2011-07-22T00:01:24Z")

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Not physically. Who knows if there is a psychological connection in any individual?

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