I know this has come up before, but (IIRC) the “evidence” was all anecdotal.
Does milk cause excess mucus formation?
I’ve only been moderately bothered by this.
You drink milk and then mucus comes out of your ? ears?, nose, tear ducts?
Doesn’t seems too logical to me.
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I think he’s talking about mucus in your throat and sinus’ there, Jois.
I don’t know why it does it, Mlloj, but it does it to me too. Actually, I’ve had to cut back on my milk consumption to almost nil cause it gives me sinus headaches. Someone else can explain the “coating” action of milk. Maybe its the fat suspended in liquid.
From what I’ve read, it’s never been shown by research, but it’s a common myth. For what it’s worth, I don’t drink milk any more, and it seems to me that I blow my nose a lot less.
A message board entry regarding the milk mucuos connection and a couple of studies that were done in Australia. I’ll see if I can find the actual studies but for your own perusal…
So if we have no glands to secrete anything in our throats, and milk doesn’t go into your sinuses then…then, the dripping sinuses and milk mix? Couldn’t you just drink a glass of milk and then follow it with 1/4 cup water?
I must be missing something here.
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Relationship between milk intake and mucus production
“We conclude that no statistically significant overall association can be detected between milk and dairy product intake and symptoms of mucus production in healthy adults, either asymptomatic or symptomatic, with rhinovirus infection.”
The next study The milk mucus belief: sensations associated with the belief and characteristics of believers.
“The site predominantly affected was the throat, with sensations related to difficulty in swallowing and perceived thickness of mucus and salivary secretions, rather than excessive mucus production. The effect required only a small amount of milk and was reported to be of short duration”…
“Milk-mucus believers were different from non-believers, reporting more respiratory symptoms and consuming less milk and dairy products. Symptoms consistent with the known effects of food allergy or intolerance were not reported.”