Why does my nose run after I go to the the toilet?

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Not all the time. But if I go to the toilet to, ah, do Number Twos, sometimes my nose gets runny.

I am stumped as to why this might be so.

2

Are you normally an open mouth breather? Seriously.
I realised, by observation, that many otherwise open mouth breathers will close their mouths when they drive, read, poop, etc. This change in breathing can cause the sinuses to react.

3

Is it the same bathroom or any bathroom?
Could be as simple as a mold allergy and a #2 takes long enough to set off the allergic reaction.
If it happens in any bathroom, this would seem much less likely.
If it is just one bathroom that is causing the reaction, consider ventilating the room and washing the walls, ceilings, floors and crevices with spray bleach. I did this in my bathroom and it actually helped. Not too bad of a job.

Jim

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  1. Can confirm I breathe with my mouth closed.

  2. My runny nose happens in any bathroom, and continues after I leave the room for at least a few minutes.

I’m now seriously bothered that this appears to happen to no one else. I was expecting to be mobbed with sympathetic runny nosed-types.

5

You are not alone. It happens to me, although not always, and is generally just some increased nasal moisture rather than an all-out running. I hadn’t thought of any bathroom-isolation testing, but I don’t think it is restricted to one bathroom in particular.

6

Sorry, I never heard your exact problem but give the thread a while, someone is likely to come in that experiences what you do.

Good Luck,
Jim

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Have you observed similar reactions amongst other people after you go to the toilet? When you use a public lavatory, do you hear cries of anguish from other other cubicles? Do people who walk into a bathroom you have just vacated emerge with runny noses and tears/blood streaming from their eyes? If so, you may be an exceptionally stinky pooper.

If not, do you have to strain to achieve relief? This might cause some small changes in nasal circulation that would make your nose a bit moister.

8

Um, no and no.

Kind of sorry I asked, now.

9

It happens to me too. It started pretty recently ago, and I’m curious about it, but I’m pretty sure its normal. Based on how it works for me, it seems to be fairly straightforward biochemical reaction to the um… ‘action’ itself. And is clearly not in relation to ‘mouth breathing,’ ‘quality of air’ or anything else referenced here.

Sorry for the poor answers given to you on this site. Sadly I really liked the articles and books that started this site… but am terribly unimpressed with the poor quality of answers here overall.

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Locking zombie thread.

Colibri
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