Contents:
- Medical Video: Flu & Allergy Treatments : Treatment for Mucus in the Throat
- Throat mucus is just as important to prevent infectious diseases
- What causes the throat to phlegm and produce more mucus?
- 1. Certain food allergies that you don't realize
- 2. High histamine
- 3. Increased stomach acid
- 4. Unhealthy diet patterns
Medical Video: Flu & Allergy Treatments : Treatment for Mucus in the Throat
Have you ever felt that your throat is very itchy and feels something stuck in it? This condition is often caused by too much mucus in the throat and accumulates. This phlegm throat can be triggered by food or drinks that you consume everyday.
Actually, have lots of mucus in the throat normally or not? What are the causes of phlegm? And what types of food can make the throat become blocked due to mucus?
Throat mucus is just as important to prevent infectious diseases
Mucus in your throat actually plays an important role in preventing various foreign substances from entering the body. If there is a foreign substance that accidentally enters, then the substance will stick to mucus, then the body will release the substance and the mucus comes out - either through snot or phlegm. However, when your body is infected or the temperature of the environment is cold, this can make the production of more mucous throat.
What causes the throat to phlegm and produce more mucus?
1. Certain food allergies that you don't realize
One of the things that can make more mucus in your throat is allergies. Many people feel that their throats are blocked - due to mucus - do not realize that the brand has an allergy and is experiencing allergies at that time. Allergies not only make your body itchy but can also cause other effects, for example the production of mucus in the throat becomes more numerous.
Some types of food that can cause allergies are eggs, fish, milk and its products, nuts, shellfish, and soybeans.
2. High histamine
Histamine is released automatically by the body if you have an allergy, but sometimes histamine is contained in some foods or certain types of food can increase histamine in the body - even if you are not allergic. Foods that contain natural histamine are cheese, yogurt, butter, vinegar, smoked fish, packaged meat, and dried fruits.
Meanwhile, foods that can increase histamine production in the body then trigger the production of throat mucus are bananas, chocolate, strawberries, papaya, pineapple, and eggs.
3. Increased stomach acid
Gastric acid that rises back to the throat, or also called gastric acid reflux, stimulates excessive mucus production. This is because stomach acid can injure the throat, so the body will automatically produce mucus to prevent ongoing inflammation. Meanwhile, you unconsciously eat foods that can increase stomach acid, such as chocolate, coffee, mint, carbonated drinks, and foods that are high in fat. Avoid this if you have a throat problem.
4. Unhealthy diet patterns
A study published in the 2006 American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine found that someone who applied a high sodium diet, too often and consumed lots of carbohydrates and processed meats, tended to experience more frequent congestion due to mucus. So, an unhealthy diet can also make your throat mucus increase.
