A member asked:

Can consuming a lot of meat cause an excess of mucus? is meat known to be a mucus causing food? recently switched from being vegetarian.

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Dr. Doanh Nguyen, md, faaaai answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

No: It is not known that meat causes your body making more mucus. However if you have indigestion, consuming a large amount of meat might worsen your reflux symptoms or worsening indigestion causing more mucus production from acid reflux.

Answered 3/18/2017

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