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Why do i have so runny nose after i eat spicy foods?
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Reflex: This is a sort of nerve reflex, not a food allergy as some think. Capsaicin trigger a signal that then leads to increased secretions... Saliva, mucus, etc. It is a form of non-allergic rhinitis (gustatory rhinorrhea is the fancy term).
Answered 7/29/2012
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