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How does sugar cause an increase in mucus in your throat that makes a person cough?
Thepinkpig
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It pretty much relates to "osmolality"... The chemical concentration of a liquid will shift fluid through a semipermiable membrane to "balance" the chemical concentration on either side of that membrane... As the complex chemical sugar begins to disolve in the mouth & throat, the (high) concentration of the organic chemicals begins to pull fluid from the (mucus) tissue in order to "balance" the concentration of that fluid (osmolality) on either side of the tissue wall ( "pulls" the mucus ('fluid'] from the tissue) ... That, plus the drying effect of the sugar is probably is what causes the coughing. That's my story & I'm sticking to it...!!
Gordon
AnswerI don't know any reason why sugar would cause an increase in mucus, however dairy products can. AnswerSugar wouldn't cause the mucus and, in fact, if you have the hiccups and take a teaspoon of sugar it gets rid of those hiccups for me. I use this as a last resort. As the other poster said dairy products such as milk, ice cream, cottage cheese, yogurt can cause mucus in the throat. It sounds like you could have some type of infection, or possibly on a medication where one of the side effects is "dry mouth" and once you introduce a liquid you can get a build-up of mucus. Most people never realize that usually the inside of the ear canals are often the culprit for many sore throats. If you smoke (even Marijuana) you can get mucus. I'd see your doctor to find out if your body is fighting anything off and if not, then your body is probably dehydrated and you need to drink those 8 8 ounce glasses of water every day!Either eating pineapple or drinking Pineapple Juice (any acidic juice) will cut the mucus.
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The following is in plainer English. Sorry, Gordon.
A website I found helpful was www.health-science-spirit.com/diseasesummary2.html. Here they explain that the sugar is good because it works to draw out the mucus. So, I guess it doesn't cause mucus!
Nina
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The lactose in milk is the reason we get sick from too much dairy product. Lactose, like all other sugar types ups the production of mucus, sending it to your throat, nasal cavaties and ears. I always thought that this was common knowledge, but I guess not.
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Mucus is caused by the body, as it uses alkaline materials to get rid of any acidic waste that it needs to, at that stage in time... if we don't want the mucus, we need to avoid making our bodies react in this way.
If you would like to understand your body and why it reacts the way it does, Google acid alkaline and/or pH Miracle...
Gordon you are fantastic. Finally someone gets it. It's so simple to. I suffered for years due to this. Low carbohydrate eating has set me free.
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