Eating spicy runny nose is considered to be related to the physiological reaction caused by the stimulation of the nasal mucosa or allergic rhinitis, chronic rhinitis and other diseases.
1. Physiological reaction: spicy food for the human body has a greater stimulus, some people can eat too much spicy food leads to the nasal mucosa blood vessel congestion and expansion, which further leads to an increase in the nasal mucosal secretion and triggered by the symptoms of runny nose. But need to go to the hospital to exclude disease factors.
2. Allergic rhinitis: For people with allergies, spicy food may be an allergen that triggers allergies. Allergens can combine with specific antibodies in the body to trigger an allergic reaction, which can stimulate the nasal mucosa and cause a lot of runny nose, frequent sneezing and other symptoms of allergic rhinitis.
3. Chronic rhinitis: chronic inflammation of the nasal mucosa and submucosa, if stimulated by spicy food, may aggravate the nasal mucosa congestion and edema, nasal congestion, runny nose and other symptoms. So the phenomenon of eating spicy runny nose may occur.
Daily should eat a light diet, avoid eating too much spicy stimulating food. Once the above symptoms appear, you need to go to the ENT department of the hospital in time, clarify the cause of the disease and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.