Excessive phlegm or Saliva after Eating/Drinking

[JoeBorp]

I am a 23 year old and I have had excessive phlegm or saliva every time after I eat or drink anything from the time I was about 10-11 years old. It always causes me to produce a "wet" cough (just one) after I eat or drink anything to clear my throat and then several times of just clearing my throat without coughing for roughly 30 minutes. There is no stopping the cough unless I want to choke on the mucus. The excessive mucus affects my voice as well and is really annoying and extremely embarrassing. Everyone always thinks I have some kind of horrible cold if I eat around them, which makes me not want to. I have never met anyone else with this going on with them so I don't know where to begin to seek help. I don't have heartburn, I don't smoke, I don't work around harsh chemicals all day, I've lived in 3 different states (WA, FL, NM) in many different cities in the suburbs and urban areas and no matter where I have lived the problem remains which makes me think it's not environmentally related or climate related. Does anyone out there suffer from this and know what it is and how it can be treated if that is even possible?


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[G3n3tix]

Colloidal Silver. 1-2 caps a day until you know its gone. The good thing about Colloidal silver is, if you stop taking it early, the infection won't mutate. So if it comes back, just go longer than the first time until its completely gone. Then you can stop taking silver.

[Dosaharith]

I am 23yrs old please inform me if you find an answer..
Thank you
Saha

[EmmasBigBoy]

I've had this since I was 18 when I ent to college and first developed allergies to environmental irritants. I've had sinus issues as well ever since. Changed my diet many times over 30 years: elimimated most dairy, sugar, spices, etc, but still have this mucus and coughing and sometimes runny nose, every time I eat. I believe it is due to over-stimulation of the nasal passages/sinuses causing post nasal drip causimg the coughing while eating/chewing. Anyway, since preventing this for me has proven impossible, what I ended up doing to stop the coughing and mucus is simply blow my nose when it occurs. It stops pretty much immediately. Without a kleenex or paper napkin handy at all times,I'm a big mess.

[Tomcook]

Do gargling with salt water 3 times before you go to bed

[bmwjazzmt]

I've noticed that whenever I drink ice water with food I have excessive phlegm after I eat. With warm water I rarely have any issues.  Might be something to try.

[avidcellist]

I have this same issue as far back as I can recall. I have not asked a doctor about this, most likely because I never remember to ask as the "issue" is only present immediately after eating.

I figured it was an annoying habit I picked up from my father, but now I suspect that, in my case at least, it's related to the presence of "esophageal webs". This is my thinking because I feel like some food becomes stuck somewhere in my lower throat. Sometimes this is definitive in that I'm able to dislodge it, and other times it's just a perception (feels like very small or trace amounts and then goes away after a while).  But I ALWAYS have to clear my throat a lot after eating.