This question is asked very often by patients, and I have heard different answers.
Does drinking milk CAUSE phlegm production?
My understanding is that during a time when a person is having a bout of producing excess phlegm, they should avoid milk consumption during that time period, because milk aggrevates the phelgm. ?? Adds viscousity or adheres to the phlegm that is already in the oral cavity?
But I have heard someone tell a patient not to drink milk at all because it CAUSES phlegm production. I just do not think that this is true. I do not want patients to avoid a dietary product that is beneficial to them, if that statement is incorrect.
Thank you,
Diane, RCP