Mucus in the throat: does drinking milk and flour make the problem worse?

The mucus in the throat They can be very unpleasant and oral tradition says that, in their presence, it is better not to drink milk or flour, as these foods will increase mucus. Is this true?

The theory that cereals and dairy produce mucus It comes from afar in the naturist field. At the beginning of the 19th century there was a controversy in this regard, promoted by Arnold Ehrett, a famous Swedish naturist. However, the mucus that can form is not a consequence of consuming flour and dairy products per se, but of certain types of flour and dairy, and in certain amounts.

Why does drinking milk or flour generate mucus?

Drinking milk or flour can then generate mucus, but not because of the food itself but for other reasons:

Because of its additives or preservatives. Food comes to us enormously manipulated today. Flour, for example, is consumed associated with many other preservatives, additives or finishing elements. In addition, the extraction methods currently used mean that cereals are much more refined and that dairy products arrive devoid of some of their nutritional properties.Due to dairy intolerance. In the case of dairy, lactose intolerance is more common than it seems and generally produces catarrhal secretion, that is, catarrhal secretion through the mucous membranes.Due to gluten intolerance. Wheat-based flours contain a notable amount of gluten, which can also cause allergies.or in any case hidden allergies that can also cause a bodily reaction of the mucous membranes, which then secrete mucus.Mucus, on the other hand, are glycoproteins, that is, a mixture of a sugar or flour with a protein, and when the body segregates them it is usually because it has too many. Dairy and flour have flour and protein in an appreciable amount.

Diet for runny nose in children

Some Children who have repeated colds and bronchitis would do well to try spending a month or two without dairy products and reducing flour, especially refined ones. Sometimes the results can be quite spectacular.

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You just have to ensure that the rest of the diet is balanced and contains:

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Why we have mucus and how to expel it better

By Pablo Sáz

When we are sick or in pain we want someone to heal us or take away our pain and unpleasant symptoms as soon as possible. Seldom have we been taught that some of our sSymptoms are the body’s best resource to regain balance. In fact, in most cases it tends to spontaneously recover health.

Mucus is an example of the body’s defensive system. The mucus is part of the mucociliary transport system, which is a defense system that helps clean the airways through a suction mechanism. The airways –except the alveolus– are covered with cells in the form of cilia that oscillate from 1,000 to 1,500 times per minute in a coordinated manner. So, these cilia drag the mucus out little by little, in a single direction at a speed of up to 20 millimeters per second. This very precise system to expel mucus works better or worse depending on the habits we have:

We expel mucus better… If we exercise and breathe fresh air, mucociliary transport is favored.We expel snot worse… If we drink alcohol, breathe polluted air or smoke, ciliary transport is “disorganized” and the speed of mucus output in the center of the body decreases.