TIL about Gustatory Rhinitis, AKA the phenomenon of getting a runny nose after eating spicy foods
TIL about Gustatory Rhinitis, AKA the phenomenon of getting a runny nose after eating spicy foods
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Gustatory rhinitis - PubMed
Gustatory rhinitis is characterized by watery, uni- or bilateral rhinorrhea occurring after ingestion of solid or liquid foods, most often hot and spicy. It usually begins within a few minutes of inge...

The burrito bowl I got for lunch today was a bit too spicy for me. Afterwards, my nose got very runny. It’s not the first time this happened, so I decided to look it up. Lo and behold, there is a term for this!
ETA: I didn’t choose the thumbnail, it generated automatically. Sorry if it seems irrelevant to the post.