The season of ragweed is upon us. Are your allergies causing some post nasal drip issues? When your nose creates mucus to trap allergens and germs, a thin film of this stream of goo travels down the back of your throat. 
Your body then disposes of these microorganisms through your digestive system (that grosses me out a bit even though I know it is perfectly natural).
Under normal circumstances, when ragweed is not spreading its billions of pollen spores about, you swallow the mucus unknowingly. When you're producing more mucus than usual, you may feel the postnasal drip accumulating in the back of your throat, or at least irritating it.
Here are a few ways the Mayo Clinic suggests you deal with the drip!
- Steer clean of irritants. Substances that bug your nose will stimulate mucus production so avoid cigarette smoke and sudden temperature changes — like going from extreme heat into air conditioning, for instance.
- Stay hydrated: Water is the answer! Drinking plenty of water will help with this postnasal mucus and therefore make it easier to swallow.
- Use a humidifier: Moist air helps keep the mucus thin as well.
- Neti Pot: Saltwater rinses with a neti pot help rid your nose of mucus building irritants. If you don't "neti" try an over the counter saline spray to thin your mucus and get rid of irritants. You can always make you own solution by dissolving 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of salt in 2 cups of warm water.
- Talk to your Doc: If none of the above suggestions help, contact you doctor and hopefully he or she can help.
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OMG I have THE WORST allergies right now. They suck big time. But I have had them since I was 5, so I'm pretty use to dealing with them now.
1Also, please, please, please for the sake of others, don't leave used tissues around and constant sniffeling is really annoying so take care of yourself. Allergies are such a pain and I've had them pretty bad for the past 5 years and have had to change meds many times to keep them under control.
2I've been meaning to try the neti pot for my allergies but keep putting it off; this is inspiring me to just go out there and get one!
3The neti pot is SO wonderful. I always get sinus problems and stuffy nose around transitional weather periods (such as NOW!) and I've use the Neti to great success!
4I have to try the neti pot!
5I've had allergies since I can remember and they are horrible I hate them but I gota deal with them. MY usual is 3 sneezes in a row or more. Its very uncommon if I sneeze once. The most sneezes i've had in a row is 15 omg I thought I was dying, I couldn't breathe all that well my eyes started watering and my chest got very tight, that wasn't cool at all.
6Ugh! I hate post nasal drip. I used to get it so bad when I lived in Berlin because mold would grow along the windows of our house. All I could do was lay in bed and throw up mucus from that drip!
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