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Relationship between gastric and respiratory tracts



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Immediately after my GS surgery (April 17, 2013), I read a post here about having a drippy nose when they know they've eaten too much. When I read that, I thought, "Ew! I'm not gonna!" The idea of my nose just dripping - without warning - was disgusting and I was arrogant enough to think it was something that we could control. Later, when I *DID* eat too much, I leaned over the table and *DRIP*... there went my nose! ACK!!! Did I just DO that?!? My nose had not dripped uncontrollably since I was 4 years old! WASSUP WIT DAT?!? Since then, I have experienced the nose drip, the "slime" feeling in my mouth and sneezing after eating a meal - all things I've seen mentioned in others' posts. What I don't understand is this...

WHAT does eating food have to do with our respiratory system going slimey, causing our noses to drip and sneeze? Where is the corrolation? What anatomically is happening to connect the gastric system to the respiratory system?

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It has something to do with the vagus nerve. I of course can not find the article I read about it, maybe someone else has or has more info. When I get home this afternoon I can research a little bit more.

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It has to have something to with nerve triggers. That's the only thing I can think of. It's all in our brain/nervous system, where everything is interconnected. My nose also drips when I get full. I end most of my meals sniffling like a crazy person.

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The Vagus nerve travels down right next to the esophagus, and I believe when we have eaten to much it causes pressure on the vagus nerve which then starts the sympathetic system which has an effect on histamine release witch in turn causes your nose to run.

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