Klarinet Archive - Posting 000467.txt from 1997/08

From: "Diane Karius, Ph.D." <dikarius@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Sinusitis
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 02:48:22 -0400

<Lots of snips from several different people>
> It is a common experience that eating/drinking dairy products is
> associated with increased mucus production. I have never found any
> physiologically tenable explanation for this.
> >>
> Milk has lots of lactose, and with lots of lactose, that can create
> mucous which can stuff your nose and be irritating like hell to the rest
> of your head and throat. Hope this helps, and keep subscribing. Let us
> know if you need more help.

Sorry - I know of no physiological mechanism by which the presence of
lactose will lead to mucus secretion. Since I am a physiologist by
trade, I would appreciate any scientific references that you have for
this (curiosity may not kill the cat, but it sure makes life
interesting). You can just E-mail the citations privately to me -
TIA!
Diane R. Karius, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
University of Health Sciences
2105 Independence Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64124
email: dikarius@-----.EDU