In the latter, simply click on the food you are inquiring about, then scroll down toward the bottom of the page until you see the chart in the Nutritional Profile section. There is a click-on link after that chart (just above the References section) that reads âIn Depth Nutritional Profile for (chosen food)â .
Postnasal drip also commonly causes excess mucus at the back of your nose and throat many times after eating. Excessive, thick phlegm or chest mucus can often be caused by viral or bacterial infections such as influenza, bronchitis and pneumonia, as well as irritants such as those inhaled during smoking. Chemotherapy also causes the immune system to overreact and excessive phlegm is often the result.
(Geez, those glands sure do a lot more than produce nose mucus!) Although mucus is normally swallowed unconsciously, the feeling that you have a constant phlegm in throat issue is caused by the same nose mucus that causes post nasal drip. Excess nose mucus can occasionally cause nasal swelling and bleeding.